The Repair Shop

S05:E37 - Tiffany Till, Dolls House, Communion Box

Tiffany Till, Dolls House, Communion BoxToday in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.Master 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 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. Jay sets to work scrubbing off the decades of grime from the brass panels and lifts off the tarnish with the help of Steve's clock cleaning potions. Steve sands away all the rust from the keys and inner workings. Then repairs all the price flags so that they pop up, when the corresponding keys are pushed. Eventually the register is something to behold once more and the familiar sound of the ding, as the cash drawer opens, resonates around the barn.Next 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 dolls house. It was custom made for Janine by her grandfather and the envy of all her friends. The dolls house has entertained her own children and she'd love it to continue bringing joy to others, so she's gifted it to her local children's hospice. Sue works at the hospice and has big plans for the dolls 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!Ever so clever with leather, Suzie Fletcher, welcomes Reverend Richard Hayes to the workshop, with a box containing a compact communion set, which 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 WW2. Suzie reinforces the tattered box, carefully tends to the faded leather and reinstates the shoulder strap and in doing so permits the portable communion box many more years of service.