The story of a blind man who appeared on the BBC show The Repair Shop touched the hearts of viewers as he told the story of why he wanted his eye-catching bar table repaired.
Nigel Garry, who now lives in north Wales, went blind suddenly when he was just 19 years old and had to adjust to an entirely new reality. His Bulldog Boozy Barman table, which cost him £300 and has lasted decades, has been close to his heard as is is so tactile, with different textures for him to feel. But in 2019 when he moved house with wife Karen, the unfamiliarity of his new apartment in Rhos-on-Sea meant he knocked the bulldog over, knocking off one of the ears and extensively damaging the back.
"When we moved to the apartment I've got to familiarise myself to get to know the place and as you know when you move there are boxes here, there and everywhere. Whilst the apartment was carpeted I walked in to Bulldog Boozy Barman. I think we paid £300 for him, I must have been mad, but I walked into him and knocked him over. I feared the worst and shouted Karen who come in from the bedroom and she said 'Oh Nigel, you've knocked his ear off and all down the back of his arm is cracked'."
