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Help We Bought A Village S04E17
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02:01It looks like a doorway but it's very low down
02:05Of a new discovery at their historic estate
02:08In the area there are a lot of subterranean tunnels
02:12I don't know if this was at some point an opening to a tunnel and it's subsequently been closed off
02:21While in Portugal
02:23Oh the eyes
02:24Sarah and Steve set out to try and revive an ancient tradition at their hilltop settlement
02:31I think they like the fact that we're honouring the village's heritage
02:36And they have got the most beautiful horses
02:40It's a win-win situation
02:42All our village saviors are brimming with ideas as to how they'll breathe new life into the ghost villages of Europe
03:02But it's never straightforward turning those dreams into reality
03:10Something Lucy and Jerry from London
03:15Try and get her on the right way this time
03:19Have learned in the almost three years that they've been rescuing the former farming settlement
03:25Of Borgo Monticoli
03:28In the Lemarche region of Italy
03:31The couple are fighting to bring the Borgo's farming roots back to life
03:36Already planting hundreds of olive trees and nurturing its ancient groves
03:43I'm so happy how productive our own variety of olive is
03:48But the rebuild of its crumbling properties has yet to begin
03:54You know there's been so many days which are like a real struggle, a real stress
04:02The thing about what we're doing is there's no end to it
04:06There's so much to do, we've got our whole lives to be doing things
04:10But that's set to change
04:15As after a nervous five-month wait on an EU grant application
04:19Awarded to help develop new agricultural businesses
04:22There's momentous news
04:25I need to pump myself up to say this
04:29We got confirmation email yesterday evening at 8 o'clock
04:33That we will be receiving some money to build the house
04:36Our project is fully financeable
04:38Which is exciting
04:39However, there's a big catch
04:43If you accept the funding
04:45They obviously want you to build a house
04:47Not to take ten years doing it
04:49So if we don't finish in four years
04:52Then
04:53We have to pay back like 300,000 euros to the European Union
04:56Which we won't be able to do
04:58No
04:59It's late spring 2024
05:05Despite the urgency to kickstart construction
05:09The Borgo is sitting quiet
05:11While Lucy is away visiting family
05:15Further red tape has grounded Gerry
05:18Planning permission
05:22Hopefully is going to come through
05:24In the next month or two
05:28But it's
05:28That's
05:29All a bit of a mess
05:32Because we're not really sure
05:34What the town want us to give them
05:37So
05:38Ironically
05:39We might end up with a situation
05:41Where we've got funding from the region
05:44But the town haven't given us planning permission
05:47Much like in the UK
05:50The strict planning laws that are still used today
05:53Were also introduced in Italy in the 1940s
05:56To improve housing conditions
05:58And manage the development of land
06:01But for the Borgo's earliest residents
06:06There was more flexibility
06:07To build what they wanted
06:09Where they wanted
06:10Solely on land ownership
06:12If I had to stick a date on it
06:17I reckon we could get
06:19Shovels in the ground in
06:23Five months
06:28Maybe
06:30The problem is in Italy
06:32You can be realistic
06:34And then you have to double it
06:35A few weeks later
06:39Lucy is back
06:41It's just this like amazing
06:44White and pink stone
06:46To support their planning application
06:50They're providing information on the new farmhouse design
06:54Taking inspiration from the range of local stonework
06:58They've discovered during demolition
06:59This is the big decision
07:03Because we have to render the house that we're building
07:05With lime mortar
07:07And we need to decide on the colour
07:09And we want to go with something that's like the colour of the valley
07:11So we spend our time
07:12Well we can add the pigment as well
07:13Well exactly
07:14So we add the pigment
07:15So we can spend our time looking at the existing colour of the stones in the valley
07:19I want a slightly yellow colour
07:22I just don't
07:23The precision of the planning commission
07:29Is more than I would have thought
07:32I think
07:32But maybe it's the same in the UK as well
07:34But yeah
07:35Yeah but it's because we're in a vinkly
07:37Yeah of course it is
07:38We're in like a protected area
07:40It seems
07:40In order to get planning
07:41They want to know
07:42What is going around the windows
07:44And what is going underneath the roof
07:46And what is you know
07:47So we're just making these decisions now
07:50And normally the answer is
07:53How much would that cost?
