My Kind of Town Season 6 Episode 2

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00:01Peterhead sits where the North Sea meets Hard Graft.

00:05A town shaped by fishing, built up by oil and gas,

00:09and now leaning into the wind with renewables.

00:13The next tide might bring carbon capture.

00:16Good boy, on you go.

00:17I'm out here to find out what folk think about Peterhead,

00:20whether they're feeling hopeful or just hanging on.

00:24Yeah, it's a place where I've lived here all my life.

00:26I would never leave.

00:28Born and bred here, and I love Peterhead.

00:31It isn't enough town, but there's room for improvement, you would say.

00:35There used to be a great variety of different shops in Peterhead.

00:38There's nothing now, really.

00:40I mean, like, Inverurina, and they've got bonnie hanging baskets

00:43and things like that.

00:44They took pride in it.

00:45The streets is clean.

00:46There's weeds away.

00:47There's plugs growing away.

00:49That incentive needs a bit of work, without a doubt.

00:52But you can't dwell on the negatives.

00:54You have to look for better things, huh?

00:56The town's very nice.

00:57Very nice from here.

00:58From Peterhead, very nice.

01:00I've been seven years in Peterhead.

01:02Have you?

01:03Seven years.

01:04Do you like it?

01:05Yeah, it's good.

01:06People nice?

01:07Yeah, people are very nice.

01:08Are they?

01:09Is the school good?

01:10Yeah, the school's really good.

01:11There's not much going on.

01:12There's not many people going about.

01:14It's like that in most places.

01:16Sometimes it can be quite busy.

01:17Normally the weekend.

01:19To what brought you here?

01:21Love.

01:22I'm a fisherman.

01:23With occupational therapy.

01:25Do the nail shop.

01:27Is it busy?

01:28Yeah, yeah, yeah.

01:29Fraserburgh's that way.

01:31Aberdeen's that way.

01:32But I'm going to stay right here in Peterhead.

01:34The outfit says clean and professional.

01:52I say cold and confused.

01:54And the crew haven't quite forgiven the producer for getting them out of bed quite so early.

01:59This is Peterhead Fish Market.

02:02And Marshal Binney from the Port Authority is going to tell me about it.

02:06We're coming up past the round haddock on your right and the monkfish on your left.

02:16It's a busy, busy place isn't it?

02:18Yeah.

02:19You're standing in front of 4,800 boxes of fish.

02:23That's a lot of fish.

02:24That's a lot of fish.

02:25This is the biggest fish market in Europe.

02:27Is it?

02:28Wow.

02:29By volume and size.

02:30Wow.

02:31How much money are we going through here every year?

02:34It's about 120 million pounds worth of fish.

02:37That's a lot of fish and a lot of money.

02:39And how important is that to this town?

02:41Huge.

02:42All the fish merchants, the staff at work in these fish merchants, the ancillary companies,

02:48the vessels landing here, the engineering companies, it's all tied into one.

02:53So vital to the Peterhead economy then?

02:55Yes, vital to the Scottish economy.

02:57No.

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03:07This is where most of the fish all over Britain comes from.

03:09Birmingham, Liverpool.

03:11Yeah.

03:12In London and everywhere.

03:13Yeah.

03:14It all comes from here.

03:15And then a lot of it will end up in France.

03:18It's amazing.

03:19It's an amazing place.

03:20And by the way, it's quite cold down here isn't it?

03:24It's a, they've got big cooling systems up on the roof here to try and keep the place

03:29about two or three degrees and my feet would testify to that.

03:33Out in the warmth of the day, the lorries are already departing with their catch, many on

03:42their way to London or France.

03:44But I'm going out with a small local distributor, Stephen Bruce.

03:48Hello Ian.

03:49Where are you?

03:50Great to see you.

03:51It's a cold morning isn't it?

03:52I thought there was going to be a big downpour just now but I think it's going to be alright.

03:56So what have you got in the back of this van?

03:57Well, this is mostly fish for Peterhead.

04:00So I've got a big selection which I go around the countryside selling.

04:04Can I be your glamorous assistant and come with you?

04:06No.

04:07No.

04:08I'm just joking.

