The Repair Shop 255x47 - Episode 47

Sisters Katie and Anna bring a chrome calendar ornament thatreminds them of their lovely Nanny, Pat. However, It's fallenfoul of the dreaded rust. Fearing its days might be numbered,the sisters are seeking the know-how of metal work specialistDom Chinea. The calendar was bought as a souvenir from theNetherlands in the 1960s and gifted to their Nanny, Pat. Itsat on her windowsill for years and was dutifully flipped overeach morning to reveal the correct date and day. During theschool holidays when Katie and Anna went to stay with her,they would take turns each morning to flip it over and watchthe new number drop down. It's a memory that the sisters stillhold dear. They'd love it if Dom could tackle the rust that'sfused all mobbing parts and bring back its shine.Next, acharming project for bookbinder Chris Shaw. Denise from Londonhas brought a schoolbook belonging to her 97-year-old mother,Sheila, from her childhood in Trinidad. Shelia came to the UKas part of the Windrush generation, accompanied by herschoolbook, to start a new life. The fragile little picturebook was published in the 1930s. It outlines the history andgeography of Trinidad and Tobago and was given to every schoolchild on the islands. Sheila treasures the book, as doesDenise and the rest of the family, as it provides a tangiblelink to their family's roots. However, it's literally fallingto pieces, and Chris must carefully rebuild and preserve it ifit is to continue its important purpose within theirfamily.Finally, a challenge for ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay- her first musical instrument. Barbara from West Sussexdelivers a small, clay wind instrument called an ocarina. Itbelonged to her talented auntie Joan, who Barbara spent a lotof time with growing up. Barbara loved the pure, soft soundthe ocarina made and began playing at an early age. Joan wasone of a large musical family which would meet regularly toplay together, and little Barbara joined them on the ocarina.Barbara has plans to start up the musical family evenings againwith the next generation, but the ocarina was damaged yearsago and no longer hits the right notes. With just a littletrepidation, Kirsten willingly takes on the project.