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🦢 The Swan Sanctuary: A Legacy of Care · The Sheppertonian (for Shepperton village)

• 0:43
  We
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  had
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  a
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  lady,
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  she
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  spent
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  over
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  a
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  thousand
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  pounds
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  on
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  the
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  wish
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  list.
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  Her
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  dad
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  had
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  given
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  her
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  1000
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  pounds
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  to
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  spend
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  however
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  she
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  wished
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  and
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  that's
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  what
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  she
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  wanted
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  to
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  do.
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  That's
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  Gemma
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  Nelson
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  talking
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  about
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  just
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  one
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  example
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  of
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  how
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  generous
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  Shepperton
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  and
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  the
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  wider
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  community
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  can
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  be
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  towards
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  the
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  Swan
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  Sanctuary.
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  And
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  once
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  you
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  hear
• 1:00
  this
• 1:00
  episode,
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  you'll
• 1:01
  understand
• 1:01
  why.
• 1:02
  Welcome
• 1:02
  to
• 1:03
  the
• 1:03
  Sheppertonian.
• 1:03
  I'm
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  Gareth
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  and
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  this
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  is
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  the
• 1:05
  podcast
• 1:05
  that
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  brings
• 1:06
  you
• 1:06
  stories,
• 1:07
  voices
• 1:07
  and
• 1:07
  events
• 1:08
  from
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  in
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  and
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  around
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  Shepperton.
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  Before
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  we
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  get
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  into
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  it,
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  a
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  thank
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  you
• 1:11
  to
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  the
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  Sheppertonian
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  Business
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  Club,
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  partners
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  and
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  members
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  who
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  make
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  production
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  possible.
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  The
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  Ferry
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  Coffee
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  Shop:
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  purveyors
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  of
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  fine
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  coffee,
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  tea
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  and
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  snacks.
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  Meon
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  Media,
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  small
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  business
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  support
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  based
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  here
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  in
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  Shepperton,
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  offering
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  flexible
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  support
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  to
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  keep
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  things
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  running
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  smoothly
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  in
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  your
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  business.
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  The
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  Sound
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  Boutique:
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  thoughtful
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  audio
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  for
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  every
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  story.
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  And
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  our
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  business
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  members,
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  Island
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  Motors:
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  Shepperton
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  based
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  family
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  run
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  MOT
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  servicing
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  and
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  repairs.
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  And
• 1:37
  LuvBiltong.
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  A
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  better
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  for
• 1:38
  you
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  snack.
• 1:39
  Whole
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  protein
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  with
• 1:40
  real
• 1:41
  flavour.
• 1:41
  And
• 1:42
  if
• 1:42
  you
• 1:42
  missed
• 1:42
  it,
• 1:43
  both
• 1:43
  of
• 1:43
  our
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  live
• 1:43
  episodes
• 1:44
  are
• 1:44
  now
• 1:44
  up.
• 1:45
  Dik
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  Gregory
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  on
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  the
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  Shepperton
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  Village
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  Fair
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  and
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  Farrah
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  Charles
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  and
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  Dan
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  Burton
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  from
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  Shepperton
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  Studios
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  talking
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  about
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  its
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  95th
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  year.
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  Well
• 1:52
  worth
• 1:53
  checking
• 1:53
  out.
• 1:53
  Head
• 1:53
  to
• 1:53
  thesheppertonian.uk/podcast
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  to
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  have
• 1:57
  a
• 1:57
  listen.
• 1:58
  In
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  this
• 1:58
  episode,
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  I
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  went
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  to
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  Felix
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  Lane
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  to
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  see
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  the
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  Swan
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  Sanctuary.
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  I
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  sat
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  down
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  with
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  Mel
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  Nelson
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  and
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  her
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  daughter
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  Gemma.
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  Three
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  generations
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  of
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  one
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  family
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  have
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  now
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  devoted
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  themselves
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  to
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  this
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  place.
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  They
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  showed
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  me
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  around
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  and
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  what
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  follows
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  is
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  a
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  conversation
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  about
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  swans,
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  about
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  cruelty,
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  about
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  an
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  operating
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  theatre
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  most
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  vets
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  would
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  recognise,
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  and
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  about
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  a
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  family
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  carrying
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  forward
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  something
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  much
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  bigger
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  than
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  any
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  of
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  them.
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  I
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  started
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  by
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  asking
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  what
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  a
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  typical
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  day
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  actually
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  looks
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  like.
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  A
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  proper
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  day
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  would
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  start
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  with
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  feeding
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  and
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  cleaning
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  everybody
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  we've
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  got
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  attending
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  to
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  any
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  emergency
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  that's
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  really
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  won't
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  wait.
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  But
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  then
• 2:34
  stacking
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  it
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  up
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  as
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  we
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  go.
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  Like,
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  we
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  know
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  today
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  that
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  we've
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  got
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  the
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  black
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  swan
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  at
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  Shepperton
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  Lock.
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  Somebody
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  very
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  kindly
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  took
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  the
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  line
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  off
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  him,
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  but
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  they
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  left
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  the
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  hook
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  in.
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  So
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  now
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  he's
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  very
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  skittish.
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  We
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  can't
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  catch
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  him,
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  but
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  he's
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  got
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  a
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  great
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  big
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  hook
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  in
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  his
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  neck.
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  So
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  we.
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  They
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  know
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  that
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  they've
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  got
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  to
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  do
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  that
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  when
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  they
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  come
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  back
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  from
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  this
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  other
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  thing
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  in
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  London.
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  And
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  then
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  we
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  do
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  all
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  the
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  feeding
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  again
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  late
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  afternoon
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  to
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  keep
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  them
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  going
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  overnight,
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  make
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  sure
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  everybody's
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  had
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  their
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  medications.
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  On
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  top
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  of
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  that,
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  the
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  phone
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  never
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  really
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  stops.
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  We
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  cover
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  all
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  the
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  way
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  into
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  London
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  and
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  sort
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  of
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  a
• 3:05
  little
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  bit
• 3:05
  further
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  up,
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  but
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  our
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  phone
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  calls
• 3:08
  come
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  from
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  all
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  over
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  the
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  country.
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  So
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  we
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  help
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  direct
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  people
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  to
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  closer
• 3:12
  rescues
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  for
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  them
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  and
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  sort
• 3:15
  of
• 3:15
  help
• 3:15
  people
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  cause
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  it's
• 3:16
  not
• 3:16
  very
• 3:16
  easy
• 3:17
  for
• 3:17
  people
• 3:17
  to
• 3:17
  find
• 3:18
  where
• 3:18
  they
• 3:19
  need.
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  There's
• 3:20
  a
• 3:20
  brilliant
• 3:21
  website
• 3:21
  called
• 3:21
  helpwildlife.co.uk
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  that
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  will
• 3:24
  help
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  you
• 3:24
  find
• 3:24
  a
• 3:25
  wildlife
• 3:25
  rescue
• 3:25
  near
• 3:26
  you.
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  But
• 3:27
  yeah,
• 3:27
  so
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  we
• 3:28
  field
• 3:28
  calls
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  for
• 3:29
  all
• 3:29
  sorts
• 3:29
  of
• 3:29
  emergencies
• 3:30
  all
• 3:30
  over
• 3:30
  the
• 3:31
  country.
• 3:31
  Other
• 3:31
  rescues
• 3:32
  use
• 3:32
  them
• 3:32
  too,
• 3:33
  particularly
• 3:33
  when
• 3:33
  a
• 3:33
  case
• 3:34
  is
• 3:34
  beyond
• 3:34
  what
• 3:35
  they
• 3:35
  can
• 3:35
  manage.
• 3:35
  We
• 3:36
  get
• 3:36
  lots
• 3:36
  of
• 3:36
  people
• 3:36
  that
• 3:36
  are
• 3:37
  redirected
• 3:37
  to
• 3:37
  us
• 3:38
  or
• 3:38
  indeed
• 3:38
  other
• 3:39
  centres
• 3:39
  use
• 3:39
  us
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  because
• 3:40
  we've
• 3:40
  just
• 3:40
  got
• 3:41
  the
• 3:41
  space
• 3:41
  and
• 3:41
  they
• 3:41
  haven't.
• 3:42
  If,
• 3:42
  if
• 3:42
  it's
• 3:43
  just
• 3:43
  a
• 3:43
  little
• 3:43
  sort
• 3:44
  of
• 3:44
  rescue,
• 3:44
  they
• 3:45
  can't
• 3:45
  take
• 3:45
  things
• 3:45
  long
• 3:46
  term.
• 3:47
  Unlike
• 3:47
  rearing
• 3:48
  ducklings.
• 3:48
  You
• 3:48
  can
• 3:48
  see
• 3:49
  how
• 3:49
  much
• 3:49
  space
• 3:49
  they
• 3:49
  take
• 3:50
  up.
