A DIY SOS build in the county in aid of an 11-year-old who suffers from up to 200 seizures a day has been described as one of the ‘toughest ever’ by presenter Nick Knowles.
As part of the episode, which was filmed in Bewdley in 2024, the DIY SOS team and an army of volunteers from across Wyre Forest, come to the aid of 11-year-old Nathan and his family.
Nathan lives with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex type 2, Autism, refractory epilepsy, and is globally developmentally delayed.
Nathan also suffers from up to 200 seizures a day.
In the episode, which will air on BBC One on Tuesday, October 27, Nick Knowles and the team pledge to create a new home that will improve quality of life for Nathan, as well as his parents Emma and John, and older sister Keira.
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The difficulties associated with the build in Bewdley soon become apparent to the team, with presenter Nick Knowles describing it as one of the ‘toughest ever’ featured on DIY SOS.
Stourport’s Graham Ford, who says he has been a fan of DIY SOS ‘since it started’, was one of several local people and businesses that were involved in the DIY SOS build in Bewdley.
During the episode, Graham and his fellow volunteers help to create a new garden for Nathan and his family.
To make this garden possible, Graham says he drafted in the help of Stourport garden centre, Cooks Garden Centre, and its owner, Paul Cook, who agreed to supply ‘anything’ that would help with the DIY SOS build.
Ahead of the DIY SOS episode that was filmed in Bewdley officially airing next week, Graham says he is ‘immensely proud’ of the garden he helped to create.
He said: “We had a lot of volunteer labour and help from everywhere; they helped throughout the building of this garden as we needed all hands, but it was down to the core few of us that started this journey with a drawing that made it translate into the garden you will see when it’s aired, and one we are all immensely proud of.”
