0:00:03 > 0:00:04Hello.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08Tonight, park-home residents who say they are living in fear of eviction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11It's horrible, horrible.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14You've got it in the back of your mind all the time.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16He is, in our opinion, Mr Nasty of the first degree
0:00:16 > 0:00:19against residents.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22We're on the trail of the park-homes businessman accused of making
0:00:22 > 0:00:24residents' lives a misery.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26I am not involved in these sites. This is...
0:00:26 > 0:00:29This is a trial by media, ladies and gentlemen,
0:00:29 > 0:00:31and it's gone wrong.
0:00:31 > 0:00:38And the toxic city that's been told to clear up its act and its air.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Welcome to Inside Out for the south of England.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53First, one of the lovely things about life in a park home
0:00:53 > 0:00:57is you own it but the running costs are much lower than
0:00:57 > 0:00:59bricks and mortar.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Unless, of course, you're unlucky enough to live on a site
0:01:01 > 0:01:04in West Sussex owned by one particular businessman,
0:01:04 > 0:01:09where some residents say they live in fear of extortionate fees,
0:01:09 > 0:01:18massive legal bills and even eviction.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21The people living in these park homes have had enough.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23People are frightened of him.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25You know, frightened of him.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27I'm going to make sure that we get together
0:01:27 > 0:01:30and fight him for all we can.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32They're getting demands for thousands of pounds,
0:01:32 > 0:01:36and being threatened with legal action.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40I was actually thinking about committing suicide.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I couldn't go on like this.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45They believe they're being exploited.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Only a change in the law can help them.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49Reform. Stop it.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50Treat people fairly.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52In this country, we believe in fairness.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Do it.
0:01:56 > 0:02:05I've come to meet Rose.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09She lives on Marigolds Park in Bognor Regis,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12one of six parks owned by Silverlakes Property Investments
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Limited which is co-owned and run by this man,
0:02:15 > 0:02:20Barry Weir. More about him in just a moment.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22?6,336. Yeah.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25So that's for the maintenance? Yeah.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28In the UK, park home residents own their home but not
0:02:28 > 0:02:31the land it sits on.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35They pay a pitch fee to cover the upkeep of communal areas.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38However, here at Marigolds, residents like Rose
0:02:38 > 0:02:43are constantly being hit with extra charges.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45?347.04. Yeah.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48?287.40.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Another skip for ?290.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54And we get charged for absolutely everything.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Every little thing they get and buy we have to pay for.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00?50 here, ?13 here...
0:03:00 > 0:03:03This is just a little taster of the paperwork you get, isn't it?
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Yes.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09The pitch fee here is ?2,400 per year per home -
0:03:09 > 0:03:13a third higher than the UK average - but still the extra
0:03:13 > 0:03:15bills keep rolling in.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18All work that is done on site, we get charged for.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Nearly all of them forwarded from Silverlakes Property Investments.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24My husband had a stroke two years ago.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28I think it was because of the worry of everything that's, you know,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31going on in the site.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34It's horrible. It's horrible.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Sometimes I could sit here and cry thinking, oh,
0:03:36 > 0:03:37God, what have we done?
0:03:37 > 0:03:42What have we moved onto?
0:03:42 > 0:03:48When you buy a park home, you inherit the original contract.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54Rose's original contract is signed by Barry Weir.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56We've heard from dozens of people living across all six
0:03:56 > 0:03:59of Silverlake Properties' parks, and they're all having
0:03:59 > 0:04:02the same problems as Rose.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04So how is this happening?
0:04:04 > 0:04:10Well, a park-homes contact by law has to include certain terms,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and one of those terms clearly states that it's the obligation
0:04:13 > 0:04:18of the owner of the park to maintain the site.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20The hedge at this park in the New Forest is trimmed
0:04:20 > 0:04:24and paid for as part of that legal obligation.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28In fact, all the park owners we spoke to foot the bill
0:04:28 > 0:04:29for this type of thing.
