The mess room at East Leake Quarry was busier than normal at lunch time recently when the site hosted the film crew, including Michaela Strachan from BBC’s Autumnwatch, with support from Jamie Pickles in Communications. They were filming the Bee-eaters on the site for the October programmes.

The crews arrived early but the birds remained out of the sight for over 4 hours, probably due to the windy and damp conditions. However, they did arrive early afternoon and they captured some good shots and interviews with the RSPB. The team took advantage of Michaela’s very approachable nature and many selfies were taken during proceedings – Alan Smith’s picture on the right. Thanks to Scott, Alan and the team on site for keeping everyone safe and for hosting the crews.

CEMEX were mentioned on many occasions during the interviews so be sure to watch out for the coverage during October!