00:09Hopefully, we've got this in the nick of time.
00:12Together repairing treasured pieces of the past.
00:15Oh, no.
00:17Wow, look at that.
00:18Wow, look at that.
00:21Quite proud of that.
00:23And unlocking their stories.
00:25I'm completely blown away by this.
00:27Oh, dear.
00:29Bringing the broken.
00:32Oh, I'm desperate to take a look.
00:35Back to life.
00:37Oh, fantastic.
00:42Oh, my.
00:43Wow, this is amazing.
00:47Welcome to the repair shop.
00:56How are you this morning, Jules?
00:58I tell you what.
00:59I'm fantastic.
01:00I've had my coffee.
01:01Excellent.
01:10First to arrive at the barn from Ledbury, history enthusiast Mary, with a piece of clothing that tells of service to the nation at a turning point in time.
01:20It's destined for experts in all things leather, Susie Fletcher.
01:27Hello.
01:28Hello.
01:29Hi there.
01:30Hi.
01:31Welcome to the barn.
01:33What's this?
01:34This is a 1941 Auxiliary Territorial Service jerking.
01:41Goodness.
01:42The Auxiliary Territorial Service was the ladies' branch of the army.
01:47So this would have been worn in World War II then?
01:49In World War II, yes.
01:50I can show you the label there.
01:53It's really nice on the inside, isn't it?
01:55It's lovely.
01:56It's wool, so it'd be warm.
01:58So it says here November 1941?
02:01Yes.
02:02Good.
02:03Yes.
02:05In the Second World War, over 250,000 women served in the British Auxiliary Territorial Service to free up men for combat.
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