04:09Yes.

04:10Of course.

04:11Okay.

04:12Come on.

04:13Let's go.

04:14You've got to give me a business here haven't you?

04:16This is doing well for you.

04:17I was a fisherman for 20 years.

04:19Right.

04:20And I think somebody had a sense of humour because I ended up a health and safety advisor

04:24at the oil industry.

04:25Alright.

04:26Okay.

04:27For 15 years.

04:28And I got made redundant and I knew there was a big interest of fish.

04:32And I went on to the internet.

04:34You'll laugh at this.

04:35And I put in Peterhead Fish Company and nobody had ever registered a Peterhead Fish Company.

04:40Alright.

04:41Okay.

04:42Now Ian, we're actually just coming down to the oldest smoke house in Scotland.

04:47Okay.

04:48It's for the 1500s.

04:49Wow.

04:50That is old.

04:51Huh?

04:52I think it's not having the same staff.

04:53Come on in Joe.

04:56Hello.

04:57Are you in for your honey?

04:58Oh, that's it.

04:59Lovely.

05:04Ian, this is what I've been picking up.

05:05Honey smoked salmon.

05:06Lovely.

05:07Oh, wow.

05:08I'll give you a bit later on.

05:09Alright.

05:11I think that's us.

05:12That's us.

05:13So where are we off coming then?

05:14Well, we're going to wait a hotting.

05:15A few deliveries there.

05:16Okay.

05:17And then we go to crewing bay.

05:18I'm going to feel like the oldest assistant delivery boy.

05:22You'll maybe get some tips today.

05:23Aye.

05:25How's Peterhead as a town doing?

05:27Ian, to be honest, there's two halves to Peterhead.

05:29We're passing some houses just now.

05:32Great big houses.

05:33Affluent houses.

05:34And there's rather bits in Peterhead that's really struggling.

05:38More than Fred.

05:42I'd like it here.

05:43That's your fish again.

05:45Thank you so much for your order.

05:47I really appreciate it.

05:48I really appreciate the fish.

05:50So that's the fish delivered to Fred, Ian.

05:52That's how he.

05:53Right, Sam.

05:57I didn't enjoy working in an office.

05:59No.

06:00But I love being out in the van and meeting folk.

06:02And I love promoting the product.

06:04Uh-huh.

06:05Because, I mean, the fish is, can't it?

06:07Second to none, I believe it is, can't it?

06:09There's mackerel landed.

06:11Scallops landed.

06:12There's a big lobster fishing in the northeast as well.

06:15And crabs, and good.

06:21Hi, Govan.

06:22Hey.

06:23You got herring today?

06:24Aye, you want herring?

06:25Oh, aye, aye.

06:26Are you a regular customer?

06:27Oh, bestie, aye.

06:28Aye, aye.

06:29You've been there many years.

06:30Aye, a lot.

06:31Herring.

06:32Herring?

06:33Herring and a smoke caddy.

06:34Smoky.

06:35Thank you very much again.

06:36Okie dokie.

06:37Have a nice day.

06:38Okie, nice meeting you.

06:39And your struggles.

06:41I'll get back in.

06:46They say that the North Sea is warming up a little bit

06:48and they're pushing the fish further north.

06:49Is that true?

06:50Well, I would say it is true.

06:52And there's fish coming in the North Sea to Hennessy.

06:55I mean, there's one or two of the boats been picking up.

06:58There's tuna in it, Ian.

06:59Now, they never used to see tuna in the North Sea.

07:01Not a lot.

07:02But they are seeing tuna.

07:06But coming into Cruden Bay.

07:08And it's where I'll be leaving Stephen.

07:10Although he has a few more deliveries still to do.

07:14Thank you very much.

07:15Right.

07:16You've got your order there.

07:17Lemon, sole and salmon.

07:18Yeah.

07:19Beautiful salmon, isn't it?

07:21No, it's lovely, isn't it?

07:22Thank you again.

07:23Ok, Stephen, thank you.

07:25Thanks, bye.

07:26There's still a lot of fish eaten in Scotland.

07:28Do you think we eat enough variety of fish?

07:30Well, online now, you can get any recipe now you want.