07:55Yeah almost entirely
07:57As even with a 300,000 euro cash injection
08:01The scale of the rebuild
08:04Will require some clever budgeting
08:06Across in Portugal
08:16So empathising with Lucy and Jerry's plight
08:18Are fellow saviours Sarah and Steve from Sussex
08:22Have we done everything yet?
08:25No
08:25No
08:26We've never done everything
08:27Who've also faced no end of challenges
08:31While battling to save the abandoned settlement of Shamborea
08:35We've sort of learnt the art of patience
08:39I think is the way to put it
08:41We had no idea
08:43Having dedicated four years to save two properties
08:48Their hilltop village is now slowly coming back to life
08:51It would have been easier to have flattened these piles of stones
09:05And just built something new
09:07But we wanted to have something that was of interest
09:10And that was unique
09:11That was special
09:12And the only way to do that really
09:14Was to try to maintain as much of the original features as we could
09:18But sometimes it has been a bit too much for either one of us
09:23But together we've managed to get through it haven't we?
09:25Absolutely
09:26Having got two holiday lets open for business
09:30And regenerated parts of the surrounding land
09:33Sarah and Steve are inching closer to recreating a self-sustaining community
09:39Like the one that thrived here decades ago
09:42We have new neighbours every week
09:47It's really quite nice isn't it?
09:49In our little village
09:50In our little village
09:50But we know it sounds really corny
09:53But we are really bringing this village back to life
09:56It's now late autumn
10:01While Sarah and Steve have successfully started saving the fabric of the buildings
10:10Voila
10:11They now want to push the second phase of village revival
10:16Making it fully self-sufficient
10:18Because a lot of our journey is about integrating into the community
10:24And working with other people
10:26Now that we're up and running
10:28And everything's fallen into place
10:31We're kind of looking to collaborate with different places
10:34Having been approached by an equestrian centre 20 minutes away
10:40There's lots of horses
10:42Do you think that's reception there?
10:47This morning Sarah and Steve are meeting stable boss Anna
10:51Hello
10:51Hello
10:52To discuss how they could work together
10:56We have three arenas completely inside
11:00This one has the measures of the Olympic
11:03It's a good space and cool
11:05A gallery at the top
11:07By partnering up
11:09Sarah and Steve could organise riding lessons for their village guests
11:12It takes me back to being a kid
11:16And stable tours could also be popular
11:19I'd better take some photos
11:21The centre is home to many purebred Lusitano horses
11:26Oh, the eyes
11:29Whose origins date back to 3000 BC
11:32They were bred to be war horses
11:36Known for their strength, agility and intelligence
11:39And have been used throughout history by the Portuguese cavalry during battles
11:44As one of the oldest saddle horses in the world
11:51They're now a living symbol of the country's proud heritage
11:56So Lusitano's can be all colours
12:00Yeah
12:00Because with the age they are getting lighter
12:03Uh-huh
12:03Until obviously one more than others
12:06But that includes grey colour
12:08Beautiful
12:09So sought after are the breed
12:13That the centre attracts buyers from across the globe
12:16Who also need accommodation
12:19Miguel
12:21Miguel, how are you doing?
12:22Oh, my own marido
12:23Steve, come on in
12:26So Anna, along with stable founder Miguel
12:29Are visiting Chamborea
12:31This one has the living area
12:35Cuisine
12:36This one has its little terrace here
12:39And it has the bedroom
12:42There's another very beautiful bedroom up there
12:46So this sleeps four people
12:48It's a nice view
12:49I'm going to take you next door
12:51Being an ideal base for their international clients
12:55It is beautiful
12:59Anna and Miguel have another proposal
13:02We are searching other places around the area
13:07To make some different trails
13:09And this could be one
13:10There's lots of things that we can explore around here
13:13Bringing horses up to Chamborea
13:16As part of scenic trails
13:18Would be reminiscent of the village's agricultural past
13:22When they formed an important part of the landscape
13:25I think it will be a really lovely thing
13:29And to do animals are an integral part
13:31So we're very open to that
13:35Yeah, and so we are nature friends
13:38Absolutely
13:39They're lovely people
13:43We've got them really well
13:44I think they like the fact that we're honouring the village's heritage
13:48And they have got the most beautiful horses
13:52Just amazing
13:54It's a win-win situation as far as we can tell
13:56And it's an incredible milestone to hit
14:00Now with two properties saved
14:03And the opportunity to bring even more life back to the village
14:07Chamborea's future looks bright
14:10Coming up
14:15It's just a case of figuring out what's the best place to put the pipe
14:19Now Roseray struggles with the scale of modern machinery
14:22Over the cable seems a bit
14:25And in Italy
14:27Lucy and Jerry also bring out the big guns
14:31To save another corner of the Borgel
14:34Had the farm not been abandoned in the 60s
14:37The forest would have been slightly better maintained
14:40The beauty of French village life
14:53Often lies in its simplicity, calm and close-knit communities
14:58Which Kevin and Anna from Milton Keynes
15:02Want to bring back to the rural estate of La Roseray
15:06Sitting 30 miles to the north of the city of Poitiers
15:11We walked through the gate
15:13And we were just immediately, wow
15:15And the more we saw, the more we loved it
15:18And we put an offer in straight away
15:20Which thankfully was accepted
15:22And here we are
15:24After paying £300,000 in 2019
15:32In 2019, Kevin and Anna took up residence in its impressive Maison de Maître
15:37Which would have once been home to a wealthy landowner
15:41Who managed the surrounding farm and vineyard
15:44And, like their predecessor
15:46For the past four years
15:48They've been running a successful business here
15:51Have they got coffee?