0:04:29 > 0:04:35All, that is, except Barry Weir.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40The law doesn't explicitly mention a financial obligation,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43so his contracts include some unique clauses that allow him
0:04:43 > 0:04:47to charge his residents instead.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Lawmakers say Barry Weir and the operators of his parks
0:04:50 > 0:04:54are using this loophole to unfairly pass the financial buck
0:04:54 > 0:04:55to residents.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01That's caught the attention of local MPs, including Sir Peter Bottomley.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04It's quite clear that some park home residents are being exploited.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06They're being exploited by intimidation, by bullying,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08by costs, and by fees which aren't justified.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13So, who exactly is Barry Weir?
0:05:13 > 0:05:17?625,000 bought Dunderaeve for the Weirs.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21In the 1990s, he appeared on BBC Scotland when he was renovating
0:05:21 > 0:05:24a castle he'd bought.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27It came with the title "The Laird of Dunderaeve".
0:05:27 > 0:05:29I was a gas fitter.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30I left school, took an apprenticeship...
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Rags to riches!
0:05:34 > 0:05:39Well, rags to riches indeed.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Barry's also a published author, and wrote this book,
0:05:42 > 0:05:51Driving Ambition.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52He loves his Aston Martins.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56In fact, he commissioned them to build one just for him.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01It's worth more than ?1 million.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04But classic cars and castles are a far cry from the lives
0:06:04 > 0:06:12led by the residents of another of the parks Mr Weir owns.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Here at Orchard Park in West Sussex, they pay one of the highest
0:06:15 > 0:06:23pitch fees in the country - almost ?300 a month.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25It's the same story as at Marigolds - home owners
0:06:25 > 0:06:28are being hit with extra charges on top of their already high
0:06:28 > 0:06:30pitch fee and it's taking its toll.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Really, living here is bad for my mental health,
0:06:33 > 0:06:37and I was off with stress because I couldn't sleep at night.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40I was worrying about all these bills, and how I was going to pay?
0:06:40 > 0:06:41Is he going to evict me?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Some people have been served eviction notices because they're
0:06:44 > 0:06:47paying their pitch fee but withholding the extra charges.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52But many residents we spoke to simply don't want any hassle.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55You get a letter to say, you know, you owe this money,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59and my husband's quite ill and he doesn't want any worry
0:06:59 > 0:07:05about anything, so we paid it.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12So this is beautiful!
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Life should be good.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15It is good.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17You know, on this park, it's excellent.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Brian Doick is the President of the largest organisation of park
0:07:19 > 0:07:23home residents in the UK.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25What's the appeal of living on a park?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28The appeal, really, is that it's a cheaper product to buy the home,
0:07:28 > 0:07:31as opposed to bricks and mortar.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Brian was awarded an MBE for his years spent fighting
0:07:35 > 0:07:39for park home residents rights.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42You've helped a lot of people out at parks right across the country,
0:07:42 > 0:07:44but how bad is Mr Weir?
0:07:44 > 0:07:49I believe personally that Barry Weir is more than bad.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55I've seen bills sent to a park for 35 pence for a light bulb.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I mean, that's how pathetic it is.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01And he's, in our opinion, Mr Nasty of the first
0:08:01 > 0:08:06degree against residents, and it's got to be stopped.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08But far from being stopped, the demands for money
0:08:08 > 0:08:11have kept coming.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16I got a letter in May last year saying I owe ?3699.50.
0:08:16 > 0:08:22Ashley Rivett lives in Bognor, on another of the parks owned
0:08:22 > 0:08:24by Silverlakes Property Investments.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26They tried to charge us an extra...
