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-I'm Mark.

-And I'm Lauren.

-And this is The Dengineers.

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The show that puts you in charge of building your very own dream den.

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THEY EXCLAIM

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Dens for adventure.

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Hello, trap door.

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Hanging out with your friends and family.

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This den is the best thing ever.

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And dens built to fulfil your dreams.

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-It's more than he could ever want.

-Oh, Mum!

-Ohh!

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Whatever your ideas, the Dengineers team are here

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to transform your inspiration into amazing spaces.

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Built especially for you.

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-ALL:

-This den is done.

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-Hello!

-Hello.

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Yes, you, Lola.

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Let's do it.

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-That is epic.

-Really happy.

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It's amazing.

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Guys, you are in for a treat, because, today,

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the Dengineers are going big.

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That's right, we've come to this community centre in Manchester

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for an extra-special den.

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Soon there will be loads of kids here

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joining in in a half-term play scheme.

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And they have no idea that me and Mark are going to be hiding,

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ready to surprise them.

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And most importantly,

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they have no idea that they're going to be having a dream den made.

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-I love it! Come on, we'd better go and hide.

-Come on.

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Today's den is for the Youth On Solid Ground community centre,

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a BBC Children in Need-supported project in Manchester.

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I love coming here because I can have some fresh air,

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I can have a bit of fun.

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I get to do lots of things, like football.

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Sport is massive here,

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and is used to help the young people work on their teamwork,

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communication and confidence.

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Let go. Run.

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I enjoy doing sport because it gets you fit and active.

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If we had better sports facilities here, it would be good

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because you get to learn how to play cricket properly,

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tennis properly and football.

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My mum doesn't live with me at home,

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so it's important for me to come here

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because, obviously, there's so many, like,

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influences which I can reflect on,

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and so many people who, like, are there for me.

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This community hub is so important.

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It brings so many young people together

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from different backgrounds and cultures.

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If there's any issues around crime, antisocial behaviour,

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community cohesion,

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it's easy for us to address these issues with the young people

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and bring communities together.

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This place is vital to the community,

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and although it's used by hundreds of children every week,

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the outside space is in desperate need of work,

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as it's nearly impossible for them

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to do the sports and activities that they love.

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These guys need help from the Dengineers.

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Today, the community centre are running

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one of their popular play schemes...

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and our sneaky team have been in there,

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rigging their trusty minicams.

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Although the adults are in on the act,

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the children have no idea

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that me and Lauren are hiding out over the road,

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ready to surprise them with the news

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that they're going to have their dream den made.

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-That was close.

-It's fine, it's fine.

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So, basically, just through that door

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are loads of kids who are about to be told

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that they're going to have their dream den built

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here at the community centre.

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This is so exciting!

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-Hello!

-Hello.

-EXCITED SHOUTS

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How are you doing?

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How are you?

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-Hiya.

-Are you all right?

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Are you ready for the news?

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I am Mark and this is Lauren,

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and we are from CBBC's The Dengineers.

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And we're here to tell you guys

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that you're going to have your very own...

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massive den made right here at the community centre.

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CHEERING

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When I saw Mark and Lauren,

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I thought it wasn't true that they were here.

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-Hello!

-Hello.

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CHEERING How are you doing?

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I couldn't believe my eyes. I thought I was dreaming.

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I think everyone was, like, so happy and then so, like, delighted

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that we're going to get a den, cos it's really cool.

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We've never had anything like it before.

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Who is excited for this massive den?

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THEY SHOUT OUT

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It's been hard work to keep it a secret from the children.

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As much as it's been exciting, it's been nerve-racking,

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cos it's just one little slip-up

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and then that can just blow the whole thing.

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THEY SHOUT OUT

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I don't know what's going to happen here,

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I don't know what you're going to do to our place,

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so, yeah, I'm looking forward to it, absolutely.

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Our first port of call is the Dengineers mobile HQ,

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which has some mega-cool technology to get this den on track.

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And it's Aisha and Abdul

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who are going to be representing the whole group.

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Welcome to the Dengineers mobile HQ.

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This is where we're going to download

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all of the ideas that you've got in your head

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onto this fancy old computer

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so we can start putting together some ideas for your den.

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-Are you up for it?

-BOTH:

-Yeah.

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Let's go for it. What's the initial idea?

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To make the den, like, more sporty and bright colours.

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Dive in, find some pictures you think represents that idea.