• 3:50
  You
• 3:51
  can,
• 3:51
  you
• 3:51
  know,
• 3:51
  you've
• 3:51
  only
• 3:52
  got
• 3:52
  over
• 3:52
  weeks
• 3:52
  worth
• 3:53
  of
• 3:53
  ducklings
• 3:53
  and
• 3:54
  you're
• 3:54
  overrun
• 3:54
  if
• 3:54
  you're
• 3:55
  only
• 3:55
  a
• 3:55
  small
• 3:55
  rescue
• 3:56
  referral
• 3:57
  for
• 3:57
  big
• 3:57
  cases
• 3:58
  for
• 3:58
  swans.
• 3:59
  So
• 3:59
  a
• 3:59
  lot
• 3:59
  of
• 3:59
  people
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  can
• 4:00
  do
• 4:00
  sort
• 4:00
  of
• 4:01
  quick
• 4:01
  in
• 4:01
  and
• 4:01
  out
• 4:01
  rest
• 4:02
  and
• 4:02
  recuperation
• 4:03
  but
• 4:03
  if
• 4:03
  it
• 4:03
  needs
• 4:03
  surgery
• 4:04
  or
• 4:04
  long
• 4:05
  term
• 4:05
  treatment
• 4:06
  then
• 4:06
  it's
• 4:06
  referred
• 4:07
  here
• 4:07
  and
• 4:07
  we
• 4:07
  take
• 4:07
  them
• 4:08
  on.
• 4:08
  The
• 4:08
  sanctuary's
• 4:09
  story
• 4:09
  starts
• 4:10
  with
• 4:10
  Mel's
• 4:10
  mother,
• 4:11
  Dot
• 4:11
  Beeson.
• 4:12
  So
• 4:12
  Mum
• 4:13
  was
• 4:13
  always
• 4:13
  very...
• 4:13
  the
• 4:14
  neighbours
• 4:14
  used
• 4:14
  to
• 4:14
  bring
• 4:14
  in.
• 4:15
  I've
• 4:15
  got
• 4:16
  a
• 4:16
  little
• 4:16
  catted
• 4:17
  bird
• 4:17
  thing.
• 4:17
  So
• 4:18
  she
• 4:18
  used
• 4:18
  to
• 4:18
  take
• 4:18
  a
• 4:18
  lot
• 4:18
  of
• 4:19
  that
• 4:19
  sort
• 4:19
  of
• 4:19
  thing.
• 4:19
  And
• 4:20
  then
• 4:20
  one
• 4:20
  year
• 4:20
  we
• 4:20
  had
• 4:21
  a
• 4:21
  gravel
• 4:21
  pit
• 4:21
  near
• 4:22
  where
• 4:22
  we
• 4:22
  lived
• 4:23
  and
• 4:23
  the
• 4:23
  swan
• 4:23
  was
• 4:23
  injured
• 4:24
  and
• 4:24
  we
• 4:24
  had
• 4:24
  to
• 4:24
  find
• 4:24
  help
• 4:25
  for
• 4:25
  it,
• 4:25
  which
• 4:26
  she
• 4:26
  did.
• 4:26
  There
• 4:26
  was
• 4:26
  a
• 4:27
  swan
• 4:27
  charity
• 4:27
  at
• 4:27
  the
• 4:27
  time
• 4:28
  which
• 4:28
  later
• 4:28
  folded
• 4:29
  and
• 4:29
  we
• 4:29
  just
• 4:30
  kind
• 4:30
  of
• 4:30
  picked
• 4:30
  up
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  pieces
• 4:31
  and
• 4:31
  kept
• 4:31
  going.
• 4:32
  So
• 4:32
  we
• 4:32
  started
• 4:32
  at
• 4:33
  our
• 4:33
  house
• 4:33
  in
• 4:33
  Egham
• 4:34
  and
• 4:34
  then
• 4:34
  we
• 4:35
  had
• 4:35
  the
• 4:35
  site
• 4:35
  in
• 4:35
  Egham
• 4:36
  that
• 4:36
  was
• 4:37
  allotment
• 4:37
  land
• 4:37
  that
• 4:38
  wasn't
• 4:38
  used.
• 4:39
  And
• 4:39
  then
• 4:39
  we
• 4:39
  came
• 4:40
  here
• 4:40
  and
• 4:40
  we
• 4:40
  bought
• 4:40
  this
• 4:41
  bit.
• 4:41
  Finding
• 4:42
  this
• 4:42
  site,
• 4:42
  6
• 4:43
  acres
• 4:43
  at
• 4:43
  Felix
• 4:44
  Lane
• 4:44
  with
• 4:44
  a
• 4:44
  lake
• 4:45
  connected
• 4:45
  to
• 4:45
  the
• 4:45
  Thames,
• 4:46
  took
• 4:47
  years.
• 4:47
  Obviously
• 4:48
  took
• 4:48
  quite
• 4:49
  some
• 4:49
  years,
• 4:50
  particularly
• 4:50
  finding
• 4:51
  this
• 4:51
  site
• 4:53
  because
• 4:53
  we
• 4:53
  knew
• 4:53
  we
• 4:53
  wanted
• 4:54
  something
• 4:54
  with
• 4:54
  water
• 4:55
  and
• 4:55
  we
• 4:55
  wanted
• 4:55
  plenty
• 4:56
  of
• 4:56
  space
• 4:56
  and
• 4:57
  we
• 4:57
  wanted
• 4:57
  to
• 4:58
  own
• 4:58
  it.
• 4:58
  So
• 4:58
  we
• 4:59
  didn't,
• 4:59
  didn't
• 5:00
  have
• 5:00
  to
• 5:00
  worry
• 5:00
  about
• 5:01
  having
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  leave
• 5:02
  or
• 5:02
  you
• 5:03
  know,
• 5:03
  people
• 5:03
  planning,
• 5:04
  whatever.
• 5:04
  We
• 5:05
  just
• 5:05
  wanted
• 5:05
  a
• 5:06
  permanent
• 5:06
  home.
• 5:06
  That's
• 5:07
  what
• 5:07
  that
• 5:07
  was
• 5:07
  Mum's
• 5:08
  dream.
• 5:08
  And
• 5:09
  she
• 5:09
  was
• 5:10
  very
• 5:10
  pleased
• 5:10
  once
• 5:10
  we'd
• 5:11
  got
• 5:11
  in
• 5:11
  here.
• 5:12
  And
• 5:12
  even
• 5:12
  now
• 5:13
  the
• 5:13
  place
• 5:13
  keeps
• 5:14
  changing
• 5:14
  shape.
• 5:15
  Well,
• 5:15
  I
• 5:15
  mean
• 5:15
  it's
• 5:15
  still
• 5:15
  evolving
• 5:16
  but
• 5:16
  it's
• 5:16
  taken
• 5:16
  a
• 5:17
  long
• 5:17
  time
• 5:18
  to
• 5:18
  get
• 5:19
  things
• 5:19
  exactly
• 5:19
  as
• 5:19
  we
• 5:20
  need
• 5:20
  them.
• 5:20
  You
• 5:20
  know,
• 5:20
  things
• 5:21
  change
• 5:21
  and
• 5:21
  you're
• 5:21
  like,
• 5:21
  actually
• 5:22
  we
• 5:22
  don't
• 5:22
  do
• 5:22
  that.
• 5:22
  Anymore.
• 5:23
  We
• 5:23
  want
• 5:23
  to
• 5:23
  do
• 5:24
  this
• 5:24
  bit.
• 5:24
  I
• 5:24
  mean,
• 5:25
  it's
• 5:25
  constantly
• 5:25
  on
• 5:25
  the
• 5:25
  refurb.
• 5:26
  It's
• 5:26
  like
• 5:26
  the
• 5:26
  Forth
• 5:27
  Bridge,
• 5:28
  because
• 5:29
  it
• 5:29
  does
• 5:29
  get
• 5:29
  heavily
• 5:30
  used
• 5:31
  and
• 5:31
  different
• 5:31
  things
• 5:32
  come
• 5:32
  up
• 5:32
  that
• 5:32
  we
• 5:33
  need
• 5:33
  to
• 5:33
  be
• 5:33
  able
• 5:33
  to
• 5:33
  accommodate.
• 5:34
  And
• 5:35
  just
• 5:35
  volume,
• 5:35
  of
• 5:35
  course,
• 5:36
  ducklings,
• 5:36
  you
• 5:36
  can
• 5:37
  see
• 5:37
  how
• 5:37
  many
• 5:37
  we've
• 5:37
  got.
• 5:37
  And
• 5:38
  maybe
• 5:39
  originally
• 5:39
  we
• 5:40
  maybe
• 5:40
  thought
• 5:40
  we
• 5:40
  were
• 5:40
  going
• 5:41
  mad
• 5:41
  at
• 5:41
  doing
• 5:41
  30
• 5:41
  ducklings
• 5:42
  in
• 5:42
  a
• 5:42
  year,
• 5:43
  where
• 5:43
  we
• 5:43
  wouldn't
• 5:43
  blink
• 5:44
  at
• 5:44
  300
• 5:44
  now,
• 5:45
  you
• 5:45
  know,
• 5:46
  it's
• 5:46
  usually
• 5:46
  way
• 5:46
  more
• 5:46
  than
• 5:47
  that.