0:08:26 > 0:08:29He received letters demanding money for legal costs,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32but experts have told us that legal costs can't be charged
0:08:32 > 0:08:36without going to tribunal first.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Ashley has never been to a tribunal, but he has been
0:08:39 > 0:08:42threatened with legal action.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46It made my wife quite ill and myself quite ill.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50My wife threatened to leave me because of this money.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52I was actually thinking about committing suicide,
0:08:52 > 0:08:59because I couldn't go on like this.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Barry Weir says neither he nor Silverlakes Property Investments
0:09:02 > 0:09:06sent any letters asking for legal fees.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10But what he's not saying is that the six parks owned
0:09:10 > 0:09:13by Silverlakes Property Investments are leased out to four
0:09:13 > 0:09:17different companies, the directors of which are Barry's
0:09:17 > 0:09:21three daughters and his accountants, and the demands for legal fees
0:09:21 > 0:09:26come from one of those.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29We wanted to put our allegations to Barry Weir directly,
0:09:29 > 0:09:34but we kept being told the parks were nothing to do with him.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38But it's Barry's name that's on the contracts -
0:09:38 > 0:09:40he's the one who attends the tribunals and
0:09:40 > 0:09:42inspects the sites.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46We've tracked him down here to Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49I managed to catch up with Mr Weir after he'd done his shopping.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Hello, Mr Weir.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52It's Jon Cuthill from BBC Inside Out.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53Yes, hello.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Can I just ask you about the contracts that you have
0:09:56 > 0:09:58between yourself and the residents of your mobile park homes?
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Are they fair, do you think?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01I don't have any contracts.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05The lease, the freehold lands owned by, erm,
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Silverlakes Property Investments, of which I'm a director and that's
0:10:09 > 0:10:11it, it's leased to other companies.
0:10:11 > 0:10:12They have the contracts, not me.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15But you're still doing the park visits.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16No, no, no. Hold on.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17The residents are saying...
0:10:17 > 0:10:20There are 300 people on these parks.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23I know an awful lot of them they're very good friends of mine.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25I go on to the sites to see them.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27I don't inspect the parks at all. No need.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31But do you think it's right to have pitch fees and then on top of that
0:10:31 > 0:10:32management fees as well?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34I have no idea what you're on about.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36One of the only mobile park companies in the entire
0:10:36 > 0:10:38country who do that?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40All I can tell you, all I can tell you...
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Everyone else says it should just be a pitch fee and the management...
0:10:43 > 0:10:44No, no, no...
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Now listen to this viewers at home, very carefully.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Listening ears on, as I say to my little grandchildren.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51I am not involved with these parks.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56Silverlakes Property Investments holds the freehold and leases it.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59I am not involved.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Can I quickly just talk about the contracts? No!
0:11:01 > 0:11:03I'm not involved in them, I know nothing about them!
0:11:03 > 0:11:04End of story, guys.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05I'm going home.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Bye, everybody.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Thank you.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10There we go.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Barry Weir - a man whose got nothing to do whatsoever with those mobile
0:11:13 > 0:11:17park homes(!)
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Despite Mr Weir's protestations, MPs say
0:11:19 > 0:11:22they are fighting to close the legal loophole that they say allows
0:11:22 > 0:11:26the people on his parks to be exploited.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29People like him should not be allowed to take actions like that,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33and I intend with fellow MPs to make sure that some of the excesses
0:11:33 > 0:11:36are ended and most of the abuses are stopped.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38You think you move here for a peaceful settled
0:11:38 > 0:11:41life in your retirement, but you don't.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43You don't.
0:11:43 > 0:11:52In fact, I've never met a man like him ever in my life.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55As ever, I'd love to hear your thoughts on that story.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00Here's the e-mail address.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Still to come: Dorset's hidden treasures.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Normally you can't actually get inside Rufus Castle, but we've been
0:12:06 > 0:12:12granted special access.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Next, take a deep breath - do you ever worry
0:12:15 > 0:12:17about the air quality?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20There is nothing to worry about here but Southampton is one
0:12:20 > 0:12:23of our most toxic cities.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26The European Commission just last month issued Britain
0:12:26 > 0:12:29with a final warning - clean up your act or
0:12:29 > 0:12:38face the consequences.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53My name is Archie.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55I'm ten years old.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00My favourite thing in the entire world, erm...