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-I like the tennis.

-Tennis, nice.

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Why have you chosen that, Abdul?

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I like it cos they zoom into the foot

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and the ball is like they're going to take the perfect free kick.

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-And you love football.

-Yeah.

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I think we should have a running track

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because, like, loads of people like running, relay and cross-country.

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That's a really cool thing, cos it's really inclusive.

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-Everyone can join in, can't they?

-Yeah.

-Which is really cool.

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-It doesn't really matter if you're good or bad at it.

-Absolutely.

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-Everyone can run.

-Perfect.

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-On the walls, we might have some rock climbing gear.

-Yeah.

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-That would be cool.

-Like that one.

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-Nice.

-I like that.

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I like this one, because it shows all the sports that we can play.

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-Good idea.

-Yeah.

-That sums the den, doesn't it?

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Little bit of everything, isn't it?

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And we'll pick this picture,

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because it's a nice place where you can hang out,

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and there's loads of street art that people really like.

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-I really like it.

-There's going to be quite a lot of hard work,

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because we're not just making a den for one person.

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We're making it for loads of people.

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This mood board is a sports lover's dream

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as well as being cool and colourful.

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This den is going to be quite a challenge.

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And we've got just the designer for the job.

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Meet Sege,

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a creative genius with over 30 years in the building biz.

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He knows how to nail a massive project just like this one.

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-Sege, how are you?

-Mark, very well. How are you?

-Nice to see you.

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-Meet the guys.

-Hiya. Hiya, chaps.

-ALL:

-Hi.

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Pleased to meet you all.

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Now, this is Sege. He is the den-building machine.

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He's going to make this den incredible.

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Tell them what's going to happen here, Sege.

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There's loads and loads, Mark. I know all the things that you want.

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We've got stuff for you to climb on, stuff for you to play sports on.

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-Ohh!

-We've got... Oh, we have, yeah.

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We've got some fantastic stuff for you to play sports on.

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We've got a stage, we've got a chill-out area backstage,

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which is really, really cool as well,

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where you can do lots of performing on.

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We've got a great running track

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which is going to test your sprinting,

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and we've got a fantastic pitch.

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-Are you excited? ALL:

-Yeah!

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-Do you like Sege's ideas?

-Yeah!

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-Are we ready to build it?

-I think we are, yeah.

-Come on, let's go.

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Let's get going.

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Sege has designed the den to sweep around the whole community centre.

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There'll be a multi-use sports pitch and a 25-metre running track

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with a huge climbing commentary tower at one end.

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There'll also be a performance stage with a cool backstage area

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and some other surprises along the way, too.

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It's time for the Dengineers to get stuck into the groundworks.

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First, they need to move the container

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to the other side of the site.

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Then they can dig up the ground where the running track will go...

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..so they can put a layer of cement down

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which the track will eventually sit on top of.

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They're also digging a massive hole

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for the sunken trampoline to go into...

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and preparing the ground for the stage and climbing tower.

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It's been a totally action-packed start for the den,

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and with the groundworks almost complete,

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it's time to make this incredibly messy site "Dengineers only".

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Are you confident the Dengineers are going to make this happen?

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-ALL:

-Ooooh!

-No!

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No confidence whatsoever? Are YOU confident it's going to happen?

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-ALL:

-Yeah!

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-Right, you see this sign?

-Yeah.

-Dengineers only.

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That means you lot have got to shoo.

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So take one last look and then sling your hook.

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-What?!

-All right?

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Off you go. Dengineers only now. THEY ALL TALK AT ONCE

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Get off. Go on.

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-KIDS CHANT:

-Only Dengineers! Only Dengineers!

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Only Dengineers! Only Dengineers!

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Only Dengineers!

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Now we've got rid of the adults,

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it's time for the Dengineers to properly take over

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and for the real fun to begin.

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This den is going to be huge, and to get it done in time,

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the team are really going to have to crack on.

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There's so much going on today

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that I'm going to be making sure that everybody,

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all the Dengineers, are hard at work,

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because it's so important that everybody is working.

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What have you done to her back?

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-Aisha!

-Turn round a minute.

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Look at this.

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What?!

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You know when you put it in the pot? Don't just let it drip.

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You're going to have to just brush it off the side like that.

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Today is all about the stage.

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To stay on track,

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the team need to get the base in, the walls up and the roof on

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all by the end of the day.

