Geoffrey spends four months a year in Cumbria coaching local children and playing for the local cricket side. He feels like he is the only black man in Cumbria, but he likes the attention.
Diana's a German native but people keep thinking she's from the North East. Either way she hopes her bi-lingual children retain some of their German roots in their own accents ...
He's been a volunteer for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution based at Barrow for 35 years but Coxswain Alec Moore still gets an adrenaline rush when an emergency is called. Saving lives in the...
Ted's unique patter can seem like a foreign language to people who visit auction marts. But even Ted admits life among Cumbrian farmers can get confusing.
She can barely read or write but that hasn't stopped Ana graduating college. The only woman on her engineering course Ana would walk past signs saying "women keep out" - she wasn't bothered - she...
Jennifer enjoys being educated at home... even though it can be very hard work. Her top revision tip, is to plan your time carefully and then stick to the plan.
Christopher is 14 and lives in the North East with his mum, Jan. Christopher and Jan are very excited about Christmas because, as well as all the other things that are great about Christmas, it's a...
Jane lives in North Shields with her husband and their daughter, Abigail. Jane has been signing with Abigail since she was very young. Her hope is that, before Abigail is able to speak, she will...