• 5:47
  The
• 5:47
  charity
• 5:48
  was
• 5:48
  formed
• 5:48
  in
• 5:48
  the
• 5:49
  early
• 5:49
  1980s
• 5:50
  and
• 5:50
  Mel
• 5:50
  was
• 5:51
  there
• 5:51
  at
• 5:51
  the
• 5:51
  very
• 5:52
  start.
• 5:53
  I
• 5:53
  was
• 5:53
  with
• 5:53
  her
• 5:53
  right
• 5:53
  at
• 5:53
  the
• 5:53
  beginning
• 5:54
  with
• 5:54
  Steve,
• 5:55
  and
• 5:56
  once
• 5:56
  the
• 5:56
  charity
• 5:57
  was
• 5:57
  created
• 5:57
  and
• 5:58
  there
• 5:58
  was
• 5:58
  my
• 5:59
  husband
• 5:59
  and
• 6:00
  the
• 6:00
  trustees
• 6:00
  that
• 6:01
  we've
• 6:01
  got
• 6:01
  now
• 6:01
  were
• 6:01
  all
• 6:02
  in
• 6:02
  at
• 6:02
  the
• 6:02
  beginning.
• 6:03
  And
• 6:03
  that's
• 6:04
  what,
• 6:04
  35
• 6:04
  years
• 6:05
  ago
• 6:05
  the
• 6:05
  charity
• 6:05
  was
• 6:06
  formed.
• 6:06
  But
• 6:07
  we'd
• 6:07
  been
• 6:07
  working
• 6:07
  for
• 6:07
  a
• 6:08
  while
• 6:08
  before
• 6:08
  that.
• 6:09
  But
• 6:09
  that
• 6:09
  was
• 6:09
  just,
• 6:10
  you
• 6:10
  know,
• 6:10
  hers
• 6:11
  and
• 6:11
  our
• 6:12
  collective
• 6:13
  idea
• 6:13
  that
• 6:13
  we
• 6:13
  wanted
• 6:14
  to
• 6:14
  do
• 6:14
  the
• 6:14
  best.
• 6:14
  There
• 6:14
  was
• 6:15
  so
• 6:15
  much
• 6:15
  awful
• 6:16
  things
• 6:16
  happening
• 6:16
  to
• 6:16
  swans
• 6:17
  and
• 6:17
  water
• 6:17
  birds
• 6:18
  and
• 6:19
  somebody
• 6:20
  needed
• 6:20
  to
• 6:20
  correct
• 6:20
  that,
• 6:21
  you
• 6:21
  know,
• 6:22
  and
• 6:22
  the
• 6:22
  aim
• 6:23
  is
• 6:23
  to
• 6:23
  pick
• 6:23
  them
• 6:23
  up,
• 6:24
  sort
• 6:24
  out
• 6:24
  whatever
• 6:25
  it
• 6:25
  is
• 6:25
  that's
• 6:25
  gone
• 6:26
  wrong
• 6:26
  in
• 6:26
  their
• 6:26
  lives,
• 6:26
  whether
• 6:27
  we've
• 6:27
  caused
• 6:27
  it
• 6:27
  or
• 6:28
  whether
• 6:29
  some
• 6:29
  horrible
• 6:30
  accident
• 6:30
  or
• 6:30
  whatever,
• 6:31
  to
• 6:31
  get
• 6:31
  them
• 6:32
  back
• 6:32
  to
• 6:32
  their
• 6:32
  life
• 6:33
  and
• 6:33
  get
• 6:33
  on
• 6:33
  with
• 6:33
  it.
• 6:34
  Not
• 6:34
  to
• 6:35
  interfere
• 6:35
  or
• 6:36
  not
• 6:37
  do
• 6:37
  the
• 6:37
  right
• 6:37
  thing,
• 6:38
  but
• 6:38
  just
• 6:38
  to
• 6:39
  resolve
• 6:39
  something
• 6:39
  that
• 6:40
  was
• 6:40
  wrong.
• 6:40
  I
• 6:41
  asked
• 6:41
  what
• 6:41
  carrying
• 6:41
  that
• 6:42
  forward
• 6:42
  means
• 6:42
  to
• 6:42
  Gemma.
• 6:43
  It's
• 6:43
  very
• 6:44
  much
• 6:44
  making
• 6:44
  her
• 6:44
  proud.
• 6:45
  I
• 6:45
  know
• 6:45
  she
• 6:46
  was
• 6:46
  exceptionally
• 6:46
  proud
• 6:47
  of
• 6:47
  all
• 6:47
  of
• 6:47
  us.
• 6:47
  Oh,
• 6:48
  God,
• 6:48
  yeah.
• 6:49
  Quite
• 6:49
  frequently.
• 6:50
  My
• 6:50
  big
• 6:50
  strong
• 6:50
  girls,
• 6:51
  big
• 6:51
  strong
• 6:51
  girls.
• 6:52
  All
• 6:52
  the
• 6:52
  time,
• 6:53
  that.
• 6:53
  And
• 6:53
  she
• 6:53
  was
• 6:53
  very
• 6:54
  proud
• 6:54
  that
• 6:54
  it
• 6:54
  was
• 6:54
  women.
• 6:55
  I
• 6:55
  mean,
• 6:55
  we
• 6:55
  are
• 6:55
  mostly
• 6:56
  women
• 6:56
  orientated.
• 6:57
  A
• 6:57
  lot
• 6:57
  of
• 6:58
  our
• 6:58
  rescuers
• 6:58
  are
• 6:58
  women.
• 6:59
  Yeah.
• 6:59
  Most
• 6:59
  of
• 6:59
  our
• 6:59
  staff
• 7:00
  are
• 7:00
  women.
• 7:00
  And
• 7:01
  as
• 7:01
  I
• 7:01
  mentioned,
• 7:01
  it's
• 7:02
  now
• 7:02
  a
• 7:02
  third
• 7:02
  generation
• 7:03
  in.
• 7:03
  She
• 7:04
  was
• 7:04
  made
• 7:04
  to
• 7:05
  bits
• 7:05
  when
• 7:05
  my
• 7:05
  daughter
• 7:05
  was
• 7:06
  born
• 7:06
  and
• 7:06
  then
• 7:06
  when
• 7:07
  she
• 7:07
  was
• 7:07
  able
• 7:07
  to
• 7:07
  walk,
• 7:08
  wanted
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  help,
• 7:09
  like
• 7:09
  from,
• 7:09
  you
• 7:09
  know,
• 7:10
  there
• 7:11
  are
• 7:11
  photos
• 7:11
  of
• 7:11
  her
• 7:11
  toddling
• 7:12
  about
• 7:12
  behind
• 7:12
  my
• 7:12
  nan,
• 7:13
  helping
• 7:14
  and,
• 7:14
  you
• 7:14
  know,
• 7:14
  feeding
• 7:15
  the
• 7:15
  birds
• 7:15
  and
• 7:15
  all
• 7:15
  that
• 7:16
  kind
• 7:16
  of
• 7:16
  stuff.
• 7:16
  Yeah,
• 7:17
  she
• 7:17
  very
• 7:17
  much
• 7:18
  wanted
• 7:18
  everybody
• 7:18
  to
• 7:19
  see
• 7:19
  what
• 7:19
  was
• 7:19
  going
• 7:19
  on.
• 7:20
  I
• 7:20
  think
• 7:20
  that's
• 7:20
  the
• 7:21
  thing,
• 7:21
  raising
• 7:21
  awareness
• 7:22
  for
• 7:22
  it.
• 7:22
  She
• 7:22
  wanted
• 7:23
  people
• 7:23
  to
• 7:23
  see
• 7:24
  what
• 7:24
  awful
• 7:24
  things
• 7:25
  were
• 7:25
  going
• 7:25
  on
• 7:25
  because
• 7:25
  lots
• 7:25
  of
• 7:26
  people
• 7:26
  just
• 7:26
  didn't
• 7:26
  know
• 7:27
  and
• 7:28
  to
• 7:28
  a
• 7:28
  certain
• 7:28
  extent,
• 7:29
  they
• 7:29
  still
• 7:29
  don't.
• 7:29
  People
• 7:30
  are
• 7:30
  like,
• 7:30
  oh,
• 7:30
  my
• 7:30
  God,
• 7:30
  that
• 7:30
  happens.
• 7:31
  Yeah,
• 7:32
  all
• 7:32
  the
• 7:32
  time.
