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  • Changing spaces

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How did a vast Amazon warehouse change life in a former mining town?

  • Briefly outline Rugeley’s background as a town

  • Contrast the views of people from Rugeley towards Amazon as a large employer in the town in 2012 with 2022

  • Discuss how residents of Rugeley want it to change as a place in the future.

Alasdair Monteith, Gordonstoun

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