Nick Knowles has issued a plea for any available Leeds workers to come join their DIY SOS Children In Need project in its 'final push'.
The team are building a new site for Leeds charity the Getaway Girls in Seacroft with BBC Radio 2 as part of Children In Need 2022. Knowles posted an appeal on Twitter yesterday for any available painters, decorators, chippies or tilers to come help them out.
Knowles said they were particularly keen on working with women in these trades. The Getaway Girls is a charity that empowers young girls and women by building their confidence and supporting each other.
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Knowles tweeted yesterday: "If you are a painter & decorator, chippie or tiler please come help us 4 the rest of today & tomorrow on our build for @getawaygirlslds.
"Especially women trades anywhere within reach of Leeds - help us build this centre for young women. Final push tomorrow. Diysosleeds@bbc.co.uk."
The entire ambitious build was intended to happen over just nine days. The new home for the charity will include counselling rooms, a garden, offices, activity spaces, a creche, and a music and media studio.
When Knowles announced the news on Radio 2 back in July, Getaway Girls said: "We are thrilled to have been given this amazing opportunity and couldn't be more excited for the future of the charity. The new space will provide the chance for us to support even more girls from across the city, and make a positive difference in their lives.
"We are so grateful to the whole DIY SOS team, Radio 2 and their presenters and, of course, BBC Children in Need for supporting us for 12 years - without their funding we wouldn't have been able to continue our work for this long and have the impact that we have done for girls and young women in Leeds over the years. We can't wait to see the new space and we're really looking forward to being able to grow even further and welcome more girls from across Leeds to Getaway Girls!"
Getaway Girls also works with newly arrived refugees and women who have experienced sexual abuse, exploitation and domestic violence. Around 800 women are supported by the charity, which has been going for 35 years.
It also works to improve women's mental health and has been supported by Children In Need since 2010.
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