07:33And I think people are more willing to try different types of fish as well.

07:38So I was the oldest van boy in the world.

07:40I love your shirt with the fish on it.

07:42Especially for you.

07:43I love it.

07:44I'll let you go.

07:45Thank you for your time.

07:46No, I've enjoyed it.

07:47I've really enjoyed having it with me the day.

07:49Thank you very much.

07:51Despite the wealth of oil and fish that's come through Peterhead over the years,

07:55there are areas of high deprivation in the town, particularly in the centre.

08:00However, the town has been promised a substantial amount of government funding,

08:05including £20 million of levelling up cash.

08:09Before this money lands, the town has already been busy.

08:13Victoria Park had become run down and neglected until the Peterhead Area Community Trust,

08:21or PACT, took it on as a project.

08:24I'm meeting up with one of the group, Diane, and we're going to play some crazy golf.

08:30What have I to do here?

08:32So you have got your club in your hut, the ball is ready,

08:36so you just need to hit it and try and get a hole in one.

08:38And I will move back.

08:40No, don't move too far away.

08:42I'm not going to sing it that hard.

08:46Ooh, that was good.

08:48Right, Ian.

08:49Have you got a club?

08:50I've got a club and I've got them all.

08:51Okay, I'll step back.

08:54How close are we?

08:55You're a lot closer than me.

08:57Right, I'll use my club as a white cane.

09:00Yep.

09:01I'm not sure it's really good filming my missus.

09:06Come on, if you can't beat a blind man, what chance have you got?

09:08That's just it.

09:11That is it.

09:12Right, line me up.

09:13Am I behind the ball?

09:14No, you'll go round that way a wee bit.

09:16That's it, just shove me.

09:17That's it.

09:18Okay.

09:20Yay.

09:21Do you play golf?

09:22No.

09:23Evidently.

09:24It's quite obvious I don't play golf.

09:28As well as crazy golf, there's a fantastic play park, pump track,

09:33and plans for netball and basketball courts.

09:38What was here before the park was created, Diane?

09:41It was the old Victoria Bowling.

09:43So it was Bowling Greens, but about seven or eight years ago,

09:46the pavilion burnt down and it was just left.

09:49And it's a huge underused area in our town centre.

09:53And we're an area of high deprivation.

09:55So Team Pact wanted to give our community things to do for free.

10:00We've got a lot of people living in the town centre

10:02who can't access green spaces.

10:04So this green space is near the town centre.

10:07So we saw that as a need.

10:11I asked the kids what they thought about Peterhead.

10:14It's a nice town.

10:16I think it's a pretty nice place, to be fair.

10:18What do you like about it?

10:19Sometimes the people, but sometimes I don't.

10:21Sometimes people could just be rude.

10:23Can they?

10:24Yeah.

10:25Yeah.

10:26And how do you improve it?

10:28If I'm going to be honest, I'd improve the buses.

10:31Like, no more drawings in the park.

10:34Like, no more, like, vandalism.

10:36Do you?

10:37Yeah.

10:38So do you like the park here?

10:39Yeah.

10:40What do you like about the park?

10:41Erm, the slide.

10:42The slide?

10:43Yeah.

10:44I think Peterhead's a really nice town with a lot to do.

10:47What do you like about it, particularly?

10:49I like the way that whenever you walk around,

10:51you just feel like you're in your home.

10:54Do you know everybody?

10:56Erm, I know most people.

10:58Although job prospects for young people in the oil and gas industry may be less certain,

11:07renewable energy may present good opportunities for the town.

11:11Maritime Developments was founded 25 years ago,

11:14to provide cable for the fishing industry, and later the oil and gas sector.

11:19This is some of our equipment ready for immobilization,

11:23and they're there in case there's a problem offshore with their facility.

11:28How big is it? Can you give me an idea of the scale?

11:30The scale? The reels are, erm, around ten and a half metres.

11:34A three, four storey building?

11:36Yep, and the empty reel is usually around 50 tonnes,

11:40and once we put the product on, these ones are about 150 tonnes in total,

11:45so the pipeline is about 100 tonnes.

11:47Wow.

