The Repair Shop

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. There's a treat in store for metalworker Dominic Chinea, when he comes face to face with a one of a kind bicycle sidecar, designed for junior passengers. Owners Chrissy and Steve have many fond memories of peddling around town, with their three children in tow but the ingenious contraption has been exiled to the shed for decades and looks very sorry for itself. The couple now have grandchildren all eager to go for a spin in the silver rocket so the pressure is on. Dom relishes every moment of this repair, from completely rebuilding the vinyl hood, to tackling the extensive rust and dents, as he gets it back on the road again.Furniture restorer Will Kirk is presented with the dreaded box of bits, when he meets the owner of what was a Victorian sewing table. Claire's treasured heirloom originally belonged to her great grandmother and is her pride and joy. However, a falling painting crushed the fragile papier mache table and Claire fears it's beyond repair. Will sets about painstakingly piecing together this fragile 3D jigsaw, to achieve the near impossible.And percussion expert Pete Woods takes receipt of a piece of military history – a drum which has seen front line action in both the first and second world wars. The drum belonged to owner Tim's grandfather who signed up for duty in the Royal Fusiliers at just thirteen years of age. Too young to be a soldier, his grandad became a drummer boy and would accompany marching soldiers.