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A’dèanamh being a seann doras, agus rudan eile dhan chidsin, le Shona Masson. Shona Masson visits Cothrom in South Uist, where she helps transform an old door into a kitchen bench.

‘Sa phrògram seo tha i a’cur a h-aghaidh air an iomairt choimhearsnachd Cothrom ann an Uibhist a Deas: tha bùth acasan a reic na nithean air an do chuir iad dreach ùr, agus rudan a ghabhadh an ùrachadh.

Tha i a’cuideachadh Crìsdean a’dèanamh being dhan chidsin a seann doras, agus ga pheantadh cuide ri Maria agus dithis a tha ag obair gu saor-thoileach, Eairdsidh agus Aonghas Iain. Cho luath sa tha i ullamh, tha a’bheing a’dol dhan bhùth ga reic. Aig deireadh an latha bi ì a’sùileachadh prìs nas fheàrr air a’bheing na chosg an doras.

Tha Shona nuairsin a’dèanamh branndair soithich dhan chidsin a cnap fiodha, agus sgeadachadh do dhoras na frids le seann chairtean.

In this programme, Shona heads to Cothrom, a social enterprise in South Uist which has its own shop selling upcycled and other items with upcycling potential.

Shona helps Chris convert an old door into a lovely indoor bench, and then gets stuck into the painting with Maria and volunteers Archie and Angus John. Once the bench is finished, they take it through to be sold in the shop - for hopefully a much higher price than the original door would have fetched.

Shona also makes a wooden trivet for the kitchen using a section of scaffolding and some fridge magnets using old cards

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