Charlotte Church has a deep history with both activism and music – and right now she's putting her energy into two grassroots projects that bring together the strands of education, environment, wellbeing, sustainability and the future of our planet. 

She joins co-hosts Fay Milton and Greg Cochrane to discuss Rhydoldog – an area of outstanding natural beauty in mid-Wales – where, along with the community, she's building a healing retreat centre. She also explains how The Awen Project, the democratic school she co-founded, approaches topics like climate education. She also reveals her plan to become a gong bath practitioner! 

It's all rooted in a deep passion for the natural environment and the urge to create a better future for the next generations. 

Fay and Greg also reflect on the outcomes of COP26, and leave you with some recommendations. 

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Sounds Like A Plan series 2 is supported by Festival Republic. They put on festivals including the legendary Leeds Festival, being at Bramham Park, Leeds on August 26-28th 2022. Weekend tickets are available now:

https://www.leedsfestival.com/tickets

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Links to things discussed in the podcast:

The Rhydoldog Project

https://rhydoldog.wixsite.com/my-site

The Awen Project

https://www.theawenproject.com/

This episode's recommendations:

Fay's recommendation

Hope In The Dark, by Rebecca Solnit 

https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Rebecca-Solnit/Hope-In-The-Dark--Untold-Histories-Wild-Possibilities/19374305

Greg's recommendation

The YIKES Podcast, hosted by Mikaela Loach and Jo Becker 

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-yikes-podcast/id1498623503

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This episode was partly recorded at Pirate studios. Pirate have modern and affordable recorded locations around the UK available to book 24/7.

https://pirate.com/en/

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