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ClimateNE & Climate Change Schools Project support the move to a low-carbon, resilient economy and help businesses avoid risk and realise commercial opportunities. Posts by Jen Atkinson, Krista McKinzey and Harriet Thew » WHEN I was knee-high to a grasshopper the boredom of Sunday afternoons was not complete without a seemingly endless episode of The Waltons.
Time almost stood still as the trials and tribulations of Jim Bob, John Boy and Mary Ellen played out on the small screen - although at least it prolonged Monday morning and the school work that came with it.
But, according to the latest economic trends, the long forgotten world of The Waltons could be set to make its way to British shores.
The notion of one big family living on the same expansive plot of land is making a come back amid turmoil in the housing market.
According to reports this week, two-bedroom cabins called 'kids digs' which cost less than ã40,000 are sprouting up in gardens across the country.
Property firm Custom Timber Build UK told the media that sales in the chalets are booming among young people who can't afford to get on the property ladder in today's tough climate.
The timber structures, which need no planning permission, can be knocked up in a matter of weeks.
If chaos in the housing market continues, the kids you thought you'd got rid of when they flew the nest could come back, tails between their legs, to knock up a shanty town on your precious flowerbed.
And you won't even need a phone to say "good night grandma" - she'll be in the next room.
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