• 8:45
  Dot
• 8:46
  passed
• 8:46
  away
• 8:46
  in
• 8:47
  2020,
• 8:47
  but
• 8:48
  you
• 8:48
  wouldn't
• 8:48
  know
• 8:48
  it
• 8:49
  from
• 8:49
  talking
• 8:49
  to
• 8:49
  Mel
• 8:49
  and
• 8:50
  Gemma.
• 8:50
  She's
• 8:51
  in
• 8:51
  every
• 8:51
  answer
• 8:51
  they
• 8:52
  give.
• 8:54
  What's
• 8:54
  actually
• 8:55
  happening
• 8:55
  to
• 8:55
  these
• 8:55
  birds,
• 8:56
  day
• 8:56
  to
• 8:56
  day?
• 8:57
  Fishing
• 8:57
  tackle
• 8:58
  is
• 8:58
  a
• 8:59
  big
• 8:59
  issue
• 9:00
  sort
• 9:01
  of
• 9:01
  in
• 9:01
  sort
• 9:01
  of
• 9:01
  ponds
• 9:02
  and
• 9:02
  that.
• 9:02
  Not
• 9:02
  necessarily
• 9:03
  from
• 9:03
  the
• 9:03
  fishermen
• 9:04
  even.
• 9:04
  No,
• 9:05
  because
• 9:05
  a
• 9:05
  lot
• 9:05
  like,
• 9:06
  a
• 9:06
  lot
• 9:06
  of
• 9:06
  the
• 9:06
  reports
• 9:06
  we
• 9:07
  get
• 9:07
  come
• 9:08
  from
• 9:08
  fishermen.
• 9:09
  They're
• 9:09
  like,
• 9:09
  oh,
• 9:10
  I'm
• 9:10
  here.
• 9:11
  This
• 9:11
  one's
• 9:12
  tangled
• 9:12
  up
• 9:12
  in
• 9:12
  line.
• 9:12
  It
• 9:13
  all
• 9:13
  comes
• 9:13
  down
• 9:13
  to
• 9:14
  those
• 9:14
  that
• 9:14
  aren't
• 9:15
  following
• 9:15
  the
• 9:15
  rules.
• 9:16
  So,
• 9:16
  you
• 9:17
  know,
• 9:17
  tackle
• 9:18
  left,
• 9:18
  abandoned,
• 9:19
  that
• 9:19
  kind
• 9:19
  of
• 9:19
  stuff.
• 9:20
  So
• 9:20
  we
• 9:20
  get
• 9:20
  a
• 9:20
  lot
• 9:20
  of
• 9:20
  that.
• 9:21
  There's
• 9:21
  a
• 9:21
  lot
• 9:21
  of
• 9:21
  catapulting
• 9:22
  going
• 9:22
  on.
• 9:23
  At
• 9:23
  the
• 9:23
  minute
• 9:24
  and
• 9:24
  then
• 9:24
  there's
• 9:24
  what
• 9:24
  they
• 9:24
  do
• 9:25
  to
• 9:25
  each
• 9:25
  other
• 9:25
  and
• 9:26
  to.
• 9:26
  Themselves
• 9:26
  this
• 9:27
  time
• 9:27
  of
• 9:27
  year.
• 9:27
  They're
• 9:27
  very
• 9:28
  aggressive
• 9:29
  and
• 9:29
  they're
• 9:29
  all
• 9:29
  got
• 9:30
  an
• 9:30
  opinion
• 9:31
  and
• 9:31
  they're
• 9:31
  perfectly
• 9:32
  capable
• 9:32
  of
• 9:32
  killing
• 9:33
  each
• 9:33
  other
• 9:34
  or
• 9:34
  somebody
• 9:34
  else
• 9:35
  or
• 9:35
  somebody
• 9:35
  else's
• 9:35
  children.
• 9:36
  Chasing,
• 9:37
  chasing
• 9:37
  everybody
• 9:38
  off
• 9:39
  in
• 9:39
  the
• 9:39
  weather
• 9:39
  at
• 9:40
  the
• 9:40
  minute
• 9:40
  that
• 9:40
  is
• 9:40
  so
• 9:41
  changeable.
• 9:41
  They
• 9:42
  don't
• 9:42
  like
• 9:42
  particularly
• 9:43
  flying
• 9:43
  in
• 9:43
  high
• 9:43
  winds,
• 9:44
  but
• 9:44
  if
• 9:45
  they're
• 9:45
  chased
• 9:45
  off,
• 9:45
  they
• 9:46
  will.
• 9:46
  Which
• 9:46
  nine
• 9:47
  times
• 9:47
  out
• 9:47
  of
• 9:47
  10,
• 9:48
  leads
• 9:48
  them
• 9:48
  to
• 9:49
  just
• 9:49
  falling
• 9:49
  out
• 9:49
  of
• 9:49
  the
• 9:50
  sky.
• 9:50
  They
• 9:50
  go,
• 9:50
  I
• 9:50
  don't
• 9:51
  want
• 9:51
  to
• 9:51
  fly
• 9:51
  anymore.
• 9:51
  And
• 9:51
  then
• 9:51
  they
• 9:52
  just
• 9:52
  come
• 9:52
  down
• 9:52
  wherever
• 9:52
  they
• 9:53
  are.
• 9:53
  Walton
• 9:53
  Bridge,
• 9:54
  it
• 9:54
  turns
• 9:54
  out,
• 9:54
  is
• 9:55
  something
• 9:55
  of
• 9:55
  a
• 9:56
  known
• 9:56
  hazard.
• 9:57
  The
• 9:57
  bridge
• 9:57
  is
• 9:57
  that
• 9:57
  colour
• 9:58
  so
• 9:58
  that
• 9:58
  you
• 9:58
  can
• 9:58
  see
• 9:58
  it
• 9:59
  against
• 9:59
  the
• 9:59
  grey
• 9:59
  sky.
• 10:00
  But
• 10:01
  of
• 10:01
  course,
• 10:01
  you
• 10:01
  know
• 10:02
  when
• 10:02
  your
• 10:02
  head
• 10:03
  is
• 10:04
  2
• 10:04
  foot,
• 10:04
  3
• 10:04
  foot
• 10:05
  away
• 10:05
  from
• 10:05
  your
• 10:05
  body,
• 10:06
  so
• 10:06
  you're
• 10:06
  turning
• 10:06
  circle
• 10:07
  and
• 10:08
  your
• 10:08
  eyeballs
• 10:08
  are
• 10:08
  on
• 10:08
  the
• 10:09
  side
• 10:09
  of
• 10:09
  your
• 10:09
  head,
• 10:10
  you've
• 10:10
  got
• 10:10
  to
• 10:10
  turn
• 10:11
  your
• 10:11
  head
• 10:11
  and
• 10:11
  still
• 10:12
  go
• 10:12
  forward
• 10:12
  before
• 10:13
  you
• 10:13
  realise
• 10:13
  you've
• 10:13
  hit
• 10:13
  something.
• 10:14
  So
• 10:14
  they're
• 10:15
  not
• 10:16
  fabulous.
• 10:16
  I
• 10:16
  mean,
• 10:16
  they're
• 10:17
  good
• 10:17
  at
• 10:17
  flying
• 10:17
  as
• 10:17
  long
• 10:17
  as
• 10:17
  there's
• 10:18
  nothing
• 10:18
  in
• 10:18
  the
• 10:18
  way.
• 10:18
  Yeah.
• 10:19
  The
• 10:20
  sanctuary
• 10:20
  has
• 10:20
  its
• 10:20
  own
• 10:21
  operating
• 10:21
  theatre,
• 10:22
  possibly
• 10:22
  the
• 10:22
  only
• 10:23
  swan
• 10:23
  specific
• 10:24
  one
• 10:24
  in
• 10:24
  the
• 10:24
  country.
• 10:25
  So
• 10:25
  we
• 10:25
  are
• 10:25
  a
• 10:25
  registered
• 10:26
  veterinary
• 10:26
  practice.
• 10:27
  Yes,
• 10:28
  it's
• 10:28
  just
• 10:29
  a
• 10:29
  regular
• 10:29
  operating
• 10:29
  theatre.
• 10:30
  Any
• 10:31
  surgeon
• 10:31
  or
• 10:31
  veterinary
• 10:32
  surgeon
• 10:32
  would
• 10:32
  recognise
• 10:33
  all
• 10:33
  the
• 10:33
  bits
• 10:33
  and
• 10:33
  pieces.
• 10:34
  And
• 10:34
  it
• 10:34
  just
• 10:35
  means
• 10:35
  that
• 10:35
  they
• 10:36
  can
• 10:36
  come
• 10:36
  in,
• 10:37
  have
• 10:37
  an
• 10:37
  operation
• 10:38
  and
• 10:39
  be
• 10:39
  back
• 10:39
  next
• 10:39
  to
• 10:39
  their
• 10:40
  friend
• 10:40
  as
• 10:40
  they
• 10:40
  wake
• 10:40
  up.
