Our Welsh Chapel Dream: Renovating a Historic Chapel

0:00It's April 17th. Welcome to Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Keith Brimer Jones from the Great Pottery Throwdown and his partner Marge Hogarth are renovating a 163-year-old chapel in. PT Well Healy, North Wales, into there forever home. They snapped it up for 200,000 pounds cash back in September 2022 and moved in over a year ago. Now they're filming series 3 of their Channel 4 show, our Welsh Chapel dream, capturing every step of this massive project. During lockdown, Keith hunted for wild spots like old petrol stations or cinemas, anything but a regular house. This great two-listed chapel, derelict for 14 years, caught their eye with its stunning look and doable price tag. It hit home for Keith with his Welsh roots from Swansea and Cardiff and Marge discovered her dad's old sales route covered the area. Locals and fans have been super welcoming, with drive-by cheers and even drink offers while they're working.

1:03But the attention exploded after the show. 60-80 visitors a day spotting Keith hauling clay bags. They had to slap up a sign saying, wave if you see us, but we can't chat or we'll never finish. Big is heading so far. Piles of pigeon guanos so toxic it burned their eyes and sneaky dry rot that's on skip number 53 now. They're finally beating it back. They're treading lightly to honor the chapel's history of weddings, funerals and lessons while making it livable. It's firing up their creative sides, tackling it together as a team and they've declared this spot their permanent base in Wales.