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The stage is progressing really, really well.

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At the moment, the weather's holding us up a little bit.

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It's really causing a bit of a problem.

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We're going to have to try and get used to it and get round it,

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which we are doing, but all's good.

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And while the team push on,

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I'm going to have a chat with adult helpers Majid and Karis.

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I wanted to talk about the community centre first of all.

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What's it like around here?

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Well, before we were offering our services,

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you know, crime was pretty high,

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antisocial behaviour was really high,

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so within the first three years of setting up,

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we reduced antisocial behaviour by 73%.

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-73%? That's almost three quarters it's come down?

-Yeah.

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There wasn't much going on for young people.

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There were no sort of like purpose youth centres

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or community centres or sports centres around the community,

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so young people just hanging on the streets, hanging in the park.

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We provide open access youth clubs, play schemes,

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after-school clubs and a lot of sports programmes.

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You're literally taking these people who had nowhere better to go,

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bringing them into the heart of the community

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and making everyone sort of feel like a bit more of a family.

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Yeah, everybody knows each other, everyone's safe,

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-and they all play together nicer.

-Yeah.

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So, finally,

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what difference do you think this den is going to make to the guys?

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Oh, it's going to make such a massive difference.

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It's going to be amazing.

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I'm sure the young people are going to be over the moon.

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They're going to be so excited.

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I think, from the little bit we've seen from far away,

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you know, the whole building's been transformed.

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Seen so many things going in, I think it's going to be amazing.

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They're going to love it.

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It's been a tough day for our Dengineers,

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and as they push to get done what they need to

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before they can go home,

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classic Wrighty wants to embrace the sports theme

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with a keepy-uppy challenge.

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Here we go, right. Here's for a ten.

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One, two, three, four...

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Oh, it's gone over the fence!

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-It's not rugby.

-I know, mate. I know.

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What about we get one of the Dengineers in?

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Simon, give me that. In you go.

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Are you ready? Are you ready for this?

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I'm ready. Let me just get this shot. Hang on. Hang on.

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One, two, three, four, five...

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Six. Ohh!

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Not bad from old Simon.

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Now let the pro have a go.

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-KIDS:

-1, 2, 3, 4,

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-5, 6...

-Ohh!

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..7, 8, 9, 10,

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11, 12, 13, 14,

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15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,

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21, 22...

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No! That's a cheat!

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-The ball! I got the ball.

-That's a cheat!

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It's the start of a new day.

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You just want it to move that way slightly, towards Greg.

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And Sege and the team really need to get going with the commentary tower.

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This morning, we're building the log climb commentary tower,

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which is becoming a bit of a feat, to say the least.

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We're all sort of struggling. They're heavy logs.

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A lot of puffing and panting.

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So we're starting to build the main structure,

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and it's looking very, very good, very interesting.

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The structure is made out of spruce tree logs,

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and the biggest ones weigh around 180kg.

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The positioning of the logs is crucial,

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and it's going to take some major concentration from the team.

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While the commentary tower continues skywards,

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it's time for an upcycle.

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OK, guys, see this ugly old container?

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All the paint's peeling off it and it looks a bit tatty, doesn't it?

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Well, this is going to be our cool upcycle project, OK?

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So what we're going to do is, we're going to sand it down,

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get all these ugly bits off, and then we're going to redecorate it

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so it looks really smart and new for your new den.

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Let's get sanding!

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This container is used by the centre for storage,

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so it'll be great for the team to get it looking super fly

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and in keeping with the rest of the den.

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Oh, that looks like good, hard work from you all.

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Once all the rust and peeling paint has been sanded off,

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the painting team can move in

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they've brought in the A team. That's us.

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Guys, give our camera a wave.

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With the container now a blank canvas,

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it's ready for Dengineer artist Paul to finish off later

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with some cool artwork.

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And while the team carry on with the build,

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I've brought our young Dengineers for a super sporty treat

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to the National Cycling Centre in Manchester.

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It's the official training track for Team GB.

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Come on, Mark. Faster!

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And it's where many of the team's medal-winning

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Olympic and Paralympic cyclists train.

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-Hello, guys. ALL:

-Hello!

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But before these guys can get on the track,

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they're going to have some tuition from bike expert Lisa.

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The first thing we're going to do is you're going to practise

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starting and stopping.

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Wow, that was super.

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These are special racing bikes designed for velodrome cycling.

