Draycott Diaries

Draycott Diaries


Latest Episodes

021 Draycott’s Nursing Sister, Florence Nightingale and Compassion Over Covid-19
May 17, 2020

Tiggi talks to Dot Prince, a Draycott resident about her work in the NHS. Dot explains that everyone at the Weston-Super-Mare hospital are working as a team to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. All combined with a large dose of compassion.

020 The Draycott Milliner
May 14, 2020

Chloe is one of the top 20 British hat designers. Awarded this lofty title thanks to her ethical approach to making hats. Tiggi wants to find out how it all started. From humble beginnings making fascinators for friends weddings,

019 Cats In Crisis Over Covid19
May 10, 2020

Emily Syms is a small animal vet. Tiggi talks to her about the impact of COVID-19 on veterinary practices and our pets.

018 Draycott and Rodney Stoke Good Neighbours Sew to Help Protect the NHS and Care Workers.
April 29, 2020

In these troubled times we all want to help. That’s exactly what a group of people have been doing for our NHS and carers. Tiggi talks to Jan Kinsman about a local group who are sewing to help our heroes. How did it all start?

017 Draycott Diaries Documentaries Revisits the Community Shop
April 17, 2020

With the help of technology, Tiggi chats to the Draycott Community Shop committee. How has the Coronavirus pandemic changed things since the shop opened? In particular, how are they keeping the village supported, as a life line in these dark times!

0016 Draycott Dynamite
April 13, 2020

1917, Star Wars and James Bond.  Just a few of the feature films Charlie Adcock and his team at Event Horizon have worked on. From an early age Charlie wanted to blow things up!  Inspired by the gift of a tiny amount of Potassium Nitrate,

015 Draycott Strawberries and Cream
March 14, 2020

This time I chat to Seagers, who are strawberry growers providing some of the highest quality fruit in Draycott. Father and son combo, Andrew and Chris, talk about :- their strawberries the use of bees for pollination the ups and downs of farming life....

014 Draycott Willow Artist
February 13, 2020

Willow is synonymous with the Somerset levels and Draycott Moor. Sophie Courtiour is by definition a willow artist, but Tiggi finds out she is so much more. A single mother who built her own eco home, surviving artic weather living in a tent during the...

013 Draycott’s Strawberry Special – A Village Pub
January 13, 2020

Lori Toms, co-proprietor of the Strawberry Special, an old country pub full of ghosts and history. The beating heart of Draycott. Lori left a high-flying job in America, following her heart to Somerset after a chance meeting with a dark Welshman.

012 Draycott Christmas Special
December 20, 2019

Tiggi re-visits some of the contributors she chatted to earlier this year, asking them about their fantasy Christmas. With interesting celebrity mystery guests and stockings full of sloppy food, their answers make a festive and filling Christmas specia...