• 10:41
  So
• 10:41
  there's
• 10:41
  no
• 10:42
  sitting
• 10:42
  next
• 10:42
  to
• 10:42
  a
• 10:42
  dog
• 10:42
  in
• 10:43
  the
• 10:43
  regular
• 10:43
  practice
• 10:44
  or,
• 10:44
  you
• 10:45
  know,
• 10:45
  it's
• 10:45
  all.
• 10:46
  And
• 10:46
  it's
• 10:46
  all
• 10:46
  geared
• 10:47
  specifically
• 10:47
  for
• 10:47
  them
• 10:48
  because
• 10:49
  birds
• 10:49
  can
• 10:49
  be
• 10:49
  a
• 10:50
  bit
• 10:50
  tricky
• 10:51
  to
• 10:51
  keep
• 10:52
  sleep
• 10:52
  because
• 10:53
  they
• 10:53
  breathe
• 10:53
  differently.
• 10:54
  And
• 10:54
  their
• 10:54
  vet
• 10:54
  has
• 10:55
  written
• 10:55
  the
• 10:55
  book
• 10:55
  on
• 10:56
  it,
• 10:56
  literally.
• 10:57
  This
• 10:57
  is
• 10:57
  our
• 10:58
  vet,
• 10:59
  she
• 10:59
  wrote.
• 10:59
  She
• 11:00
  literally
• 11:00
  wrote
• 11:00
  the
• 11:00
  book
• 11:01
  on
• 11:02
  looking
• 11:02
  after
• 11:02
  them.
• 11:03
  So
• 11:03
  she's,
• 11:03
  you
• 11:04
  know,
• 11:04
  he's
• 11:04
  pretty
• 11:05
  done.
• 11:05
  All
• 11:05
  sorts
• 11:06
  of
• 11:06
  things.
• 11:06
  Yeah,
• 11:06
  I
• 11:07
  mean,
• 11:07
  there
• 11:07
  are
• 11:07
  lots
• 11:07
  of
• 11:08
  really
• 11:08
  good
• 11:08
  wildlife
• 11:09
  vets,
• 11:09
  but
• 11:09
  as
• 11:09
  just
• 11:09
  happens
• 11:10
  to
• 11:10
  be
• 11:10
  swans.
• 11:11
  She
• 11:11
  specialises
• 11:12
  and
• 11:12
  she's
• 11:13
  not
• 11:13
  afraid
• 11:13
  to
• 11:13
  have
• 11:13
  a
• 11:13
  go
• 11:13
  either.
• 11:14
  And
• 11:14
  recovery
• 11:15
  when
• 11:15
  it
• 11:15
  works
• 11:16
  is
• 11:16
  remarkably
• 11:17
  fast.
• 11:17
  Swans,
• 11:18
  because
• 11:19
  of
• 11:19
  the
• 11:19
  way
• 11:19
  they
• 11:19
  breathe,.
• 11:19
  They
• 11:20
  wake
• 11:20
  up
• 11:20
  really
• 11:20
  quickly.
• 11:22
  So
• 11:22
  it's
• 11:22
  only
• 11:22
  about
• 11:22
  five
• 11:23
  minutes
• 11:23
  and
• 11:23
  they're
• 11:23
  a
• 11:23
  bit
• 11:23
  flippy,
• 11:24
  floppy
• 11:24
  and
• 11:24
  a
• 11:24
  bit
• 11:24
  wobbly
• 11:25
  and
• 11:25
  then
• 11:26
  they're
• 11:26
  up
• 11:26
  and
• 11:26
  having
• 11:26
  their
• 11:26
  lunch.
• 11:28
  It's
• 11:28
  really
• 11:28
  that
• 11:28
  fast.
• 11:29
  They
• 11:29
  really,
• 11:29
  really
• 11:29
  shake
• 11:30
  it
• 11:30
  off
• 11:30
  quite
• 11:30
  quickly.
• 11:31
  Obviously
• 11:31
  they're
• 11:31
  not
• 11:31
  100%
• 11:32
  right
• 11:32
  as
• 11:32
  rain
• 11:33
  afterwards,
• 11:33
  but
• 11:34
  you
• 11:34
  know,
• 11:34
  it
• 11:35
  can
• 11:35
  take
• 11:35
  sort
• 11:35
  of
• 11:35
  a
• 11:36
  week
• 11:36
  or
• 11:36
  so
• 11:36
  until
• 11:37
  they're
• 11:37
  ready
• 11:37
  to
• 11:37
  go
• 11:37
  outside.
• 11:38
  But
• 11:38
  they
• 11:38
  do
• 11:39
  tend
• 11:39
  to.
• 11:40
  We
• 11:40
  try
• 11:40
  and
• 11:41
  move
• 11:41
  them
• 11:41
  through
• 11:42
  as
• 11:42
  quick
• 11:43
  as
• 11:43
  we
• 11:43
  are
• 11:43
  able
• 11:44
  just
• 11:44
  to
• 11:44
  make
• 11:45
  sure
• 11:45
  they
• 11:45
  don't
• 11:45
  get
• 11:46
  too
• 11:46
  tame.
• 11:47
  We
• 11:48
  want
• 11:48
  to
• 11:48
  try
• 11:48
  and
• 11:48
  our
• 11:48
  goal
• 11:49
  is
• 11:49
  to
• 11:49
  keep
• 11:50
  everything
• 11:50
  as
• 11:50
  wild
• 11:51
  as
• 11:51
  possible
• 11:51
  and
• 11:51
  to
• 11:51
  get
• 11:52
  it
• 11:52
  back
• 11:52
  to
• 11:52
  the
• 11:52
  wild
• 11:53
  if
• 11:53
  we
• 11:53
  can,
• 11:53
  or
• 11:54
  get
• 11:54
  it
• 11:54
  back
• 11:54
  to
• 11:54
  a
• 11:55
  life
• 11:55
  that
• 11:55
  is
• 11:55
  as
• 11:56
  wild
• 11:56
  as
• 11:56
  we
• 11:57
  can
• 11:57
  get
• 11:57
  it.
• 11:57
  It
• 11:57
  turns
• 11:58
  out
• 11:58
  that
• 11:59
  swan
• 11:59
  bones
• 11:59
  are
• 12:00
  hollow.
• 12:00
  Bizarrely,
• 12:01
  swan
• 12:02
  bones
• 12:02
  are
• 12:02
  hollow.
• 12:03
  So
• 12:03
  when
• 12:03
  they
• 12:03
  break
• 12:04
  something,
• 12:04
  it's
• 12:05
  not
• 12:05
  a
• 12:06
  case
• 12:06
  of,
• 12:06
  oh,
• 12:07
  I'll
• 12:07
  pin
• 12:07
  that
• 12:07
  back
• 12:07
  together.
• 12:08
  Because
• 12:09
  nine
• 12:09
  times
• 12:09
  out
• 12:09
  of
• 12:09
  10
• 12:09
  it
• 12:10
  just
• 12:10
  sort
• 12:10
  of
• 12:10
  shatters
• 12:11
  like
• 12:11
  glass.
• 12:11
  You
• 12:11
  can't
• 12:12
  fix
• 12:13
  it.
• 12:14
  Here
• 12:14
  we
• 12:14
  have
• 12:14
  a
• 12:14
  demonstration
• 12:15
  model.
• 12:16
  So
• 12:17
  it's
• 12:17
  actually
• 12:17
  the
• 12:18
  real
• 12:18
  thing.
• 12:18
  This
• 12:18
  is
• 12:18
  the
• 12:19
  real
• 12:19
  thing.
• 12:19
  This
• 12:19
  was.
• 12:20
  We
• 12:20
  had
• 12:21
  to
• 12:21
  get
• 12:21
  permission
• 12:21
  from
• 12:21
  the
• 12:22
  King's
• 12:22
  swan
• 12:22
  marker
• 12:23
  to
• 12:23
  get
• 12:23
  it
• 12:23
  done.
• 12:23
  But
• 12:24
  when
• 12:24
  they
• 12:24
  break
• 12:24
  sort
• 12:24
  of
• 12:25
  these
• 12:25
  bones
• 12:26
  because
• 12:26
  they
• 12:26
  are
• 12:26
  hollow,
• 12:27
  they
• 12:27
  sort
• 12:28
  of
• 12:28
  shatter.
• 12:28
  So
• 12:29
  there's
• 12:29
  no
• 12:29
  putting
• 12:29
  it
• 12:30
  back
• 12:30
  together.
• 12:30
  No,
• 12:30
  because
• 12:31
  it's
• 12:31
  a
• 12:31
  10,000
• 12:31
  piece
• 12:31
  jigsaw.
• 12:32
  Yeah.
• 12:32
  It's
• 12:33
  not
• 12:33
  going
• 12:33
  to
• 12:33
  work.