15:53But not in winemaking
15:55Instead, hosting guests in their jeet
15:57That's filling up well
15:59A venture they hope to expand
16:02By restoring the 11 derelict buildings
16:05Surrounding the central courtyard
16:07What's really important to us
16:10Is to bring the rest of the estate
16:13Up to that same level
16:15And bring it back to its proper glory
16:17It's now mid-May
16:22And Kevin, along with friend John
16:26Are working on building a pub
16:28That will sit at the heart of La Roseray
16:29What about we just take it from that corner
16:32Right across in front of the door
16:33Perfect
16:34While the estate's background lies in wine production
16:38From as early as the 17th century
16:40Back then, there wasn't a village watering hole
16:45To serve the hard-working staff from the rural communities
16:48The wine made here
16:51Also often only afforded by the wealthy
16:53Whereas Anna and Kevin's new pub
16:57Will be open to all at its launch in August
17:00If they can get finished on time
17:03We've got a really, really busy day today
17:05Because we've got the concrete lorry grinding
17:07Which is going to pour
17:09The inside of what's going to be the pub
17:12And the large terrace area outside the pub
17:17Come on, dog
17:19With the pub and beer garden prepped
17:23The concrete mixer soon arrives
17:30It's just a case of figuring out
17:32What's the best place to put the pipe
17:34Whether he's going to go over these cables
17:36Or over the fence
17:38Or through the gates
17:40Over the cable seems a bit
17:42I'm sure he's done this
17:46Many, many times before
17:47Working around both the estate's ancient walls
17:54And modern infrastructure
17:55The first stage of laying 50 cubic metres of concrete begins
18:05It's going really, really well
18:06It's so quick, it's unbelievable
18:09Today's poor
18:11Taking Kevin and Anna closer
18:13To achieving their dream
18:15Of returning community spirit
18:17To La Rosarie
18:19Across in Italy
18:29While stalled with their rebuild
18:31And awaiting planning permission
18:33Today Lucy and Jerry are planting
18:38A new field of lavender
18:40It'll make the whole valley smell amazing
18:43With its earliest footprints dating back
18:46Over two and a half thousand years
18:48The Romans have been linked
18:50With first introducing lavender to Italy
18:53Recognising its antiseptic and healing qualities
18:57And by bringing this versatile crop
19:00Back to the Borgo
19:01Lucy and Jerry's farming projects will benefit
19:04Lavender keeps well
19:06It's got lots of uses around the farm
19:08It's really good for bees
19:10And because we've got some of our bees up on this hill
19:13We wanted to have a field of lavender
19:15That the bees could forage from
19:18And then also we're planning on making
19:21Lavender essential oils
19:24Traditionally grown in even rows
19:28Jerry's come up with a novel way to achieve that
19:32This is my latest invention
19:35Which is the Contour Planter 1.0
19:39And essentially it's spirit level
19:43On a piece of wood
19:46If you put it there
19:48You can see not quite level
19:51Not quite level
19:53Bingo
19:54And then
19:56You have to make that noise as well
19:59Hauntable
20:01And like this
20:03So that's the simplicity of it
20:06That's why I married him
20:07Well we're not married
20:08But
20:08The following month
20:15With their planning applications still up in the air
20:18Lucy and Jerry have been hit with more red tape
20:21Threatening other future plans
20:24We're happy that we managed to plant all our olive trees and vines
