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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jane Clinton and Anandita Abraham

Living on the edge: what young people in England told us about life on the coast

Blurred out photo of a woman sitting on a grassy cliff top against white cliffs and a lighthouse
Beachy Head near Eastbourne on the south coast of England. One reader described the lack of jobs for young people in the town. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

Isle of Wight: ‘There are lots of retirees’

Megan, a 24-year-old from the Isle of Wight, is very familiar with saying goodbye. She decided university wasn’t for her and remembers how, one by one, she waved off her friends who left the island to study. Many never came back.

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