• 12:33
  And
• 12:34
  even
• 12:34
  if
• 12:34
  you
• 12:34
  do
• 12:34
  get
• 12:35
  it
• 12:35
  back
• 12:35
  together,
• 12:35
  that
• 12:36
  particular
• 12:36
  bone
• 12:36
  isn't
• 12:37
  going
• 12:37
  to
• 12:37
  be
• 12:37
  capable
• 12:37
  of
• 12:38
  flying.
• 12:39
  Really.
• 12:39
  It's
• 12:39
  going
• 12:39
  to
• 12:39
  be
• 12:40
  too
• 12:40
  heavy,
• 12:40
  by
• 12:40
  the
• 12:40
  way.
• 12:40
  Too
• 12:40
  heavy
• 12:41
  and
• 12:41
  won't
• 12:41
  work.
• 12:42
  So
• 12:42
  we
• 12:42
  tend
• 12:42
  to
• 12:43
  amputate.
• 12:43
  And
• 12:43
  we
• 12:43
  amputate.
• 12:44
  Where
• 12:44
  does
• 12:45
  she
• 12:45
  take
• 12:45
  it
• 12:45
  off?
• 12:45
  Mid
• 12:46
  top
• 12:46
  one.
• 12:47
  Mid
• 12:47
  top.
• 12:47
  This
• 12:47
  one?
• 12:48
  Yeah,
• 12:49
  she
• 12:49
  takes
• 12:49
  it
• 12:49
  off
• 12:49
  there.
• 12:50
  That's
• 12:50
  actually
• 12:50
  part
• 12:50
  of
• 12:50
  the
• 12:51
  elbow
• 12:52
  because
• 12:53
  a
• 12:53
  you're
• 12:53
  left
• 12:54
  with
• 12:54
  not
• 12:55
  a
• 12:55
  dead
• 12:55
  swan.
• 12:56
  We've
• 12:56
  got
• 12:56
  the
• 12:56
  lake
• 12:57
  that
• 12:57
  we
• 12:57
  can
• 12:57
  facilitate
• 12:58
  it
• 12:58
  so
• 12:58
  they
• 12:58
  live
• 12:58
  with
• 12:58
  us
• 12:59
  for
• 12:59
  the
• 12:59
  rest
• 12:59
  of
• 12:59
  their
• 12:59
  lives
• 13:00
  where
• 13:00
  they're
• 13:00
  fed
• 13:01
  twice
• 13:01
  a
• 13:01
  day
• 13:02
  and
• 13:02
  as
• 13:02
  wild
• 13:03
  as
• 13:03
  we
• 13:03
  can
• 13:03
  make
• 13:03
  it.
• 13:04
  But
• 13:04
  when
• 13:04
  amputation
• 13:05
  isn't
• 13:05
  an
• 13:05
  option,
• 13:06
  the
• 13:06
  decision
• 13:07
  to
• 13:07
  end
• 13:07
  a
• 13:08
  life
• 13:08
  is
• 13:08
  never
• 13:09
  taken
• 13:09
  lightly.
• 13:10
  There
• 13:10
  is
• 13:10
  an
• 13:10
  entire
• 13:11
  committee
• 13:11
  that
• 13:11
  forms
• 13:12
  before
• 13:12
  anything
• 13:13
  is
• 13:13
  put
• 13:13
  to
• 13:13
  sleep.
• 13:13
  Yeah,
• 13:14
  it's
• 13:14
  a
• 13:14
  big
• 13:15
  decision.
• 13:15
  All
• 13:16
  of
• 13:16
  us
• 13:16
  are
• 13:16
  involved
• 13:16
  and
• 13:17
  we
• 13:17
  go,
• 13:17
  oh,
• 13:17
  well,
• 13:19
  there
• 13:20
  has
• 13:20
  to
• 13:20
  be.
• 13:20
  A
• 13:20
  big
• 13:20
  conversation,
• 13:21
  as
• 13:21
  there
• 13:21
  should
• 13:21
  be
• 13:21
  if
• 13:22
  you're
• 13:22
  ending
• 13:22
  something's
• 13:23
  life.
• 13:23
  Yeah,
• 13:24
  we
• 13:24
  don't,
• 13:24
  don't
• 13:25
  take
• 13:25
  it
• 13:25
  lightly.
• 13:26
  It's
• 13:26
  not
• 13:26
  something
• 13:26
  that,
• 13:26
  you
• 13:27
  know,
• 13:27
  some.
• 13:27
  Things
• 13:27
  are
• 13:28
  utterly
• 13:28
  obvious.
• 13:28
  Yeah.
• 13:29
  But
• 13:30
  usually
• 13:31
  even
• 13:31
  that
• 13:31
  still
• 13:32
  takes.
• 13:35
  Are
• 13:35
  you
• 13:35
  sure?
• 13:36
  I
• 13:36
  assumed
• 13:36
  the
• 13:36
  sanctuary's
• 13:37
  reach
• 13:37
  was
• 13:37
  mostly
• 13:38
  local.
• 13:38
  I
• 13:39
  was
• 13:39
  wrong.
• 13:40
  So
• 13:40
  we've
• 13:40
  got
• 13:40
  Danny
• 13:41
  in
• 13:41
  Guildford.
• 13:42
  Yeah,
• 13:42
  he
• 13:43
  does
• 13:43
  down
• 13:43
  as
• 13:43
  far
• 13:43
  as
• 13:43
  Portsmouth
• 13:44
  and
• 13:44
  Yep.
• 13:47
  Leanne
• 13:48
  over
• 13:48
  at
• 13:48
  Exeter.
• 13:49
  Yep.
• 13:50
  We
• 13:51
  used
• 13:51
  to
• 13:51
  have
• 13:51
  a
• 13:51
  chap
• 13:51
  in
• 13:52
  Wales.
• 13:52
  He's
• 13:52
  retired
• 13:53
  now,
• 13:53
  but
• 13:53
  there
• 13:53
  are.
• 13:53
  He
• 13:54
  does
• 13:54
  still
• 13:54
  come
• 13:54
  out.
• 13:54
  He
• 13:55
  does
• 13:55
  still
• 13:55
  go
• 13:55
  out
• 13:55
  for
• 13:55
  rescues.
• 13:56
  He's
• 13:56
  retired
• 13:57
  in
• 13:57
  the
• 13:57
  sense
• 13:57
  that,
• 13:57
  you
• 13:58
  know,
• 13:58
  oh,
• 13:58
  you
• 13:58
  need
• 13:58
  me
• 13:59
  to
• 13:59
  do
• 13:59
  something?
• 13:59
  Okay,
• 13:59
  I'll
• 13:59
  get
• 14:00
  it.
• 14:01
  So
• 14:02
  Wales,
• 14:03
  we
• 14:03
  act
• 14:03
  as
• 14:03
  a
• 14:03
  sort
• 14:04
  of
• 14:04
  a
• 14:04
  referral
• 14:04
  centre.
• 14:05
  So
• 14:05
  we
• 14:05
  take
• 14:05
  them
• 14:05
  from
• 14:06
  all
• 14:06
  over
• 14:06
  the
• 14:06
  place.
• 14:07
  We've
• 14:07
  had
• 14:07
  swans
• 14:08
  in
• 14:08
  from
• 14:08
  Kent.
• 14:09
  So
• 14:10
  Yeah.
• 14:10
  The
• 14:10
  lower
• 14:10
  half
• 14:11
  of
• 14:11
  the
• 14:11
  uk
• 14:11
  I
• 14:12
  think
• 14:12
  covers
• 14:12
  it
• 14:12
  pretty
• 14:13
  much.
• 14:13
  Well,
• 14:14
  I
• 14:14
  mean,
• 14:14
  Jill
• 14:14
  went
• 14:15
  to
• 14:15
  Scotland
• 14:15
  for
• 14:15
  one,
• 14:15
  so.
• 14:16
  Yes,
• 14:16
  she
• 14:16
  did.
• 14:17
  She's
• 14:17
  a
• 14:17
  bit
• 14:18
  like.
• 14:18
  But
• 14:19
  she
• 14:19
  covers
• 14:19
  most
• 14:20
  of
• 14:20
  London
• 14:20
  but
• 14:20
  she
• 14:20
  can't
• 14:21
  help
• 14:21
  herself.
• 14:21
  Yeah.
• 14:22
  I
• 14:22
  mean,
• 14:23
  if
• 14:23
  we
• 14:23
  can
• 14:24
  help,
• 14:24
  then
• 14:24
  we
• 14:24
  will.
• 14:25
  You
• 14:25
  know,
• 14:25
  if
• 14:25
  you
• 14:26
  want
• 14:26
  to
• 14:26
  transfer
• 14:26
  something
• 14:26
  down
• 14:27
  to
• 14:27
  us,
• 14:27
  go
• 14:27
  for
• 14:27
  it.
• 14:27
  Yeah.
