First to arrive in the barn is Dawn Shrives from West Sussex,carrying a remarkable model watermill built by her late fatherin 1996. Handmade, brick by miniature brick, to mirror thefamily home, the mill once stood proudly outside the house.But years of exposure to the British weather have left thestructure crumbling and fragile, with missing bricks and abroken roof the least of its problems. On the face of it, it'san unlikely job for horologist Steve Fletcher, but havingcarried out his own successful home renovations in the past,Steve happily turns his many talents to this new challenge.Step by step, he carefully rebuilds the model, preserving thecharacter and craftsmanship that Dawn's father poured intoevery detail, and adds a working watermill to create a lastingtribute for his proud family.Steve isn't the only member of theFletcher family hard at work at the barn. Sharon Pawley andKelly Bromley-Smith have brought along a much-loved clock thatwas once the treasured possession of Sharon's dad and Kelly'sclose friend Roy. Even in his nineties, Roy had a zest andenthusiasm for life, and he and Kelly formed an unlikelycross-generational friendship, spending many adventure-filleddays out together. However, since Roy's passing, the clockhas fallen silent and its case has become chipped and worn.Steve's son Fred Fletcher teams up with ceramics expert KirstenRamsay and dial restorer Cindy Welland to return the clock tofull working order – restoring not just a timepiece, but apowerful reminder of friendship and shared memories.SymoneWilliams has travelled from west London, along with aspectacular but badly damaged Notting Hill Carnival headpiececreated by her father, Vernon Fellows Williams. A proudTrinidadian, Vernon was a founding figure of the carnival andleader of the Genesis carnival band. He gave up drumming tofocus fully on creating the extraordinary costumes the bandwore, of which this headpiece is a prime example. Made fromcopper, fabric and intricate decorative elements, this onceshow-stopping item is now dented and crushed, and thematerials have become torn over time. It's down to metalworkerBrenton West and textile conservator Rebecca Bissonnet tocombine their skills and restore this unique and importantpiece so it can once again take centre stage at the carnival'supcoming 60th-anniversary celebrations.Arriving fromLeicestershire, Steve Humber and his daughter Frankie bringwith them a pair of vintage speed skates that helped launchSteve to sporting stardom. This precious pair was originallylent to Steve in 1985 when he took part in – and won – hisfirst long track skating race on the frozen CambridgeshireFens. The skates ended up being gifted to him, and Steve wenton to enjoy a long career, which included a World Championshipbronze medal and selection for the British Olympic team.Frankie has followed in her dad's speed-skating footsteps, andthe sport remains a powerful bond between father and daughter,especially following the sad loss of Frankie's mum three yearsago. However, now rusted, torn and fragile, the skates needthe expertise of master cobbler Dean Westmoreland to give thema second life, and maybe even the chance to glide acrossfenland ice once more.
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