11:49George is confident that the company can diversify into future industries.

11:54In fact, they're making a significant investment of over £12 million

11:59at a new facility right here in the harbour.

12:03We've managed to transfer from the fishing industry into the oil,

12:07and we're doing exactly the same into the renewables, 100%.

12:12Do you think the town is ready for the changeover?

12:14Peterhead is absolutely ready for it,

12:18and thus the reason for our investment into the new facility.

12:23And the people are amazingly adaptable and resilient.

12:27You know, I've grown up in Peterhead.

12:29Peterhead is my hometown, and I've seen a lot of changes over the years

12:34in the resilience of the town for moving from industry to industry,

12:38or sector to sector.

12:42Fishing is a constant in Peterhead,

12:44and it's not just the boats themselves.

12:47It's the processing, engineering,

12:49and all the work that goes on in the harbour

12:52to keep everything running smoothly.

12:54What's really interesting about Peterhead,

12:56there's not an actual fish restaurant,

12:59but what there is is a vegan bakery.

13:01I think they're a bit curious.

13:03Because this is a food preparation area, Major can't go in,

13:07so instead he's going to go with one of our colleagues.

13:10OK, here you go, Tanya.

13:12Come on, Mitch.

13:13I'll give you the harness as well.

13:18What a great smell.

13:19Stephen!

13:20How are you doing, Ian?

13:21Oh, there you are. Nice to meet you.

13:22Nice to meet you too.

13:23Where are we going?

13:24We're going round the back here, OK?

13:25Oh, all right, OK.

13:26Follow me, OK?

13:27Right.

13:28It's quite a narrow gap here.

13:29I'll breathe in.

13:30There you go.

13:31Right, so we're going to decorate some cupcakes.

13:34All right.

13:35And they're obviously vegan.

13:36What does that mean exactly?

13:37Vegan.

13:38So vegan means that it's made without any animal products.

13:41Right.

13:42So instead of dairy milk, we use soy milk.

13:45Right.

13:46And instead of eggs, we actually use vinegar.

13:48And then I've got a piping bag with some icing that I made earlier.

13:52It's a BBC tradition that this is something you made earlier.

13:56That's it.

13:57There we go.

13:58Are you right-handed?

13:59I am right-handed.

14:00Yep.

14:01So you had it right the first time.

14:02Oh, did I?

14:03There you go.

14:04Right.

14:05So if you move your hand so that you're holding it like that.

14:08There you go.

14:09Oh, OK.

14:10I'm going to squeeze from the top.

14:11Yeah, right.

14:12Here we go.

14:13No, no.

14:14You squeeze from this hand here.

14:15Oh, this hand here.

14:16OK, there you go.

14:17You ready?

14:18Let's go.

14:19OK, I'm squeezing.

14:20There's a bit of effort involved.

14:22Yeah, there's a little bit of effort.

14:24And then keep going.

14:25OK.

14:26There we go.

14:27Does it look OK?

14:28It looks beautiful.

14:29Well done.

14:30You want to go again?

14:31Yeah, we'll go again.

14:32Why not?

14:33Yeah.

14:34Say when.

14:35Let's go.

14:36Is it coming out?

14:37Yeah.

14:38Maybe not as neat this time, but it still looks good.

14:40You want to do one more?

14:41We'll do one more.

14:42Why don't you do one more?

14:43I always think one more's always good.

14:44Ready?

14:45Let's go.

14:46Someone said to me, it's strange that there's no fish restaurant in Peterhead, but there's

14:52a vegan bakery.

14:53Well, I suppose, yeah.

14:56That's true.

14:58Erm.

14:59Yeah.

15:00You've got me there.

15:04Steve has won multiple awards for his sourdough bread and vegan butteries.

15:09He's even picked up the prize for best bakery in North East Scotland.

15:14Did you say you won an award for doughnuts as well?

15:16Yeah.

15:17We won an award for our caramel dough round.

15:19What does that taste like?

15:20Er, I love them.

15:21Yeah.

15:22Are you wanting to try one?

15:23That was a hint, but you didn't take one.

15:24Yep, we'll get you one.