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Unlike normal bikes, their feet are clipped into the pedals,

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meaning they can't put them down when they start and stop,

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so they have to use the rail.

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Pedal, pedal, pedal!

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Normally when I'm on a bike, I normally put my feet down to stop

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or press the brakes, but on this bike, it had no brakes

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and your feet were attached to the pedals, so it was harder to stop.

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Oh, are you all right?

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Slow right down. Slow right down.

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Once they've mastered the art of stopping,

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it's time for them to hit the track.

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Looking good. Keep going, keep going.

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Push your foot to the floor.

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Nice and fast, come on, come up the track.

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Come on, keep pedalling.

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SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

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Well done, that's good.

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It's a bit nervous when you look at it, when you go on the slope.

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But when you're riding, you just don't think about it.

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You keep on going, it's easy.

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Pedal hard, pedal!

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Push, look forwards. Pedal hard, pedal hard.

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It felt really, like, unstable, and it felt like

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you were going to fall off,

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but then, after that, it was good fun.

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Hello!

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I think that deserves a high-five. Well done.

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All of you, amazing. Well done, guys.

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Give yourself a round of applause. Brilliant.

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Back at the build, the team have had a successful day.

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The commentary tower is up and standing at its full height

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of three-and-a-half metres.

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The backstage chill-out area is taking shape.

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And the guys have put in the awesome sunken trampoline.

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They're on track for now, but there's still tons of work to do.

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The next couple of days are going to be full-on if this den

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is going to get done in time.

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The Dengineers have been absolutely brilliant today.

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Everybody has mucked in again on another tough day. It's been hard.

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People are exhausted now, but I think we've achieved a lot,

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so really, really happy. Really pleased.

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It's day three of the build.

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So, here we've got the stage.

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Obviously it's not done as yet, still loads of work to do.

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We're going to get cracking on that in a little bit,

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but, until then, I think somebody's already enjoying it.

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It's a really early start this morning.

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Everybody's turned up, everybody's eager and willing to go.

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Weather's great, rubber safety floor guys have turned up.

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It's going to be colour, colour, colour all the way today. Brilliant.

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Can't wait. Excited.

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The rubber crumb safety flooring will be used

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for the multi-purpose sports pitch and the running track.

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But before any of it can be laid down,

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the Dengineers need to get their power tools out.

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Using a disc cutter, they're cutting a small trench in the concrete.

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This might seem like an odd thing to do, but it's really important.

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Concrete expands in warmer weather and contracts when it's cold.

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These trenches we're cutting are called expansion joints.

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They allow the concrete to move

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underneath the rubber crumb safety flooring.

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If we didn't do this, the concrete would crack randomly,

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which could cause big problems in the future.

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This flooring is made using recycled tyres,

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and then bound together using polyurethane.

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It's going to be great for the centre

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as it's one of the safest surfaces available,

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usable in all weathers,

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fast draining and very resistant.

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While the floor goes down, our young Dengineers

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are busy painting the back of the skills board.

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Then artist Paul is going to paint some super cool images on the front.

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So how will they actually use this?

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What we're going to do is stick on here, now,

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all the labels of all the holes, so, in other words, football, netball...

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Oh, OK.

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-Skills tester, you see?

-Got it!

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-Cricket.

-Oh, brilliant.

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With only two days to go until the big day,

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the team are full steam ahead.

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The children have been a massive help,

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but they now have to leave the site

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and won't see the final den until the big reveal.

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So far, it's been very exciting.

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There's been a lot of builders going in and out,

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and it looks like they're working very hard.

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I am really looking forward to seeing this,

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but I'm not sure if Sege can do it in time,

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cos there's a lot more things to go,

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but I'm hoping that it will and I'm really excited for it.

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With just one day to go before the big reveal,

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the weather has taken a turn for the worse,

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and it's causing big problems for the build.

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It's affecting the paintwork, it's affecting the soft-floor surfacing.

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A lot to do, so many problems in our way.

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The team are bringing all the items they can indoors.

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Dengineers are having to work under pieces of tarpaulin...

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and gazebos are going up over the rubber crumb flooring

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to try and keep it dry.

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With this weather that we've got now,

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it's having a massive effect on the safety flooring

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because they literally just can't lay the floor in this weather.

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Unfortunately, there's a chance it's not going to get done,

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which is going to be really disappointing for everybody,

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but we're going to try our best.

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But it looks like it could be Sege's lucky day.

