Joanne and her car mechanic husband fancied a change of lifestyle eleven years ago and moved up from Lancaster to buy the garage in Braemar. He has steadily built a reputation as a good mechanic, and she runs the adjoining petrol station. She tries really hard not to compete with other local shops, and tries to source what isn’t available locally such as plants, pet food and hardware.

Transcript -- The Garage owner's tale - Joanne Morris

What does the idea of a ‘Cairngorms National Park’ mean to the people who live and work there? In these films we contrast six private lives lived out in a National Park. From park ranger to farmer, shop owner to school student and a young mum to a service station proprietor we explore how living in a national park affects their lives. We learn of the conflicts between preserving the wild beauty of the park – which is home to 25% of the UK’s threatened bird, animal and plant species – and providing new homes for its growing population.

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