0:13:00 > 0:13:08I do rather like bouncing on the trampoline.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10But there's one thing Archie's not head over heels about -
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Southampton's air.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Now, today looks like a beautiful day, but a day like today
0:13:16 > 0:13:17causes you a few problems.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Why?
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Yeah, because the air is very flat and moist,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23feels very tight round your neck, and all the bits that go off
0:13:23 > 0:13:26into the rest of your body that lead off from your neck feels
0:13:26 > 0:13:32like they are Tube stations and the train is stuck in them.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37There is just a tiny little gap for air to get through.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Archie has a severe form of asthma.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Poor air quality can leave him struggling to breathe.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45It's a real worry for his mum Kirsty.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49On a day when there is an air quality alert, or on a day
0:13:49 > 0:13:52like this when it's very still and so the pollution is pushed
0:13:52 > 0:13:55down, he will generally be more wheezy on those days.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Fumes, car fumes, things like that.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Basically if it is a strong noxious smell,
0:14:02 > 0:14:08that will start his asthma off.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11The World Health Organisation names Southampton as one of the most
0:14:11 > 0:14:14polluted cities in the UK.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Pollution is linked to 110 deaths a year in the city,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20and costs Southampton's health services annually
0:14:20 > 0:14:23an extra ?50 million.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Where there's more pollution, there are more cases of lung
0:14:25 > 0:14:28and heart disease, and asthma.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31One, it's absolutely disgusting.
0:14:31 > 0:14:39Two, it makes me cough and its really annoying,
0:14:39 > 0:14:42and I have to wear scarves and it makes me look like a marshmallow.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46It makes me feel quite guilty that my choice of where to live
0:14:46 > 0:14:50might impact Archie's asthma, and it does give me pause
0:14:50 > 0:14:52for thought and make me worry.
0:14:52 > 0:14:59To get an idea of how polluted the city is,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02we've borrowed a smog-mobile.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05This hi-tech electric vehicle hoovers up the air and tells us
0:15:05 > 0:15:07what nasties are in it.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Duncan Mounsor is in the driving seat.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12It definitely is something for people to worry about,
0:15:12 > 0:15:17particularly people who may be socially disadvantaged,
0:15:17 > 0:15:21and people that live in very built-up, congested areas.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24You can choose the quality of the water you drink from a bottle
0:15:24 > 0:15:28if you don't want to drink the tap water, and you have a choice,
0:15:28 > 0:15:32but none of us can choose the air that we breathe.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35So we have some more spikes here.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40The smog-mobile is detecting high levels of nitrogen dioxide, or NO2,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42a gas produced by burning fuel.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Most of what we're seeing today is from rush-hour traffic.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49What sort of levels are we seeing this morning?
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Well, I think we have seen upwards of 200 micrograms per cubic metre,
0:15:53 > 0:15:55which is very, very high.
0:15:55 > 0:16:02If those levels had stayed at 200 micrograms for longer then one hour,
0:16:02 > 0:16:08that would be breaching one of the UK guidelines values for NO2.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11And that's on a wet and blustery day, when typically air
0:16:11 > 0:16:17pollution levels are lower.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Now a lot of people will think, if I am stuck in traffic,
0:16:21 > 0:16:23it's all right, I'm inside my car, everything's fine.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Is it?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Well, I don't think we can be lulled into a false
0:16:28 > 0:16:28sense of security there.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31You are essentially in a sealed box.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33We have made measurements ourselves where the NO2 levels
0:16:33 > 0:16:43inside the driver's cab can be up to 20% higher than they are outside.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50To see the scale of the city's problem, you need some serious kit.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Dr Matt Loxham, a scientist from the University of Southampton,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56is studying airborne pollutants.
