by Chris Malone
A blacksmith who chooses to operate a solar-powered stove and live in a caravan is set to appear in a new BBC Two series.
Simon Summers, who describes himself as an eco-blacksmith, lives in a 100-year-old gypsy caravan, according to the Herald Express.
The Devon resident will appear on the new Edwardian Farm programme, where he will show the audience how a weather vane would have been made during the Edwardian period, using only the techniques and technology available at the time.
He will be seen constructing the five-foot appliance from iron, copper and gold during his spell working as a heritage blacksmith on the Dartington estate.
The award-winning blacksmith told the newspaper that he did not use electrical tools at all during the filming.
Mr Summers will be used to such practices from his life in an 1887 Romany caravan. He does, however, use electricity to power the bellows on his forge, but a solar panel provides the energy, meaning his impact on the environment is minimised.
In other less savoury news, Norwich Evening News has revealed that a caravan was set alight in Great Yarmouth yesterday (September 20th) morning.
