After being made redundant at the end of 2019, Laura Taylor set up Wild Box, initially with the aim of creating a mobile bar company available for weddings and local events. At the start of 2020 the diary was full, and Laura was ready for a busy year ahead but in March 2020 when the UK was placed into lockdown her business disappeared overnight.
DownloadAusten has recently returned to rural Aberdeenshire after living in London. After months of grafting, Austen is set to launch the family business Slainte Mhath – a mobile pop up coffee and cocktail bar, providing high-quality barista-style coffee by day and locally crafted alcoholic beverages by night.
DownloadTreasa comes from Cape Clear, the southernmost inhabited island at the bottom of Ireland. Just 3 miles long and one-mile wide, it’s 8 miles off the coast of West Cork with a population of 120 to 130 people depending on the time of year.
DownloadAmy Dunnachie grew-up on the Isle of Jura before moving to the mainland to study silversmithing at the Glasgow School of Art. After graduating, Amy decided to move back to the mountains and coastline she calls home. Her challenges include: infrastructure, employment and long-term and affordable housing.
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