• 14:28
  I
• 14:28
  mean
• 14:28
  that's
• 14:28
  how
• 14:28
  we
• 14:29
  work.
• 14:29
  Newcastle,
• 14:29
  send.
• 14:30
  Pause
• 14:30
  for
• 14:30
  thought.
• 14:30
  Send
• 14:31
  things
• 14:31
  to
• 14:31
  us.
• 14:31
  Northampton,
• 14:32
  send
• 14:32
  things
• 14:32
  to
• 14:33
  us.
• 14:33
  We're
• 14:33
  talking
• 14:33
  about
• 14:34
  big
• 14:34
  cases
• 14:34
  or
• 14:34
  long
• 14:35
  term
• 14:35
  disabled
• 14:36
  or
• 14:36
  something
• 14:37
  like
• 14:37
  that.
• 14:37
  And
• 14:38
  there's
• 14:38
  a
• 14:38
  sister
• 14:38
  charity
• 14:39
  they
• 14:39
  work
• 14:39
  closely
• 14:40
  with
• 14:40
  too.
• 14:40
  There's
• 14:41
  one
• 14:41
  lifeline
• 14:42
  in
• 14:42
  Eton.
• 14:43
  We
• 14:43
  work
• 14:43
  closely
• 14:44
  with
• 14:44
  them.
• 14:44
  They're
• 14:44
  a
• 14:44
  smaller
• 14:45
  setup.
• 14:45
  They
• 14:45
  haven't
• 14:45
  got
• 14:46
  as
• 14:46
  much
• 14:46
  space
• 14:46
  as
• 14:46
  us,
• 14:46
  so
• 14:47
  they're
• 14:47
  transferring
• 14:48
  a
• 14:48
  spinal
• 14:49
  injury.
• 14:49
  So
• 14:49
  that's
• 14:50
  going
• 14:50
  to
• 14:50
  be
• 14:50
  a
• 14:50
  long
• 14:50
  term.
• 14:51
  That
• 14:51
  could
• 14:51
  take
• 14:52
  sort
• 14:52
  of
• 14:52
  from.
• 14:53
  We
• 14:53
  don't
• 14:53
  expect
• 14:53
  to
• 14:54
  see
• 14:54
  any
• 14:54
  improvement
• 14:55
  before
• 14:55
  six
• 14:55
  weeks.
• 14:56
  We've
• 14:57
  got
• 14:57
  a
• 14:57
  therapeutic
• 14:58
  laser
• 14:58
  we
• 14:58
  use
• 14:58
  that
• 14:58
  helps
• 14:59
  sort
• 14:59
  of
• 14:59
  bring
• 14:59
  everything
• 15:00
  back
• 15:00
  to
• 15:00
  life,
• 15:00
  as
• 15:00
  it
• 15:00
  were.
• 15:01
  I
• 15:01
  asked
• 15:01
  what
• 15:02
  kind
• 15:02
  of
• 15:02
  person
• 15:02
  ends
• 15:03
  up
• 15:03
  volunteering
• 15:03
  here.
• 15:04
  All
• 15:04
  of
• 15:04
  them
• 15:05
  are
• 15:05
  passionate.
• 15:06
  Yeah.
• 15:06
  Like
• 15:06
  all
• 15:06
  of
• 15:07
  them.
• 15:07
  Not
• 15:07
  in
• 15:07
  an
• 15:07
  odd
• 15:07
  way,
• 15:08
  just
• 15:08
  passionate
• 15:09
  in
• 15:09
  that
• 15:09
  they
• 15:10
  really
• 15:10
  feel
• 15:10
  a
• 15:10
  conviction
• 15:11
  that
• 15:11
  we
• 15:11
  should
• 15:11
  be
• 15:11
  putting
• 15:12
  these
• 15:12
  things
• 15:12
  right.
• 15:12
  Somebody
• 15:13
  else
• 15:13
  has
• 15:13
  done
• 15:13
  this
• 15:13
  and
• 15:13
  we
• 15:14
  need
• 15:14
  to
• 15:14
  fix
• 15:14
  it.
• 15:14
  Yeah.
• 15:15
  And
• 15:16
  actually
• 15:17
  the
• 15:17
  best
• 15:17
  thing
• 15:17
  about
• 15:17
  a
• 15:18
  lot
• 15:18
  of
• 15:18
  our
• 15:18
  rescuers
• 15:18
  is
• 15:19
  they
• 15:19
  are
• 15:19
  purely
• 15:19
  in
• 15:19
  it
• 15:20
  for
• 15:20
  the
• 15:20
  birds.
• 15:20
  They
• 15:20
  don't
• 15:21
  care
• 15:21
  about
• 15:21
  the
• 15:21
  politics.
• 15:21
  And
• 15:22
  that's
• 15:22
  what
• 15:22
  makes
• 15:22
  a
• 15:22
  really,
• 15:23
  really
• 15:23
  good
• 15:23
  rescuer
• 15:24
  is
• 15:24
  they
• 15:24
  don't
• 15:24
  care
• 15:24
  about
• 15:25
  the
• 15:25
  politics
• 15:25
  that.
• 15:25
  Oh,
• 15:26
  he
• 15:26
  said,
• 15:26
  she
• 15:26
  said,
• 15:27
  going
• 15:27
  on
• 15:28
  around
• 15:28
  them.
• 15:28
  They
• 15:28
  are
• 15:28
  in
• 15:28
  it
• 15:29
  for
• 15:29
  the
• 15:29
  bird
• 15:29
  and
• 15:29
  if
• 15:29
  they
• 15:29
  can
• 15:30
  help
• 15:30
  the
• 15:30
  bird,
• 15:30
  they
• 15:30
  will.
• 15:31
  They
• 15:31
  don't
• 15:32
  worry
• 15:32
  about
• 15:32
  the
• 15:32
  politics
• 15:33
  going
• 15:33
  on.
• 15:34
  Like
• 15:34
  a
• 15:34
  lot
• 15:34
  of
• 15:34
  charities,
• 15:35
  they
• 15:35
  lost
• 15:35
  volunteers
• 15:36
  during
• 15:36
  the
• 15:36
  pandemic
• 15:37
  and
• 15:37
  they
• 15:37
  haven't
• 15:38
  fully
• 15:38
  recovered
• 15:39
  the
• 15:39
  numbers
• 15:39
  since.
• 15:40
  We
• 15:40
  lost
• 15:40
  a
• 15:40
  lot
• 15:40
  of
• 15:40
  volunteers
• 15:41
  during
• 15:41
  COVID
• 15:42
  because
• 15:42
  they
• 15:42
  were
• 15:42
  all
• 15:43
  older
• 15:43
  people
• 15:43
  that,
• 15:44
  you
• 15:44
  know,
• 15:44
  were
• 15:44
  then
• 15:44
  having
• 15:45
  to.
• 15:45
  Weren't
• 15:45
  allowed
• 15:46
  out.
• 15:46
  Weren't
• 15:46
  allowed
• 15:46
  out.
• 15:48
  But,
• 15:48
  you
• 15:48
  know,
• 15:48
  a
• 15:48
  lot
• 15:49
  of
• 15:49
  our
• 15:49
  volunteers
• 15:49
  that
• 15:49
  were
• 15:50
  local,
• 15:50
  weren't
• 15:51
  they?
• 15:51
  Oh,
• 15:51
  yeah,
• 15:51
  yeah.
• 15:52
  It's
• 15:52
  something
• 15:53
  we
• 15:53
  need
• 15:53
  to
• 15:53
  build
• 15:53
  up
• 15:53
  again.
• 15:54
  Yes.
• 15:54
  But
• 15:56
  very
• 15:56
  keen
• 15:56
  for
• 15:57
  some
• 15:57
  new
• 15:57
  volunteers
• 15:58
  and
• 15:58
  that
• 15:58
  kind
• 15:58
  of
• 15:58
  stuff.
• 15:59
  Yeah.
• 16:00
  I
• 16:00
  mean,
• 16:00
  we
• 16:00
  have
• 16:00
  to
• 16:00
  run
• 16:01
  them
• 16:01
  through
• 16:01
  Sally,
• 16:01
  because
• 16:01
  she's
• 16:02
  our
• 16:02
  supervisor
• 16:02
  and
• 16:02
  she
• 16:03
  supervises
• 16:04
  everybody.
• 16:04
  Our
• 16:05
  vet
• 16:05
  used
• 16:05
  to
• 16:05
  give
• 16:05
  talks
• 16:06
  and
• 16:06
  she
• 16:06
  always
• 16:06
  said,
• 16:06
  if
• 16:06
  you
• 16:06
  don't
• 16:07
  take
• 16:07
  anything
• 16:07
  away
• 16:07
  from
• 16:08
  this,
• 16:08
  except
• 16:09
  one
• 16:09
  thing,
• 16:09
  it's
• 16:10
  take
• 16:10
  our
• 16:10
  phone
• 16:10
  number,
• 16:11
  because
• 16:11
  if
• 16:11
  you're
• 16:12
  in
• 16:12
  doubt,
• 16:12
  give
• 16:12
  us
• 16:12
  a
• 16:12
  ring.