15:26Do you think my hint was too subtle there?

15:28I'm going to cut a bit off for you there.

15:30A bit here?

15:31Yeah.

15:32Oh, that's a nice big bit.

15:33Oh, it's a nice big bit.

15:34Oh, yeah.

15:35That looks really nice.

15:38You like that?

15:39Again, you wouldn't, you just wouldn't know.

15:41No, you wouldn't, would you?

15:42So these are all recipes I've worked really hard on to develop and try and get them as similar.

15:46But if anything, it's slightly lighter, not quite as dense.

15:49I think that's a good thing, isn't it?

15:51Yeah, yeah, yeah, it really is.

15:52I'm not going to say I'm going to turn to veganism.

15:54No.

15:55But I'm very impressed with your vegan bakery.

15:57Oh, thank you very much.

15:58Very impressed, Steve.

15:59I would say the majority of our custom aren't vegan.

16:02The majority of our custom are the likes of yourself who have tried the products, enjoy it and support the business.

16:08What bigger compliment can you get? They like what they're getting, they like the product.

16:11That's it, exactly.

16:12And it's an honour when you get people who tell you how good the product is.

16:16Especially when you've worked tirelessly to develop these things.

16:19Wow.

16:20There's certainly no shortage of choice in here.

16:23Especially if you're like me and always hungry.

16:26Probably my favourite would be the caramel doering.

16:29Oh, I just tried one of them. They're really nice, aren't they?

16:32The caramel do- and the butteries as well.

16:35But you're not- are you a vegan?

16:36No, I'm not a vegan. No, no, no.

16:38So why'd you come here?

16:39The staff are lovely, but the products are really good.

16:50Somewhere certainly less inviting than Steve's bakery is another landmark in the town.

16:54One of Scotland's most notorious prisons.

16:58It's now a museum and I'm meeting former prison officer David for a tour.

17:03It was Scotland's first and only convict prison and opened in 1888.

17:08Any prisoners in Scotland who were sent to hard labour, they got sent here to do their sentence.

17:14All right.

17:15David started working here in the late 1980s.

17:22It sells you the side on four levels.

17:25Approximately 65 prisoners in each of these halls.

17:29Wow.

17:30In my time the total number was like 300 prisoners in here.

17:34Wow.

17:35And there'd be at least a couple of staff with about a dozen prisoners worked in the kitchen making the meals.

17:41So what was your involvement here?

17:45I was a prison officer.

17:46I came here when I was 22.

17:47There was only one prisoner out at a time.

17:49The staff wore riot gear.

17:53So quite intense then?

17:54It could be difficult, yes.

17:55And what kind of prisoners were here?

17:57Scotland's most difficult prisoners ended up here.

17:59But I would say a lot of prisoners wanted to get on with a sentence.

18:02But the troublemakers, the atmosphere could change very quickly.

18:06And the adrenaline would be pumping a lot of the time.

18:09In the 1980s, prisons across Scotland were becoming more and more unsettled.

18:16Living conditions were unsanitary and discontent was widespread.

18:21In September 1987, Peterhead inmates seized control of a prison wing.

18:27The prisoners managed to smash through the slate and wooden roof.

18:31They got a hold of two officers, Jackie Stewart and Bill Florence,

18:35and they were both taken hostage.

18:40Officer Bill Florence was badly injured and was released by the rioters.

18:44But Jackie Stewart's ordeal continued as he was paraded on the roof.

18:48Get my life in danger!

18:52Because they were long-term prisoners, do you think they felt they had nothing to lose?

18:55Some of them would have felt that, I'm sure, yes.

18:57When a riot starts, a lot of prisoners are dragged into it.

19:01If they don't get involved, there'd be retribution against them.

19:05In the early hours of the fifth day, the SES stormed the building,

19:10ending the siege and rescuing Jackie Stewart.

19:13What was the prison's relationship with the town?

19:17Oh, really good.

19:19As a prison officer, you could go down the town in your uniform,

19:23go into shops.

19:25There was never any problems.

19:27I think you'd struggle to do that in places like Glasgow and Edinburgh.

19:30Was there much fear, given the nature of the prison?

