
Southmead Development Trust is a resident-led charity working to improve health, well-being and employment, and to help to keep the community strong, resilient and resourceful. The Trust recently took on the running of the Southmead adventure playground. Known locally as The Ranch, it was built by the community and has been loved and well-used by many generations of local residents. Unfortunately, the playground has fallen into disrepair, suffered from vandalism and is now unfit for purpose.\n\nAll that is about to change as Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team galvanize volunteers and skilled tradespeople from the local community and across the UK to reinvigorate The Ranch for future generations. It’s a huge project that involves creating a recording studio and a forest school to sit alongside an amazing adventure playground that will keep the kids happy for years to come.
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Series 35: 5. Building A Future For Macsen
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Series 34: 5. Gladiators Special
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Nick Knowles, designer Gabrielle Blackman and the DIY SOS team return for a heartwarming Children in Need Special, taking on one of their most ambitious builds to date.\n\nThey ...
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Series 34: 4. Scott Siblings' New Chapter
In south London, Nick and the team step in to help a group of siblings grieving the recent loss of their mum. The two oldest, Somer and Samuel, have taken on the enormous respon ...
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Series 34: 3. Rafi's Road To Recovery
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23-10-2025
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Series 34: 2. Dan And Anna's New Start
In south Wales, Nick and the team take on the task of transforming the home of Dan and his partner Anna, after a freak accident shattered their dreams of moving in together. Aft ...
17-10-2025
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Series 35: 5. Building A Future For Macsen
In north Wales, Nick and the team help Helen and Llyr, whose home renovation has ground to a halt, leaving them living on a building site while raising their two young sons.\n\n ...
21-10-2026
BBC 1
Series 35: 3. Ahmed And Rifat's Fresh Start
In Southampton, the team comes to the aid of Ahmed and Rifat, a profoundly deaf couple whose dream home became a nightmare after a rogue builder abandoned the project. With thre ...
07-10-2026
BBC 1
Series 35: 2. A New Beginning For Georgie
In Feniton, Devon, Nick and the team help Georgie and her three young children following the sudden death of her husband, Chris. A carpenter, Chris was halfway through renovatin ...
30-09-2026
BBC 1
Series 35: 1. Nell's Next Chapter
In Glasgow, Nick and the team help Raymond and his children Kai and Nell after the loss of wife and mum, Gill. Nell, a bright and bubbly preteen who uses a wheelchair, dreams of ...
23-09-2026
BBC 1
Series 30: The Big Build - Hessle
In Hessle, near Hull, Nick, his DIY SOS team and hundreds of kind volunteers step up to help roofer Darren and his sons. Darren was married to childhood love Sarah and is dad to ...
17-09-2020
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Series 35: 4. Bringing Dan Home
In Preston, Nick and the team help 16-year-old Dan, who has spent the last three years in hospital after life-saving surgery to remove a brain tumour left him with complex disab ...
14-10-2026
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The Big Build For Children In Need
In this Children in Need special, the DIY SOS team joins forces with Radio 2 for a mega build in Leeds. Nick Knowles and his team set to work to transform a derelict site into a ...
20-11-2022
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Series 34: 1. Independence For Isla
The team are in Leicester to help seven-year-old Isla, a bright and determined little girl who dreams of living more independently in her own home. Born with a rare genetic ...
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Series 34: 3. Rafi's Road To Recovery
Eight-year-old Rafi was left with brain damage after suddenly falling seriously ill. After spending a year in hospital, he finally came home - but the house is not equipped to m ...
23-10-2025
BBC 1
Series 34: 5. Gladiators Special
In East Yorkshire, Nick and the DIY SOS team step in to help a youth club that has lost its home – and this time, they’re joined by the Gladiators. The Cherry Tree C ...
04-01-2026
BBC 1