Episode 4
Jay Blades’ workshop makes furniture for local heroes in Yorkshire. This week, a man who set up a men’s mental health charity and a youth worker who turns people's lives around.
Jez and Shane from Huddersfield come to the workshop to tell Jay about a guy known as Mr Bob. He set up a mental health charity for men in the local station called Platform 1 and has helped hundreds of men in crisis, including Shane. They’d like Jay and his team to come up with a chair for Mr Bob to say thank you. Expert woodworker Ciaran designs a contemporary wingback chair set on a pedestal. It’s a challenge for Les and Ant, but a lot of love goes into this chair, as it turns out that for them this build is personal.
Jay travels across Bradford to a part of the city called Manningham. Here, he meets PC Husnain, who tells Jay that, having grown up there surrounded by gangs, his life could have turned out very differently if it hadn’t been for a youth worker called Sharat. He wants to thank Sharat for keeping him on the straight and narrow and for helping lots of local young people over the years in the centre that he runs. Saf and his team craft an oak grandfather-style clock to celebrate Sharat and all the time he gives to others.
Finally, Isabelle and her team make a brass inlayed picture frame from reclaimed iroko wood to thank Imran – a local tailor who tirelessly helps his community and used his skills to make scrubs for doctors during the first lockdown.
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A police officer on why he's nominating his former youth worker
Duration: 01:17
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Why "beacon of light" Mr Bob deserves a thank you
Duration: 01:12
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Jay Blades |
Expert | Saf Fakir |
Expert | Isabelle Moore |
Expert | Ciarán Ó Braonáin |
Series Producer | Kim Rossiter |
Executive Producer | Robi Dutta |
Executive Producer | Emma Walsh |
Production Company | Ricochet Ltd |
Broadcasts
- Wed 15 Sep 2021 21:00
- Sat 18 Sep 2021 17:30
- Mon 20 Sep 2021 08:00
- Fri 30 Dec 2022 08:30
- Wed 12 Apr 2023 19:00
- Sat 15 Jun 2024 11:30