0:16:56 > 0:17:02The biggest ones that can get into our lungs are ten microns wide,
0:17:02 > 0:17:05so that's about an eighth of the width of the human hair, so
0:17:05 > 0:17:06tiny, and they're the biggest ones.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10The very smallest ones could be about a 100 times smaller than that,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13so about 1,000th the width of a human hair, and they don't just
0:17:13 > 0:17:16get into the depths of our lungs, they can actually get
0:17:16 > 0:17:17into our bloodstream.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19And recently it's been shown it can get into the brain
0:17:19 > 0:17:21and other organs as well.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23We know that in young people who are born in areas
0:17:23 > 0:17:27where there is a lot of pollution tend to be born with
0:17:27 > 0:17:30a lower birth weight.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32More people get asthma when they live in polluted areas,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35and growing up we are beginning to see an association not
0:17:35 > 0:17:37just with heart disease and cardiovascular disease
0:17:37 > 0:17:39like strokes, but also suggestions that diabetes and Alzheimer's
0:17:39 > 0:17:41disease and dementia might be associated with pollution.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44What we need to know now is how this happens,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47and what is it about the pollutants that are doing that so we can better
0:17:47 > 0:17:49understand the problem.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52The Government has told Southampton and four other cities in the UK
0:17:52 > 0:17:56to implement clean-air zones by 2020.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00That means penalty charges for the most polluting HGVs, buses,
0:18:00 > 0:18:05and taxis entering the city centre.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06But, surprisingly, it won't include private cars,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09which by the council's own figures are a significant
0:18:09 > 0:18:11source of pollution.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14So, Councillor Christopher Hammond, why not?
0:18:14 > 0:18:18This isn't about banishing the car forever more.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21It's about encouraging people to, where they can, take that one bus
0:18:21 > 0:18:24journey to walk to the shops rather than driving or cycling to work,
0:18:24 > 0:18:27because usually it's quicker, you'll be fitter for it,
0:18:27 > 0:18:32and that's a better way to go about it.
0:18:32 > 0:18:38# All I need is the air that I breath...#
0:18:38 > 0:18:41As well as busy roads Southampton has a busy port
0:18:41 > 0:18:47with a dirty secret - heavy-fuel oil.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Scientists reckon one cruise ship emits as many air pollutants
0:18:49 > 0:18:52as five million cars on the same distance.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Heavy fuel oil can contain up to 3,500 times more
0:18:56 > 0:19:00sulphur than diesel cars.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03So the port is a real worry for keen cyclist and clean-air
0:19:03 > 0:19:07campaigner Colin McQueen.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Nobody has been able to monitor air quality
0:19:10 > 0:19:15within the docks, and I think that's really regrettable.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19We don't know how much they push out, but we do know, for example,
0:19:19 > 0:19:24that container ship at the moment is berthed and it's running
0:19:24 > 0:19:27at the moment on auxillary generators which are collossal.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30So we have the poor air quality, but we have the noise
0:19:30 > 0:19:34coming from them as well.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36One solution being used elsewhere virtually eliminates air pollution
0:19:36 > 0:19:40from ships whilst they're in port.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42A growing number of cargo and cruise ships, including
0:19:42 > 0:19:46the Queen Mary II and Britainnia, have the ability to cut
0:19:46 > 0:19:50the engines and plug into a port electricity supply.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55The only problem - Southampton doesn't have a socket.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Port Director is Alastair Welch.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00In the cruise ship world, there's this idea of shore power,
0:20:00 > 0:20:03and yet Southampton can't provide that facility at the moment.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04Why not?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Well, no port in the UK provides shore power for large ships.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09The challenge has been in particular there is no one
0:20:09 > 0:20:10standard for shore power.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11That's now in place.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14My background's very much in the aviation industry,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16where it's quite normal that you'll plug your aircraft in
0:20:16 > 0:20:19when you come onto stand and run off power locally.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21I'd like it in place as soon as possible,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24but we can't yet give a specific date, as we're reliant on working
0:20:24 > 0:20:27with others to make sure we can work together to get to that place.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30But I should emphasise shore power is not the only answer and that's
0:20:30 > 0:20:33why we're working with solar power now, and working with hybrid ships
0:20:33 > 0:20:36now, because all of them have a part to play for the future.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Currently the port does not monitor its own air pollution levels,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42but this is about to change.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Do you have any plans to do your own monitoring on site?
