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Nick’s Behind The Scenes Photos from The Big Build

Here are some of Nick’s personal images from ‘behind the scenes’ on DIY SOS for BBC Children In Need. With most of the photos taken in the wee hours it gives you a small sense of the long days the guys have to put in – they were averaging about 5 hours a night sleep! Below are a few pictures to give you a sneak peek of the vastness of Wednesday nights build – the biggest ever achieved for BBC Children In Need in all the 15 years that DIY SOS have been building and renovating!

The highly anticipated show will be aired BBC One Wednesday 13th November at 8.

 

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DIY SOS The Million Pound Build For BBC Children In Need

DIY SOS The Build

Nick and the DIY SOS team embark on their most ambitious build yet, as they head to Peterborough to create a brand-new building for the BBC Children in Need-funded organisation Little Miracles.

The centre that supports children with disabilities and life-limiting illnesses and their families is the first building to be demolished and completely rebuilt from the ground up by the DIY SOS team, making it worth almost £1million.

See > The Big Build – Wednesday 13th November 8pm BBC One for more information.

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HELLO!

Nick and his wife Jessica feature in this weeks HELLO! magazine talking about wedded bliss and their new venture – Knowles Antiques.

Nick Jessica Knowles

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Nick Launches His First Antiques Shop and Home Design Consultancy

Nick launches Antiques Shop and Home Design Consultancy in Eton.

Working alongside top interior designers Nina Campbell, Julia Kendell, Gabrielle Blackman and award winning landscape designer Chris Beardshaw. ‘Knowles Antiques & Home Design Consultancy’ will be a joint venture between Nick and his wife Jessica. Opening in November in Eton, Berkshire, ‘Knowles Antiques’ will offer antique pieces of furniture as well as consultancy from these renowned designers.

Nick says “After years of working in the design and home development industry, I’m so excited to be opening ‘Knowles Antiques & Home Design Consultancy’ with my wife. Our shop, with beautiful historic pieces for your home, and access to design legends like Nina Campbell and landscape genius Chris Beardshaw, is going to be an inspiring place to come, browse and chat about how to make the most of your home.”

Nick has spent the last 14 years honing his knowledge of design and home development through DIY SOS whilst working on the hugely successful series Original Features allowed him to develop his passion for antique furniture.

The shop, set in the heart of Eton’s picturesque high street, will offer exquisitely crafted antique pieces as well as unique items designed by Nick and Jessica taking inspiration from their life and travels to create elegant twists on historic pieces.

The shop will open mid November 2013.

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DIY SOS The Big Build – Farnham

A brand new DIY SOS The Big Build returns to screens Tuesday 8th October 21:00 on BBC1. This build see’s the team meet Hanna and Mike who have three children, two of whom are twins who were born prematurely. One now suffers from cerebral palsy and the other is profoundly deaf. The family house is tiny and the cramped conditions are making life extremely difficult and at times dangerous for the growing boys. Nick Knowles and DIY SOS team call on friends, family and the local community to come to the aid of this young family and build a single storey extension in just nine days.

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DIY SOS calling for tradesmen to help in Peterborough

“Popular BBC TV programme DIY SOS is coming to Peterborough to dramatically reopen a children’s play centre are appealing to local tradesmen to help out on the project.

The PT previously reported that ‘DIY SOS’ is to reopen the Spinney Centre in Hartwell Way, Ravensthorpe, which was one of eight children’s centres axed by Peterborough City Council earlier this yearas part of the local authority’s bid to cut £17 million from its budget.

Work is set to start on the project on September 17 for nine days, which will see the centre rebuilt so that Peterborough group Little Miracles, which runs sessions for disabled children, can move there.

The popular BBC programme sees presenter Nick Knowles and a team of workmen round up friends, family and local tradesmen to help transform homes and buildings across the country.

Bosses of the show are currently appealing for anyone interested in helping on the project to come forward and they have issued posters and put out messages on the social networking website twitter.”

For the full article visit > www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk

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Break The Safe

Nick hosts this brand new Saturday night BBC One quiz where three pairs of contestants battle it out for a chance to win up to £100,000. Together they build up the prize fund but only one pair will get the chance to ‘break the safe’ and get their hands on the money in a test of team work and timing. In this quiz against the clock just one second stands between winning and losing.

Break The Safe

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Book your FREE tickets to Break The Safe

BOOK NOW – SCOTLAND!

Break the Safe is a brand new show for BBC One Saturday night hosted by Nick Knowles. Tens of thousands of pounds are there for the taking, the players just need to know when to take it.

In this exciting new show just seconds could stand between the contestants and up to £100,000! In a game that requires, nerve, skill, general knowledge but ultimately the perfect timing.

Visit applausestore.com for tickets

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