20:29And basically fill all the fields that were in good nick and were accessible
20:33But we've still got another three, four fields that aren't planted
20:36And that are becoming overgrown
20:40And for us that's a bit of a problem because basically they're classified currently as agricultural land
20:46But if we let them get too overgrown
20:48And you know trees start to grow on them
20:52Then there's a risk they could get declassified as agricultural land and classified as forest
20:56And then once it's forest you really can't touch them
20:58Fields have a lot of value
21:01And forest doesn't
21:03So if we let those fields just turn into kind of scrub land forest
21:07We're losing a lot of money
21:10And we can't plant as many olive trees and truffle trees
21:14Which is, you know, a massive part of the business
21:16But cutting back the neglected areas of the valley
21:20Isn't without danger
21:23I'm just overseeing works
21:28Yeah, Jerry can't do anything
21:29So he's just watching
21:30Unfortunately, Jerry has cut himself
21:35He's cut through his finger
21:37So that means I'm going to have to try and do more of it myself
21:40Really, you should be wearing gloves, Lucy
21:43I know, I should have put gloves on to pull the brambles out
21:46I'm just trying to clear the trunk a little bit
21:51I'm surprised you're not using a machete
21:54Look, you use the loppers as a machete like this
21:57And then you just step on the bramble
22:00Is that how a machete works?
22:03Yeah, look
22:04The satisfaction of seeing a tree which has stood here for 200 years
22:16Been buried and is dying
22:17And then seeing it kind of cleaned up and standing strong again
22:24Is, I would say, unparalleled satisfaction
22:28A few weeks later though
22:36With even more challenging land crying out for help
22:39They've decided to call in a professional
22:45Carlo the forester is cutting a lot of trees very quickly
23:00Yeah
23:00In the 50s or 60s
23:03There was government money to plant loads and loads of conifers
23:07And they planted them but they were so dense
23:1060 years later loads of the trees are dead
23:13The big ones can't grow any bigger
23:15So it's just like unhealthy woodland
23:17Massive fire risk and massive risk to pedestrians
23:21We've got a walking route that goes down the road
23:23Trees could fall in on them at any time
23:26It's one of the jobs which I think
23:29Had the farm not been abandoned in the 60s
23:32The forest would have been slightly better maintained
23:34But now as its latest custodians
23:37It's down to Lucy and Jerry to save this part of the Boerville
23:42Coming up
23:49Beautiful down here today
23:50Sarah and Steve also take to the woods
23:52To protect their village's future
23:54They're a tremendous fire hazard
23:57And we want to replace them with like a green zone fire break
24:01And in France there are access issues at Kevin and Anna's pub
24:05We've raised the floor level
24:07This was already low
24:09But it now becomes a little bit of a hazard
24:13In central Portugal it's now mid-January
24:29All good? Happy?
24:31Yeah, all great
24:32And with the dawn of a new year
24:34Steve and Sarah are carrying out some village housekeeping
24:38Lots going on
24:42Sort of after the Christmas and New Year break
24:45It's nice to get going again really
24:47While further construction remains on hold
24:50The pair continue to work on the second stage
24:53Of bringing their village back to life
24:56Right, if this starts I'll be really happy
24:58This morning
25:01That means Steve's setting out to do some land maintenance
25:05Beautiful down here today, isn't it?
