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10 Episodes 1990 - 1991
Episode 1
In two days, a simultaneous party for six thousand needy children was organised in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to coincide with the Paul O'Gorman Leukaemia Foundation's annual party in Battersea Park.
Episode 2
In two days, a pool was made for orphan seals at the Middlebank Centre in Inverkeithing, Fife for the SSPCA.
Episode 3
Old disused stables at a farm near Buxton were converted into a riding centre for the disabled..
Episode 4
The team successfully built a fantastic new jetty, that meant residents and visitors no longer had to climb up a ladder to get ashore! Even having withstood some truly horrendous weather conditions over the years, the Jetty continues to be used every day by residents of Bryher - and it has also helped to increase the number of visitors and tourists to the island!
Episode 5
Successfully completed by Anneka and her team, it is now called 'The Thames Boat Project' and has been running ever since. Not only does this very special boat help provide life skills and personal development training for young people, it also provides day and residential cruises tailored to the needs of disabled people of all ages, the frail and the elderly.
Episode 6
The Happisburgh Lighthouse in Norfolk was painted from top to bottom after Trinity House passed responsibility for its upkeep to the local village.
Episode 7
In 1990, Anneka and the team took on possibly their biggest challenge whey they were given the task of renovating an orphanage in Siret which was home to 600 children, all living in appalling conditions. There was no sanitation or electricity and many of the children were seriously ill and emotionally and physically abused. The babies lived three to a cot in filthy rags and it was impossible to tell the children's ages or sex as they all had shaved heads and were so undernourished. The workforce from the UK pledged to make Siret a long term plan and made yearly visits to carry on renovation and repairs, not only in the orphanage but in the nearby town as well.
Episode 8
The pantomime Cinderella was staged in Newcastle in 2 days with a cast entirely composed of members of the public for the benefit of local needy children and the elderly.
Episode 9
In 2 days an unused ward at Rochford Hospital in Essex was converted into a reminiscence centre for elderly patients.
Episode 10
The conversion of a chapel in Telford into a hostel for homeless teenagers was completed in just 24 hours.