EXCLUSIVE: In an arguable first for a Disney+ movie, Disney is contemplating a theatrical release for the Daisy Ridley starring, Joachim Rønning directed feature take of Glenn Stout’s Young Woman and the Sea after the picture scored quite well.
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Since launching on our screens back in 2017, BBC’s The Repair Shop has become known for its sentimental stories and wholesome transformations as everyday people have some of their most personal items restored back to their former glory. Among those working on The Repair Shop to make it the success that it has become is Steve Fletcher who has appeared on the show since day one.
As a horologist, Steve specialises in fixing the clocks that enter through the barn’s doors. But away from our TV screens, the 61 year old manages the Clock Workshop in Witney.
The third-generation family business was established in 1910 by Steve’s grandfather and was passed to Steve’s father and then himself in 2007.
However, after gaining qualifications from a British Horological Institute college course in 1973, the TV personality hasn’t always solely worked with watches and clocks. In fact, back in the 1980s, he worked as a fireman alongside his job.
In a previous Instagram post, Steve opened up about his time as a fireman as he shared a clipping from a local paper from 1987.
The article discussed how Steve worked as a fireman in Witney and made a clock for a team of German firefighters in the town of Ihringshausen. Captioning the snap, he wrote: “1987! Someone added this to our local memories page on Facebook this week - great memory of my time spent with the Witney fire service and our German exchanges with our colleagues in Ihringshausen”.
With over five decades of experience, Steve signed up to appear on The Repair Shop in 2016, though almost missed out on the opportunity until his partner Mel, with whom he has five kids, stepped in. “In 2016 I received an email from a company that I hadn't heard of asking if I would be interested in taking
.EXCLUSIVE: In an arguable first for a Disney+ movie, Disney is contemplating a theatrical release for the Daisy Ridley starring, Joachim Rønning directed feature take of Glenn Stout’s Young Woman and the Sea after the picture scored quite well.
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