19:33I don't believe so, because everyone was used to it.

19:35The jail's been here for over a hundred years,

19:37and locals grew up with the jail being here.

19:40Right.

19:41So, no, I think there was no fear.

19:45Peterhead Prison finally closed in 2013,

19:48as part of a broader attempt across Scotland to improve the service.

19:53However, visiting TV presenters could find themselves abandoned here.

20:02Oh.

20:04Can somebody get it for me, please?

20:07Hello?

20:10After breaking free from solitary confinement,

20:17I'm joining a weekly social walk,

20:20organised by the Fishermen's Mission and SeaFit,

20:23a project that was set up to improve the health of fishermen and their families.

20:28Come on, mage.

20:29Have you guided someone who's blind before?

20:31No, I haven't.

20:32Oh, you'll be fine, don't worry.

20:33So why do fishermen have particular problems?

20:35They're working away at sea.

20:37It's difficult to make appointments.

20:38They don't know necessarily when they're going to be home.

20:41So they also can't make up follow-up appointments,

20:46because for the same sort of reasons.

20:48So it makes it difficult for them to access regular health care.

20:52Do you find these problems continue after they retire?

20:54They can do, yes.

20:56There's maybe health issues which have resulted from their days at sea.

21:01So what's the aim of the group?

21:02The aim of the group is just to help people come together,

21:06be active together, get the chance to get out and about,

21:09have a cuppa at the end once we're finished,

21:11and a chat, just a social opportunity as well.

21:18I think we've lost the other group.

21:19I know.

21:20We've lost the walkers.

21:22We've lost a bunch of pensioners.

21:23Have you seen any, James?

21:25We should catch up with them round the corner.

21:27We'll take a donut and see if we can spot them.

21:30We've got a nice day for it.

21:32The sea's looking lovely in blue.

21:36I finally caught up with the walkers.

21:38But Katina has left me to have a quick chat with them.

21:42So what's your involvement with the fishing industry?

21:45Well, my husband used to have the budding rows,

21:50so I like to keep the connection with the mission.

21:53We used to come to the young wives when we were young

21:55and our children were brought up through there as well.

21:57So that's kind of my connection.

21:59I must say my husband was a fisherman until two years ago

22:02and my dad, my granda, great-granda.

22:04Oh, wow.

22:05That was all.

22:06So we've always seen a connection with the mission

22:07for as long as I can remember, really.

22:10And David?

22:11I left the school at 15 and went to the fishing.

22:13Did you?

22:14It's a hard life, is it?

22:15Yes, but we enjoyed it.

22:17What was it like at sea when you were young?

22:20It depends.

22:22Sometimes it was so stormy that it was one hand for yourself

22:26and one hand for the master, you know?

22:28Holding on.

22:30And, yeah, we lost our dad when we were all little.

22:34Right.

22:361954.

22:37A brand-new fishing boat that was lost.

22:39Oh, wow.

22:40So I went to the fishing with my cousin

22:43and had to stop with back problems when I was 36

22:49and worked ashore after that.

22:52When tragedies happen at sea, it always affects the entire community.

23:00To this day, fishing remains a risky occupation.

23:04Stephen West is one of Peter Head's youngest skippers.

23:08And today, he's preparing for a safety inspection

23:11before he and his crew depart on another voyage.

23:14I think the job's modernising a lot, certainly through safety and different things.

23:20There's less accidents happening on boats.

23:22There's less boats sink nowadays.

23:24There's less boat...

23:25There's less people lost over the side.

23:26All of these things has improved.

23:27And I think the health, probably the lifestyle of fishermen.

23:31Nowadays, we don't go to sea every week.

23:35And, yeah, it's probably a healthier lifestyle on board boats

23:39nowadays from what it used to be.

23:40The North Sea here is not just about fishing.

23:47There's a regatta on here today in Peter Head.

23:50Schools from all over Aberdeenshire are taking part.

23:55Isla was one of those competing.

23:58So, tell me about the regatta today.

24:01How did you get on? Because you took part in that, didn't you?

24:02Yeah, I think I did pretty well.

24:05I was sailing for a Pier Head Academy,

24:07so we didn't win, but we did pretty well overall.

