The DVD is about the journey of a group of young people from deprived parts of Newcastle exploring the importance and life of Octavia Hill, one of the founders of the National Trust. Made in 2012, the young people were part of the National Trust Inner City Project's youth groups.
Their journey took them to Octavia Hill's birthplace in Wisbech, to London and the Lake District exploring places she saved and also places she did not. Without people like Octavia Hill our parks and other green spaces may not have existed, taking away our opportunities to sit a while, play a while, or stroll a while.
With the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund Young Roots Programme 'The Octavia Hill Thing' project helped us to understand the importance of what green space means to us and future generations.
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