The Repair Shop Catch up, Series 5: Episode 35 on BBC 2

The Repair Shop

Series 5: Episode 35

Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMaster of all things mechanical Steve Fletcher experiences a blast from his past when he takes on a vintage shop till, just like the ones he remembers from his childhood. In its heyday, the till took pride of place in owner Kaye Berry’s grandparents's pub and then chip shop. Kaye has many happy memories of playing with it as a little girl whenever she helped out behind the counter serving up chips. The once elegant object, with its intricate embossed panels, is now tarnished and defunct. Kaye’s only wish is to see it gleaming again, as it did on the shop counter. \n\nNext to pull up with a treasure from her childhood is Janine Savage from Dorset, accompanied by Sue Keenan. Janine hopes wood aficionado Will Kirk can transform a very special doll's house. It was custom-made for Janine by her grandfather and was the envy of all her friends. The doll's house has entertained her own children, and she would love it to continue bringing joy to others, so she has gifted it to her local children’s hospice. Sue works at the hospice and has big plans for the doll's house as a key part of the play therapy they offer the children. Will pours his heart and soul into transforming the tired toy into an enchanting plaything, redecorating, rewiring and furnishing the miniature home. The children who attend the hospice are excited to see the finished results and can’t wait to start playing with it!\n\nEver so clever with leather, Suzie Fletcher welcomes the Rev Richard Hayes to the workshop, who has a box containing a compact communion set that he takes to visit his parishioners who cannot attend church. The leather box was once the property of the Air Ministry and traveled the world with an RAF chaplain as he delivered communion and support to brave airmen during the Second World War. Suzie reinforces the tattered box, carefully tends to the faded leather and reinstates the shoulder strap, and in doing so gives the portable communion box many more years of service.

Source: BBC 2

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