A Nottingham architects practice has answered a call by the BBC鈥檚 DIY SOS show to help with a special community project in the city.
Rayner Davies Architects, based in St Peter鈥檚 Gate, was asked by the show to assist with one of its 鈥淏ig Build鈥 projects to mark the 40 th anniversary of Children in Need.
The ambitious two-week build will see Nick Knowles and his team renovate the Community Recording Studio (CRS) in St Ann鈥檚.
CRS was founded by local people to teach film, video and music skills to children and young people facing life challenges.
Steve Rayner, from Rayner Davies Architects, said: 鈥淲e were absolutely delighted to have been approached to assist with this project.
鈥淎s a Nottingham-founded architecture practice, we are so pleased to be working on a community project like this which is close to our office 鈥 and our hearts.
鈥淲e will be working with the show鈥檚 resident designer Gabrielle Blackman to redesign the project ready for Nick and his team to make a start on site in September.鈥
The CRS was founded in 1991 to teach film, video and music skills to children and young people from across the city facing various challenges in their lives.
The CRS has occupied a few rooms in the existing Russell Youth Centre for the last 28 years.
But the increased demand for its outreach means that they need more space and the centre is in need of a major renovation 鈥 something that the CRS cannot afford.
Steve said: 鈥淭he chief executive and founder of the CRS, Trevor Rose, is highly respected and the studio acts as a safe haven for many young people in the area.
鈥淭hrough its outreach the local young people are changing their behaviour and outlook for the future, and the impact that the CRS has is genuinely inspiring.鈥
DIY SOS charitable builds rely on the generosity of trade volunteers and company donations.
Other local businesses which have signed up include Survey Hub, Dice, and Viridis Building Services.
The DIY SOS team is appealing for more tradespeople and volunteers to help on the build, which is scheduled for September.
Those interested in volunteering as a professional trade or donating products should e-mail diysosnottingham@bbc.co.uk.