• 16:13
  Because,
• 16:13
  you
• 16:14
  know,
• 16:14
  we
• 16:14
  can
• 16:14
  either
• 16:14
  reassure
• 16:15
  you.
• 16:15
  No,
• 16:15
  that's
• 16:15
  fine,
• 16:16
  madam.
• 16:16
  He's
• 16:16
  supposed
• 16:16
  to
• 16:16
  do
• 16:17
  that.
• 16:17
  Or
• 16:18
  we
• 16:18
  can
• 16:18
  find
• 16:18
  somebody
• 16:19
  that
• 16:19
  can
• 16:19
  help
• 16:19
  you.
• 16:20
  Either
• 16:20
  us
• 16:20
  or
• 16:21
  somebody
• 16:21
  nearer
• 16:22
  or,
• 16:22
  you
• 16:23
  know,
• 16:23
  that's.
• 16:23
  That's.
• 16:24
  And
• 16:24
  we
• 16:25
  really,
• 16:25
  most
• 16:25
  important,
• 16:26
  don't
• 16:26
  mind
• 16:26
  giving
• 16:26
  advice,
• 16:27
  even
• 16:27
  if
• 16:27
  you
• 16:27
  feel
• 16:28
  a
• 16:28
  bit
• 16:28
  silly,
• 16:28
  because
• 16:28
  we've
• 16:29
  gone.
• 16:29
  Oh,
• 16:29
  no,
• 16:29
  no.
• 16:29
  They
• 16:30
  sit
• 16:30
  like
• 16:30
  that
• 16:30
  all
• 16:30
  the
• 16:30
  time.
• 16:31
  Like
• 16:31
  for
• 16:31
  us,
• 16:32
  we'd
• 16:32
  rather
• 16:32
  you
• 16:32
  ring
• 16:33
  and
• 16:33
  it
• 16:33
  not
• 16:33
  be
• 16:33
  a
• 16:33
  problem
• 16:34
  than
• 16:34
  you're
• 16:35
  not
• 16:35
  ring.
• 16:35
  And
• 16:35
  there
• 16:35
  is
• 16:35
  a
• 16:35
  big
• 16:36
  problem.
• 16:36
  And
• 16:37
  if
• 16:37
  you'd
• 16:37
  like
• 16:37
  to
• 16:37
  support
• 16:37
  them
• 16:38
  directly.
• 16:38
  Money
• 16:39
  is
• 16:39
  always
• 16:39
  useful,
• 16:40
  but
• 16:40
  so
• 16:40
  are
• 16:40
  everyday
• 16:41
  items.
• 16:42
  We
• 16:42
  use
• 16:42
  switch
• 16:43
  towels
• 16:43
  and
• 16:43
  blankets.
• 16:44
  We
• 16:44
  do.
• 16:44
  And
• 16:44
  we've
• 16:44
  got
• 16:44
  an
• 16:45
  Amazon
• 16:45
  wish
• 16:45
  list
• 16:45
  that
• 16:46
  sort
• 16:46
  of
• 16:46
  has
• 16:47
  our
• 16:47
  most
• 16:48
  used
• 16:48
  items,
• 16:48
  things
• 16:49
  that
• 16:49
  we
• 16:49
  always.
• 16:49
  Yeah.
• 16:50
  Always
• 16:50
  happy
• 16:50
  to
• 16:51
  receive.
• 16:51
  And
• 16:51
  people
• 16:51
  are
• 16:51
  incredibly
• 16:52
  generous
• 16:52
  on
• 16:53
  that,
• 16:53
  to
• 16:53
  be
• 16:53
  honest.
• 16:53
  Yeah.
• 16:53
  We
• 16:54
  had
• 16:54
  a
• 16:54
  lady,
• 16:54
  she
• 16:54
  spent
• 16:54
  over
• 16:55
  a
• 16:55
  thousand
• 16:55
  pounds
• 16:55
  on
• 16:55
  the
• 16:55
  wish
• 16:56
  list.
• 16:56
  Her
• 16:56
  dad
• 16:57
  had
• 16:57
  given
• 16:57
  her
• 16:57
  a
• 16:57
  thousand
• 16:58
  pounds
• 16:58
  to
• 16:58
  spend
• 16:59
  however
• 16:59
  she
• 16:59
  wished
• 17:00
  and
• 17:00
  that's
• 17:00
  what
• 17:00
  she
• 17:00
  wanted
• 17:00
  to
• 17:00
  do.
• 17:01
  I
• 17:01
  asked
• 17:01
  what
• 17:01
  it's
• 17:02
  meant
• 17:02
  to
• 17:02
  become
• 17:02
  part
• 17:02
  of
• 17:03
  the
• 17:03
  Shepperton
• 17:03
  community.
• 17:04
  Oh,
• 17:04
  I
• 17:04
  think
• 17:04
  it's
• 17:04
  lovely.
• 17:05
  I
• 17:05
  think
• 17:05
  the
• 17:05
  people
• 17:05
  are
• 17:05
  really.
• 17:06
  I
• 17:07
  think
• 17:07
  they're
• 17:07
  quite
• 17:07
  proud
• 17:08
  of
• 17:08
  us.
• 17:09
  Yeah.
• 17:09
  And
• 17:09
  it.
• 17:10
  We.
• 17:10
  We
• 17:10
  certainly
• 17:10
  feel
• 17:11
  like
• 17:11
  part
• 17:11
  of
• 17:11
  the
• 17:11
  community
• 17:12
  now.
• 17:12
  Yeah.
• 17:12
  We've
• 17:13
  got
• 17:13
  areas
• 17:13
  around
• 17:14
  Shepperton
• 17:14
  that
• 17:15
  are
• 17:15
  repeat
• 17:15
  offenders
• 17:15
  for
• 17:16
  swans
• 17:16
  and
• 17:17
  the
• 17:17
  people
• 17:17
  that
• 17:18
  are.
• 17:18
  That
• 17:19
  live
• 17:19
  there
• 17:19
  notoring
• 17:20
  us.
• 17:20
  Yeah.
• 17:21
  There's
• 17:21
  a
• 17:21
  particular
• 17:21
  house
• 17:22
  up
• 17:22
  the
• 17:22
  road
• 17:22
  that
• 17:22
  always
• 17:22
  gets
• 17:22
  a
• 17:23
  swan
• 17:23
  in
• 17:23
  their
• 17:23
  garden.
• 17:23
  Sorry,
• 17:24
  the.
• 17:24
  Oh,
• 17:25
  Fordbridge
• 17:25
  Park.
• 17:26
  Fordbridge
• 17:26
  Park.
• 17:26
  They've
• 17:27
  always
• 17:27
  got
• 17:27
  a
• 17:27
  swan.
• 17:28
  I've
• 17:28
  got
• 17:28
  this
• 17:28
  one.
• 17:29
  Oh,
• 17:29
  yeah.
• 17:29
  I'll
• 17:29
  go
• 17:30
  with
• 17:30
  you.
• 17:30
  Give
• 17:30
  me
• 17:30
  a
• 17:30
  minute.
• 17:31
  Yeah,
• 17:31
  all
• 17:31
  right.
• 17:31
  We're.
• 17:32
  Which
• 17:32
  bit
• 17:32
  are
• 17:32
  you
• 17:32
  in?
• 17:33
  And
• 17:33
  they're
• 17:33
  all
• 17:34
  really
• 17:34
  lovely
• 17:34
  and
• 17:34
  I
• 17:34
  think
• 17:35
  because
• 17:35
  they're
• 17:35
  an
• 17:35
  older
• 17:36
  community,
• 17:36
  I
• 17:36
  think
• 17:36
  they
• 17:37
  quite
• 17:37
  like
• 17:37
  the
• 17:37
  excitement
• 17:38
  having
• 17:39
  to
• 17:39
  ring
• 17:39
  us
• 17:39
  and
• 17:39
  they
• 17:40
  will
• 17:40
  come
• 17:40
  out
• 17:40
  and
• 17:40
  look
• 17:40
  and
• 17:41
  they're,
• 17:41
  oh,
• 17:41
  is
• 17:41
  he
• 17:41
  all
• 17:41
  right?
• 17:41
  What
• 17:42
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• 17:42
  happen?
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  Yeah.
• 17:43
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• 17:44
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• 17:45
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• 17:45
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• 17:47
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• 17:47
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• 17:51
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• 17:51
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• 17:52
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• 17:52
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• 17:52
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• 17:52
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• 17:53
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• 17:53
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• 17:53
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• 17:53
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• 17:53
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• 17:54
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• 17:54
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• 17:58
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• 17:59
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• 18:03
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• 18:04
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• 18:41
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• 18:42
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• 18:44
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