24:11How did you like it?

24:13I really like sailing.

24:15It's really close down here.

24:17And I really like all my instructors.

24:18They're all really nice.

24:20And I just enjoy coming down after school and stuff.

24:23One of the instructors is going to take me out on a boat.

24:29But it's specially designed for people with a disability.

24:32The space for a wheelchair and the boom is high.

24:36So, I won't bump my head.

24:38So I've been promised.

24:39I have been sailing before, but many, many, many years ago.

24:43So, I'm going to be in the hands here of Maren,

24:46so sure she'll look after me.

24:47If you hear an enormous splash, you know who it is.

24:52There won't be an enormous splash with her, Maren.

24:54No, no.

24:56Not with me, no.

24:58It's a modest little boat and I'm the ballast.

25:01Just sit here.

25:03Which is a polite way of saying,

25:05you sit there and try not to tip us over.

25:08And then the seat's like a hammock.

25:11Say hello.

25:13Hey.

25:15Right, we're off.

25:17Hang on. Can I let us go?

25:19Yeah, if you just let that one go.

25:21I'll hold down to it, sorry.

25:22No, it's okay.

25:23So, what's going to happen now is we're going to go and do

25:25what's called a jibe.

25:27I've got a rope for the smaller sail in my hand as well.

25:30So, I'm going to let that one out and you're going to pull in your red one.

25:33See, we're in.

25:34So, we're doing the turn now.

25:35Pulling in.

25:36And if you pull it in, there we go.

25:38Yeah.

25:41So, if you keep pulling it in until you stop here in the sail flat.

25:44Oh, right, okay, that's easy.

25:46Yeah.

25:51What do you love about this?

25:52About sailing?

25:53Yeah.

25:54I love freedom of the water and I love the peace that it brings to my soul.

25:59Yeah.

26:00Yeah.

26:01There's nothing better than a day out on the water.

26:04Do you think you're going to leave the area?

26:05Do you think you're going to stay?

26:06I think I'd stay, yeah.

26:08When I was younger, there was temptation to move down to the central belt for work,

26:12but I like Peterhead, I like the area, I like the people.

26:17Right.

26:18So, what's the employment opportunities like then in the town?

26:21It's actually pretty good.

26:22I'm on placement just now as an architecture student and I'm getting to design Peterhead Academy.

26:28Oh, that's exciting.

26:29Yeah, it's really great because I'm from the town.

26:32You've been to school not that long ago.

26:34Yeah.

26:36Well, I remember going to the school and all the things that I wish I would have had in the school.

26:40So, what about all the kind of renewables and all that?

26:44Do you think that's a big for people in the town?

26:46Yeah, well, there's so much going on down at the port.

26:49There's talk of us doing a hydrogen fuel jetty and even down at the sailing club we've gotten an electric rib.

26:57Oh, wow.

26:58It's a safety boat, which is amazing.

27:02Well, it's been great, by the way.

27:04It's been a great experience.

27:05Oh, I'm glad to hear it.

27:06Yeah.

27:07All we'd need is a cup of tea and this would be just perfect.

27:09We shouldn't have arranged that, shouldn't we?

27:11I know.

27:14Peterhead's been good for my soul.

27:16Unlike many other towns, it's holding on to industries that it's known for,

27:21with a firm grip on the sea and the elements.

27:24And it's showing how resourceful it can be by moving with the times.

27:29of the wind and the wind and the nature of the sun .

27:31I know you've got the water, right?

27:35The air with the water it depends on the air and the air.

27:36The air with the wind and the air with the air, while the air is at the air.

27:37I really enjoyed it.

27:39It was fun and the air with the air.

27:40I really enjoyed it.

27:41But it was fun.

27:42I think you just enjoyed it.

27:43I was sorry about this.

27:44You think we wouldn't have to pay attention to that.

27:45It's so good.

27:46I also watched the air with the air.

27:47I was planning on air here.

27:48I read it.

27:49I'm sorry about it.

27:50It's very annoying to me.

27:51But it's really annoying.

27:52It's because we need to get an electrician.

27:53It's a little bit more comfortable in the air.

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