25:08With the help of son-in-law Solomon
25:10Come in
25:11Plan is to have a little explore
25:16Have a bit of a tidy up
25:17There's lots of wood all over the floor
25:19And also we want to mark out some of the native trees
25:23That are just starting to grow
25:24I've already spotted some hawthorn and other plants down here
25:28So we don't want to strim those
25:30We want to preserve them
25:32After the wildfires in 2022
25:35Managing the woodland surrounding Shamborea is a serious business
25:40When you've been here for a long time
25:42All these eucalyptus start to look like nasty weeds
25:45They're just annoying and they are a problem
25:48They're a tremendous fire hazard
25:50And we want to replace them with something that's potentially like a green zone
25:54Which makes it a little bit of a boundary for us
25:56A fire break, so to speak
25:58The clearance will also be handy
26:02Ahead of launching scenic horseback trails around the village
26:06And could even boost biodiversity
26:09All this land is pretty steep
26:12But this area is relatively flat
26:14So we're thinking that a big pond could come in here
26:18Which would encourage a lot of wildlife
26:20Having marked up the trees to save
26:24Solomon's made a solid start
26:29I've kind of got to help nature get a start to reclaim the space
26:35That's better
26:38Looks good
26:39A few less brambles in there
26:42With seven acres to work through
26:48It's a job they can do
26:50All sawed
26:50Before embarking on the next stage of construction
26:55Which Sarah and Steve are starting to plan
26:58This house is what we affectionately know as
27:01Cas de Burro
27:03Which is the donkey house
27:05Because it's the smaller building that we've got
27:12We felt it would be more appropriate to try and get this one done next
27:15We've got all the permission for this
27:18We're just sorting out funding
27:21But yeah, this would end up being a kind of an upside down house
27:25With a lounge and a kitchen up here
27:28The staircase will go down here
27:31And then underneath is going to be the bedroom and the bathroom
27:34Previously, this house could have been home to multiple families
27:40And as was often the case in medieval villages
27:43Animals would be living downstairs providing heat
27:47We've got the builders lined up
27:51But we're in the middle of a very lengthy process of EU funding
27:56Which is quite complicated
27:59Plus we put so much energy and so much work into the other reconstructions
28:07That we kind of needed a bit of a break
28:08To get the hang of the process of running those places as well
28:12It's always handy to have a set of books showing that we can make some money
28:16Before we end up getting more money
28:19Spending more money
28:21Having hosted almost 150 guests already
28:25Steve and Sarah hope their success will bolster their grant application
28:29Aimed at supporting rural tourism projects
28:33So the chickens are going to live in here
28:37Which if awarded will see 40% of their build costs matched
28:42Allowing them to expand further
28:44That section will be like a dormitory room
28:48And this side of it will be another upside down house
28:52And we'll start at that end of the village
28:56Do the donkey house first
28:58Then we'll move to this one
29:00And again, this is dependent on when we get the funding
29:04While they take stock before the next big building phase
29:10Steve and Sarah can be proud of what they've achieved so far
29:14To return Shamborea to its roots as a self-sustaining village
29:19We've had five-star reviews from absolutely everybody that's stayed here
29:27We've got repeat bookings as well
29:29So we must be doing something, right?
29:31Absolutely
29:32Without people, this place can feel quite empty, can't it?
29:36But when you've got lots of people around
29:38It feels like a proper place then
29:39It's nice up here in the sun
29:41We bought a village in 2019
29:44And we're still here in 2025
29:47And we're still saving it
29:50You're still smiling?
29:52Well, I smile a lot more than you do
29:53But we're village saviours
30:02Across in France
30:11And in the early stages of their rescue mission
30:14It's now the day after the concrete pour at Kevin and Anna's new pub
30:18One of the disadvantages of putting the concrete down
30:24Is obviously we've raised the floor level by about 10 centimetres
30:28This was already low
30:29But it now becomes a little bit of a hazard
30:32What hazard?
30:38Looking good though, the concrete
30:40Yeah, it is
30:41The floor must be left to cure for a month
30:44But there's still plenty to plan
30:46We'll have the bar in that corner
30:48The next job is to build a wall here
30:53Got to get the electrics done
30:54And then the big task then is
30:58I've got about 40 square metres to tile
31:03Not a big job there at all, is it?