0:20:45 > 0:20:51We are currently exploring that right now, yes.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56ABP and all the associated companies that work within the docks
0:20:56 > 0:21:00have a responsibility to the residents of Southampton.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04They are here to trade and we understand that
0:21:04 > 0:21:06we're not anti-trade.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11We want them to trade in a cleaner way.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13There's no doubt a cleaner Southampton would be good news
0:21:13 > 0:21:17for the next generation.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19When I see the impact on children like Archie,
0:21:19 > 0:21:27I think everybody wants to make air quality better.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30It's annoying when people drive constantly, because the only thing
0:21:30 > 0:21:33you have to do is get up a bit earlier, and, I mean,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36like, getting up earlier, and that could help save the world,
0:21:36 > 0:21:42and the asthma world.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Don't forget you can find out more about the show on Twitter.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51We are at...
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Now, finally, time for a whistle-stop tour
0:21:53 > 0:21:57of the Jurassic Coast to find Dorset's lesser-known castles.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Actor and historian Craig Henderson is your guide
0:22:00 > 0:22:08and he starts in Weymouth.
0:22:08 > 0:22:15The World Heritage Jurassic Coast - 95 miles of stunning scenery,
0:22:15 > 0:22:20stretching from East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24185 million years of history, written in its rocks and fossils.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27But I want to introduce you to some man-made features -
0:22:27 > 0:22:34the lesser-known castles of the Jurassic Coast.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38They, for hundreds of years, protected Britain from invasion.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43Castles at the cutting edge of design, and one that was perhaps
0:22:43 > 0:22:47more of a vanity project.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Tucked down side roads on the outskirts of Weymouth is one
0:22:50 > 0:22:56of the town's best-kept secrets.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59This is Sandsfoot Castle, filmed by a Dorset enthusiast whose
0:22:59 > 0:23:02footage has been described as one of the ten most beautiful
0:23:02 > 0:23:05drone videos of all time.
0:23:05 > 0:23:12# We left our sweethearts and our wives along that pier
0:23:12 > 0:23:13# Cheer up, they said
0:23:13 > 0:23:19# You'll soon return in half a year...#
0:23:19 > 0:23:22This romantic ruin was saved by a lottery grant,
0:23:22 > 0:23:26thanks to the determination of the council and local residents.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30It's one of several on the south coast built by Henry VIII.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Back in 1500, Henry VIII fell out with the Pope big-time.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Determined to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40he was excommunicated, and went on to make himself head
0:23:40 > 0:23:45of the new Church of England, and that, as they say, is history.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47But it's a moment of time perfectly captured in
0:23:47 > 0:23:50the ruins of this castle.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Due to his need to divorce, he fell out with the Catholic church,
0:23:54 > 0:23:58and everybody knows the history in terms of his approach to most
0:23:58 > 0:24:05of the monasteries, and, in fact, this building contains pieces
0:24:05 > 0:24:07of stone that were taken from a nearby abbey,
0:24:07 > 0:24:09and they can actually still be seen.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Now, because some of the outside stone has been taken away,
0:24:11 > 0:24:13you can actually see the skeleton of this building,
0:24:14 > 0:24:15how it was made up.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17So there are a couple of stones, aren't there,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20which are really obvious, can you just point them out to me?
0:24:20 > 0:24:21Yes.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24We've got one over on the floor level they are, in the far alcove.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25OK.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27And then on this side, we've also got,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30high on the tower there, we've got actually a nice,
0:24:30 > 0:24:37curved piece of scallop stone that shows quite ornate carvings.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Henry is in a position, a difficult position.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45His divorce has rendered him a limited from the Pope.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46-- alienated.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49The Pope has two major allies in Europe, France and Spain,
0:24:49 > 0:24:54and they have allied together and are looking towards Britain.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57And Henry at that time chose to take defensive measures.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01His intention was to secure safe anchorages, harbour points,
0:25:01 > 0:25:09to prevent either raiding for commerce or potential invasion.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Now, what we have here is Sandsfoot at that time built on a promontory
0:25:13 > 0:25:15overlooking what was then called the Portland Roads,
0:25:15 > 0:25:20and it is now Portland Harbour.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Without the large harbour structure so it is quite easy
0:25:23 > 0:25:26to sail into it and cause problems and move out.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28We've got the port of Weymouth just adjacent,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30merchantmen coming and going, really important for trade.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32So what Henry did at that time was to build opposing castles,
0:25:32 > 0:25:36so we have Sandsfoot on this side of the harbour, on the north side,
0:25:36 > 0:25:41and we have Portland Castle on the south side.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46They've got the ability to create a crossfire situation,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49if any foreign ship or aggressor was foolish enough to move
0:25:49 > 0:25:50into that arc of fire...