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Look at that blue sky.

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Eh? I mean, this is what we want. Look at it. No more rain.

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With the weather holding off,

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the team are finally able to start getting

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the next layer of flooring down.

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This is what will really bring some colour and excitement to the den.

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They can also start putting down the turf,

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which will be crucial in making the den look finished.

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Although the Dengineers are now able to go full steam ahead,

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they're not where they wanted to be at this point...

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and there's still a lot to get done before the big den reveal tomorrow.

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It's finally the day of the big den reveal,

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but because of the bad weather yesterday,

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the Dengineers are nowhere near ready.

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Sege, the den needs to be revealed today to the kids, and behind me...

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I don't even know how to describe this.

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What are we going to do about this?

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We've still got a fair bit to do.

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We're getting there, though, we're getting there.

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Are you? Because that looks horrendous.

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Well, yeah, it does at the moment.

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It's just a bit of old, wet mud, but we're going to get turf on that.

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It's going to look lovely and green.

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-When I was walking in, there's a running track over there.

-Yeah.

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It looks great. Two blue lines. But there's a middle line that's black.

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There's a bit of an issue with that running track over there

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because there should be three colours on there.

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It needs to be topped off with an orange.

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We're running behind on that one.

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What is the backup if we don't get that finished?

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Because they can't play on that.

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Well, there's no doubt about it. It's got to get finished.

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We're not even going to consider a backup.

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We're just going to get it done.

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'It's a race against time

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'for the team to get the rest of the coloured flooring down...

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'..and finish off laying the turf.'

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Ah!

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I'm going to drop it. I'm going to drop it.

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It's a good job we've got Children In Need's Pudsey here

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to lend us a hand.

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Up you go, yeah.

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Easy. Got it.

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With the big reveal looming, people from the community

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have started to arrive, eager to see their sports-themed den.

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And with one last push from our Dengineers...

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they have finally finished.

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Just one week ago, this community centre in Manchester was drab,

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empty and in need of repair.

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Now it's an explosion of fun and colour.

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With a 25 metre running track.

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A multi-use sports pitch.

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Bleachers for spectators to sit on.

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A commentary tower, which is also an amazing climbing frame.

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The upcycled container and skills board.

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And, of course, the huge stage and backstage area

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for when people want to chill out and relax.

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And it's finally time for them to all see it.

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Guys, are you ready to see your den?

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CHEERING

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ALL: Five...four...three... two...one...

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CHEERING

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Come on in. Come on down.

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Do we like it?

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CHEERING

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-Have a look round. Come on.

-Let's go for it.

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Go, go, go, go.

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I think it's so good. Oh, my gosh. It has so many different colours.

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It's amazing.

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What this den will mean for our community is a lot.

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It'll mean, like, something so special to everyone, like,

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I don't think anyone will forget this day.

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It's such a memorable moment.

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What's so cool about all these boards is they wipe off.

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So you can keep painting them over and over again in any colours,

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any faces, anybody you want.

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It has been brilliant. I couldn't have wanted a better reaction.

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It has made everything - all the hard work - worth it.

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It's just superb.

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My favourite bit of the den is probably the treehouse,

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where we can climb up and see all the other things around

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and just play up there.

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My favourite bit is the stage,

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because you get to act out anything you want,

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dance out whatever you want.

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On the backstage, the chill-out area, I think it's very cool,

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cos inside the tables, there's glass with pictures of a lot of memories.

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These are cool, aren't they?

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And the sunken trampoline is also proving to be

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a firm favourite with all of us.

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The Dengineers have done a brilliant job.

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I didn't think for one minute that they'd pull it off.

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This den will mean so much to the young people in the community.

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It's every kid's dream. It's going to be somewhere

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where they can all come and hang out together.

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It's colourful, it's safe, there's absolutely everything here for them.

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They're just going to be living the dream, really.

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Sege has done an amazing job. He has listened to the kids.

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This is what they asked for.

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They wanted trampolining, they wanted a running track,

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they wanted a treehouse, they wanted a sports pitch,

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they wanted a place where they could do arts.

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They've got it all.

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My hope for the future of this den is that it inspires budding athletes

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and it inspires budding actresses and actors

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and performers and artists.

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All of that would be wonderful. That would be a success.

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And after a final sign off from Pudsey,

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there's just one thing left to do.

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ALL: This den is done!

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CHEERING

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