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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Julie McCaffrey

The Repair Shop sparks memories of performing parents with remarkable restoration

Its wheel is dented and rusted, its saddle is lost and its wobbly pedals are long past their best.

But this tired unicycle is a cherished memento of childhood for siblings Steven and Paula Prentice, and they felt only The Repair Shop could restore it.

It took a starring role on stage with their grandparents Lila and Cecil and then parents Dorothy and Peter, well-known unicycle and rope-spinning acts from the 1920s to the 1970s.

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