31:08No
31:09No, you'll be fine
31:10It'll just fall into place
31:13Having now got a blank canvas to work with
31:18An unusual detail on the wall has them intrigued
31:22One of the features is this arch
31:27It looks like a doorway
31:29But it's very low down
31:30For short people
31:34Yeah, for short people
31:35Anna, that's your way in
31:36Mind your head though
31:37In the area there are a lot of subterranean tunnels
31:43I don't know if this was at some point
31:48An opening to a tunnel
31:49And it's subsequently been closed off
31:53But it's an interesting feature
31:55Centuries ago, having played an active role
32:02In the Eau Poitou wine region
32:04The Cabernet Franc grapes grown here
32:06Were used predominantly to produce red wine
32:09And it's possible this opening once led to a tunnel
32:13Through to the wine cave
32:14That Anna and Kevin have discovered
32:16Dating back to Roman times
32:23When the ground was mined for salt and chalk
32:26Caves like this were later repurposed across France
32:30For wine storage
32:31Away from the sunlight
32:33With temperature and humidity control
32:36For the perfect maturation
32:38This area is always the same temperature
32:42Whether it's 40 degrees outside or minus 5
32:45It will stay constant
32:46We have all these bottles of wine
32:51Which would have been produced here
32:53At this house
32:54And these would be possibly 100 years old
32:58Sadly you can't drink them
33:00They've turned to vinegar
33:01And on top of that
33:03We've also discovered some historic beer bottles
33:07This house was occupied by the Germans during the war
33:12And we suspect that possibly this is a remnant of the Germans in the area
33:19We're constantly finding these surprises
33:23With such rich history under their feet
33:27The cave has also been earmarked for future development
33:30The plans for in here are to level out the floor
33:35Put down gravel because you cannot change the humidity
33:37So gravel will keep the level of humidity
33:40Rack out all the bottles as we've got down at the bottom
33:43And make this a specialist wine tasting area
33:47And really embrace what this house is all about
33:51For now though
33:54With the pub their focus
33:56In their workshop
33:59Anna's been crafting
34:01And then these little bits top and bottom
34:03A special sign
34:05To personalise their new village watering hole
34:08I'm quite pleased with
34:09How it will turn out
34:11Named in honour of their two dogs
34:14Shush!
34:17Oh wow, yeah
34:19That looks fabulous
34:23With less than eight weeks until they open
34:26There's still a lot to do though
34:29Before they can serve up their first pints
34:31Coming up
34:38Will Lucy and Jerry ever see the wood for the trees?
34:43We have to get this track to fix
34:45Otherwise there's no way we're going to meet the deadline
34:49And Kevin and Anna feel the pressures of single-handedly
34:53Rebuilding an entire estate
34:58If we have a lot more money than we've got
35:00We'd probably have more help
35:02In Borgo Monte Calais
35:14Lucy and Jerry's forestry work continues
35:18Whilst Carlo fells the trees
35:22The pair are trying to pile them ahead of collection
35:26They're sort of physically hard bits
35:31But the job is dragging these massive heavy chains
35:35Every single time
35:37Off and on a tree
35:39Anyway
35:41On we go
35:42Especially as they've a target to hit
35:47I'm worried we're not going to meet the minimum
35:51Because the company that come to turn it into sustainable fuel
35:55They have a minimum of 120 tons
35:58Each tree is probably only about half a ton
36:02Which means that I need to do about 600 trips
36:05To and from the forest
36:07And I don't think I've done more than about 200
36:12And making things more challenging
36:16Is that Jerry has got their new tractor stuck
36:19The Landini
36:21Which we bought
36:22Relatively recently
36:24Partly so it could do this job
36:26Has a blade on the front
36:28That allows us to push the trees together
36:31And pile them up
36:32But without that tractor
36:34We have no way of pushing all the trees into a mound
36:37So obviously they're spread out everywhere
36:40And therefore there's just not enough space
36:42Whilst they're without some of their modern machinery
36:48The pair still have it a little easier than their predecessors
36:54Could have had to complete all forestry by hand
36:58It's clearing the trees
37:10That are in the way of Jerry being able to come past with more
37:15But being rookie foresters
37:19They're having to learn on the job
37:21It's getting slopped right at the end
37:26I put wood under it to stop it falling
37:28I'm going to move it with the tractor
37:43Yeah
37:43As I move it try and pull it out okay
37:45With pressure mounting
37:47The pair really need all of their machinery at their disposal
37:51We'll get the Landini out
37:55It's going to be a real team effort
37:57Yeah
37:58We have to get this tractor fixed
38:05Because otherwise there's no way
38:08We're going to meet the deadline of chipping the hundreds of tonnes of wood
38:12That we've just gone to the effort of cutting
38:15The worst bit is just that steep bit there
38:18Which we should be able to dig out
38:20And the winch should work
38:23We're going to go now
38:25We're off
38:27I've tried so many things
38:28If this works
38:29Oh my god
38:30This is way further than I got it
38:32This is the best thing ever
38:35I can't believe it's working
38:37All right
38:40Okay
38:41With a little extra power from their other tractor for the final pull
38:47Oh god
38:51It's so close
38:52Eventually
38:54Success
38:56Oh thank you so much
38:59Thank you so much
39:01You've done
39:02I'm so happy
39:05A few weeks later
39:10Having rehired Carlo
39:12Would you have let me cut that?
