Jay's Yorkshire Workshop

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Jay Blades and his team are making furniture for local heroes nominated by the public. 

Feelgood furniture. Jay Blades opens the doors to his workshop in Bradford, with expert craftspeople and would-be woodworkers making wow-factor furniture to thank local heroes.

Jay Blades opens the doors to his brand new workshop in Bradford.

In each episode, members of the public nominate local heroes from across Yorkshire to receive a bespoke, handmade piece of wooden furniture to recognise the work they do for their community, often going above and beyond. Jay hears first-hand what makes each local hero special and why they are deserving of this thank you.

Jay gives the task of making the items to one of his three experts in the workshop. Ciaran, Isabelle and Saf are three of the country’s best fine furniture makers, who create stunning designs each week.

Making the items with the experts are six passionate woodworkers from the surrounding area who have all come to the workshop to learn from the experts they’re teamed with and working alongside. Each has a personal reason to be here, and the series explores their lives whilst following how they go about making each item and learning on the job.

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Ciarán Ó Braonáin

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Jay's Yorkshire Workshop: Series 1: Episode 6

Episode 6

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Jay Blades’ workshop thanks a boy who saved his dad’s life and a furniture bank founder.

Jay Blades’ workshop makes furniture for local heroes in Yorkshire. This week, a 12-year-old who saved his dad’s life and a woman who gets furniture to those in need.

This week, Jules and Jackie come to the workshop to tell Jay about their son Henry, who saved Jules’s life when the pair were on a run in the countryside. Jules collapsed suddenly with a heart attack, and 12-year-old Henry administered CPR and called the emergency services. His quick thinking and calm actions saved his dad’s life. Henry is into gaming, so Ciaran goes all out for his team’s final build with a first-class airplane cabin style gaming chair, complete with surrounding shelves and even a fridge. It’s an ambitious build for Les and Ant. 

Jay crosses Bradford to Thorpe Edge, where he meets Angela. She wants to nominate Brenda, who runs a non-profit furniture service that helps local people in need. Brenda started it three decades ago with just a container on an estate, but it’s now grown to fill a massive warehouse site. Isabelle designs a bench made from durable Douglas fir, to sit outside the caravan Brenda recently moved to. With matching hand-carved peacock heads and complex joinery, Isabelle is pushing her team of Graham and Becky with their final project. 

Saf and his team make a walnut and ash drinks trolley for Pav – a man who cheers up his local community by bringing them music via a mobile sound system, dressed in a trademark silver suit. 

Finally, the workshop teams gather together for an emotional goodbye.

Jay's Yorkshire Workshop: Series 1

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