This was so lovely to watch. I lived there from '83-87. This must have been filmed right after I left. All the faces I loved & remember just as they were. I lived in Rock House with Allmut, Patrick, & family, during my final year. I have the fondest of memories, and often still have happy dreams of my time there. I was blessed with that adventure in my life. I hear Botton has changed drastically since then.
What a great idea I must say Homing and a good job to keep them from getting depressed etc etc (( Thanks to the person who put this documentary on for all of us to watch These poor people are the most loving of people in this world today)) My cousin Brian was in a place like this in mucamore co, Antrim and passed away few years ago - rip cousin Brian(( I really have to say that the people in mukamore treated him like he was there own son god bless to all the staff etc etc
Near the end of this..seeing Shirley..you can see she has spent her life being lonely and forgotten almost..she hasn't had a very good life that's for sure ☹ God bless you Shirley! Many blessings to all ♡♡♡
I agree, I think her mental health may not have been genetic, maybe if her parents have not put her in 'a nut home' like she said, she may have been able to cope easier in life with the things she struggles with. She said she went to a psychiatric ward in Jersey, no one knows of the abuse she suffered there, if it's anything like the children's homes of the period in Jersey I feel sorry for her, there is documentaries of the child abuse that went on there. Also if I caught the little fuckers that threw bricks through her window I wouldn't care about the consequences, I would give them a bloody good hiding that their parents should be giving them, I don't care how old they are. Its sad that human beings are so cruel to each other.
We visited a few years ago, a wonderful place, the people were very happy and had a purpose. They lived with the volunteers as a family unit and it worked very well until the fat cats came in and ruined it.
Well, since your last comment (3 months ago) you now have a following of 8 (from 0!) I am going to be your 9th! I just know there will be more to follow, this is such a great documentary! I really enjoyed it! It would be lovely to see if this place is still there, and if any of the people in this film are still there, or even still alive... An ingenious idea, I hope it's still there!
there is a modern documentary about this place, its called the strangest village in britain, some of the people are still there now and can be seen a lot younger in this documentary... society needs places like this
Brilliant idea to who ever thought of putting people with special needs into work and live a far better way of living for them!!!! And they all pull their weight god bless them all Really good docermentry very interesting and very well done to all the people who work with them with them!!
The person who thought of it was Karl König. He initially founded founded the Camphill school for handicapped children, but then when his pupils grew up he realised there was nowhere for them to go where they could live in dignity, so Botton was founded as a place where handicapped adults could live
Watt amazing Documentary and it is very powerful video so thank you so much for sharing this amazing video this video is a very big part of my life because I relate to them because I have a learning disabilities as well and I want to say a big thank you to the satff who support them 😎♥️
Another subject here is the people who choose to provide support. What's at the back of this? It's a big question. Many of us find the world difficult, baffling, even offensive. Would this sort of set-up work for everyone, not just those with 'needs'? Actually, what are my needs? What are yours?
I found John Fry rather interesting, sounds as if he may have come from a very well-to-do family (even more so with Alistair MacMillan), who possibly decided they couldn't cope with him, or maybe even hid him from public view. He seemed so tranquil & happy with his lot, I hope he was. Botton is a rather incredible place, however, even after multiple films its still not regularly referenced by us, the general public & never mentioned by the media, I hope they still get the support they need.
Thank you for this upload. I find the whole Botton story very moving. I loved the comment about the handicapped people bring a warmth. The comment moved me very much. It is wonderful to see another documentary on Botton life as when I see the interactions between the residents and their smiles and innocents and good intention it moves my heart. I notice you have no subscribers. Today my friend I will be your first. Please can you tell me if you are in someway connected to Botton or is it like me you have a deep appreciation for it and the people. Great video and I will check out your other videos too. Keep them coming friend and keep chasing down your dreams. 😉 🦋
Things like this, where people who are mentally handicapped etc, you always get people saying stupid things about god. If God exists then this is HIS fault. Sickening.
Its a terrible shame that back in the day these places were used to hide abnormal people and the majority sent there loved ones there to be hid. But once there they learnt so much and the people who cared for them actually seemed to care about there well being. I wonder if these type of villages still exist I can imagine there is quite a divide. Like is this still acceptable?
That John fellow...I once volunteered with a chap who had a very, very similar cadence and repetitive speech pattern. I've never met anyone else like it. It's remarkable how similarly he talks. Repeating the same phrase over and over, and not really grasping what's going on around him. Yet still being able to carry out tasks like shopping and basic manual labour. Does anyone know what the condition is?
the uk tax man along with social services destroyed this way of life ,,they wanted set hours and shift work and no volunteer workers ,,every case worker has to pay tax,,,what a truly sad and money grabbing country the UK is
