The Repair Shop 255x11 - Episode 11

First in the barn are mother and daughter Halina and Lesleywith a treasure from World War II in desperate need of jewellerRichard Talman's expertise. The broken, silver ring belongedto Halina's mother, Janina, who was born in Warsaw, orphanedat just 13 years old and taken in by a convent close to theJewish ghetto in the city. She was given the ring as a thankyou from a Jewish woman after she risked her life passing foodthrough the fence to families imprisoned in the ghetto. Thering, Janina's most treasured possession, stayed with herthroughout her life, and was given to her daughter, Halina,when she passed away. Now broken, and severely worn, it'sHalina's wish that the ring be turned into a pendant, so shecan keep her mum, who displayed remarkable courage in the faceof great adversity, close to her heart. Next to arrive isGordon Craik with his sons, James and Ross. They've broughttwo intriguing pieces of sporting history for the attention ofsilversmith Brenton West. The pair of heavy, outdoor curlingstones, complete with their wicker baskets, originallybelonged to Gordon's grandfather and were famously used byGordon's father in his team's victory of the Grand Match of1979 – a huge outdoor curling match held on the Lake ofMenteith near Stirling. Having sat outside for many years, thestones are worn, their handles bent, and the wicker basketsaren't fit to hold their weight. It's Gordon's dream to handthe stones that hold so much sporting and family history to hissons, both of whom are champion curlers in their own right.Brenton sets to work, bringing in the skills of leather expertSuzie Fletcher and basket weaver Sarah Hatton to get thesestones back to their best. Next, woodworker Will Kirk isgiven the task of repairing a cherished character fromchildhood. Tracey Emery has brought in a wooden chef figurinethat's sadly been fire-damaged in an unfortunate accident athome. The wooden chef used to sit on the counter of hergrandparents' pub - it reminds Tracey of her beloved grandad,Ralph, and a happy childhood full of family Sunday lunchesgathered at the pub. Tracey's dad, knowing how much thefigurine meant to Tracey, was full of guilt after the accidentand tried to have the wooden chef repaired, but it was the onething he was unable to do before he sadly passed away. Willsets to work, to see if he can complete the task Tracey's dadso desperately wanted to finish, restoring the wooden chef'splace in Tracey's kitchen and preserving memories of herbeloved grandad and dad. Last in the barn today is SonamBatra, hoping paper conservator Angelina Bakalarou can give apiece of cinematic and family history the red-carpet treatment.Sonam has brought a vintage film poster of Bollywood filmSholay. It's a reminder of the Sundays Sonam happily spent withhis dad and cousins at the local cinema in Leamington Spa, andit's also where he learned to speak Hindi and Punjabi, simplyby listening to Bollywood actors on the silver screen. Now tornand faded, Sonam discovered the poster whilst clearing out hisdad's house after he passed away. Angelina sets out to restorethe film poster's star quality, reviving Sonam's memories ofhis dad and the many happy hours spent with his family in daysgone by.