39:17Absolutely not
39:18And being back in the driving seat
39:21Means they can pull twice the load
39:27Inching them closer to hitting their target
39:29How much weight do you reckon the branches add?
39:3520%
39:3634%
39:38Hmm
39:39They used to manage the forest a lot more
39:42The plan is to do a couple of hectares a year
39:45And like keep the forest in good condition
39:47It will be worth every penny that we spend
39:50And with the valley in better shape
39:53They'll be in a stronger position to begin the Borgo's rebuild
39:56Once planning for missions secured
39:59Across in France it's also summer
40:13Voila
40:15And Anna and Kevin are working on their pub's beer garden
40:19Does it look about right?
40:23We decided to build the pergola
40:25Because it gets incredibly hot in this courtyard in summer
40:29When it's a nice sunny day
40:30And then when we had the idea for the pub
40:32We always knew that we had to have a shaded area
40:35Which we're calling the beer garden
40:38Being back on her feet after surgery helps
40:41How much further?
40:46I can twist now
40:48As positioning each of the wooden posts is a two-person job
40:53It's in
40:55And can be a little precarious
40:59That was close
41:06Building a pergola with two people
41:09Who are not experts
41:11It's quite difficult
41:12Especially when one of them's limited
41:15As in me
41:16With what I can do
41:18In terms of lifting and everything
41:19You want me to just check first
41:24Yeah, I'd rather not be under it
41:27If you know what I mean
41:28Despite the physical challenges
41:31There'll be no call to arms
41:34If we had a lot more money than we've got
41:37We'd probably have more help
41:40Although there's a certain satisfaction
41:41In doing things for yourself
41:43Especially when it's something you haven't done before
41:46And you do learn new skills
41:48The following week
41:52With their pub opening next month
41:54Anna and Kevin continue to balance the demands
41:58Of managing their holiday gite in peak season
42:01With getting their renovation finished
42:05Now that the concrete has cured
42:10The tiling can begin
42:12Let's hope it fits
42:14With the pergola nearing completion too
42:17Anna's giving the fence a fresh lick of paint
42:20Oh, snail
42:22Excuse me
42:24And later that afternoon
42:28The pair also reach an important milestone
42:32Have a look
42:35Yeah, it's fantastic
42:37I'm really pleased with that
42:38Makes it come alive
42:41Yeah
42:41So all we need now is a cool beer
42:43Yeah, we need a poor beer, don't we?
42:47But before they conserve their first cold pint
42:49They need a bar
42:51Luckily, a few days later
42:58They've found just what they were looking for
43:01Fridge will go there
43:05Vodka martini, please
43:06And then the optics
43:08Spirit optics will be here
43:10Ah, so we want in that corner
43:12Yes
43:12Ultimately
43:13Yes, definitely
43:14Yeah, but come on
43:15Where's my drink?
43:20Discovered at a local brocante
43:21Kevin and Anna's repurposed half-barrel bar
43:24Okay
43:25I do think on a slight angle
43:27Yeah
43:28Is the perfect fit
43:31What's interesting is
43:32There are definite Roman numerals in here
43:34Three X's
43:36A V
43:37And three 1's
43:39And it's all of the panels
43:41Oak barrels used as vessels for ageing wine
43:45Are symbolic of the craftsmanship and skill of the cooper who made them
43:49Etchings, known as cast marks
43:53Typically include the date of manufacture
43:55The type of oak used
43:57And the maker's initials serving as their signature
44:00I'll have to jam up on my Roman numerals
44:05I'm really pleased with that
44:07And it takes them an important step closer to opening their pub
44:12Which will sit at the heart of La Rosarie
44:15Bringing people together once again
44:17Next time
44:22We're back with a couple from Yorkshire
44:24Saving not one
44:25Be careful
44:26But two abandoned Italian villages
44:29If we hadn't have come along
44:31It could have just gone to rack and ruin even more
44:34A challenging olive harvest
44:37Threatens to derail Lucy and Jerry's rescue mission
44:40Lucy, what do I do?
44:42What do I do?
44:43While in France
44:44It's opening time
44:46For Kevin and Anna's new pub
44:48We are
44:49Within a couple of hours' work now
44:51Of it being ready
44:52So that is such a good feeling
44:54Thank you
45:24Thank you
45:26Thank you
45:27Thank you
45:28Thank you
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