0:25:50 > 0:25:52And also they could reach the entrance to
0:25:52 > 0:25:57Weymouth harbour as well.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Henry was very keen on changing designs, taking ideas from Europe,
0:25:59 > 0:26:05and artillery was developing very quickly at that time.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07For a while, Sandsfoot was the cutting edge.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10The only issue was that, as time went by, artillery improved
0:26:10 > 0:26:14and became more mobile and more reliable, and, as a result
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Sandsfoot fell away.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23To a certain extent, it only lasted for maybe 50 years.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25On the other side of the harbour, Portland Castle survived,
0:26:25 > 0:26:30and was still in use during World War II.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Maybe it owes some of its longevity to the fact that it wasn't built
0:26:34 > 0:26:36from the leftover bits of a monastery, but instead used
0:26:36 > 0:26:40local Portland stone.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Even less long-lived than Sandsfoot was another innovative and older
0:26:42 > 0:26:45castle that was built in Portland at the wrong place
0:26:45 > 0:26:49at the wrong time.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54What's left of Rufus Castle now stands at the end of the garden
0:26:54 > 0:26:56of a clifftop bungalow, behind an impressive swimming pool.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Normally you can't actually get inside Rufus Castle,
0:26:59 > 0:27:01but since it's about to change hands again,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04we've been granted special access.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06I suppose the most important features are the small
0:27:06 > 0:27:08circular windows.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11You can see them behind me.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13These are in fact gun-ports.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15This is one of the oldest buildings anywhere that was actually
0:27:15 > 0:27:22built to take advantage of the new invention of cannons.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25And they would have used what were essentially large handguns
0:27:25 > 0:27:29within the building to defend it, and to stop invaders coming
0:27:30 > 0:27:31onto the island of Portland.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33At what point did this castle become obsolete?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Very, very soon after it was built.
0:27:35 > 0:27:42We know it was built in about 1450, but less than 100 years later,
0:27:42 > 0:27:44the castle was a nonentity, and was not even referred
0:27:44 > 0:27:46to in the records when they built the present
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Portland Castle done by the harbour.
0:27:50 > 0:27:56As the years went by, Rufus Castle became a rich man's folly,
0:27:56 > 0:28:02a place for picnics in the grounds of a brand-new Gothic style castle.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Pennsylvania Castle was built by John Penn, grandson of the man
0:28:05 > 0:28:08who founded Pennsylvania in the United States.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11Penn discovered Portland with King George III,
0:28:11 > 0:28:13whose physicians had recommended sea-bathing
0:28:13 > 0:28:15as a cure for the episodes of physical and mental
0:28:15 > 0:28:16illness that plagued him.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21Today, though, Pennsylvania castle offers a happy end to my journey
0:28:21 > 0:28:28around some lesser-known castles of the Jurassic Coast.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Craig Henderson there and some of Dorset's wonderful castles.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32That's it for now.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Until next time, bye-bye.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39It's FA Cup action next week, but we're back on the 20th behind
0:28:39 > 0:28:44the scenes of a rather special buzz on the Isle of Wight.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46There is the kindness of people's hearts, where they do
0:28:46 > 0:28:48give people a chance.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50It certainly gets people of the streets and make them safe
0:28:50 > 0:28:54and it gives them the chance to get their lives back together.
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