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much goes _ music you don't realise how much goes into _ music you don't realise how much goes into a _ music you don't realise how much goes into a train - music you don't realise how much goes into a train untill much goes into a train until you actually make them. there is a lot to _ you actually make them. there is a lot to learn. _ you actually make them. there is a lot to learn. the _ you actually make them. there is a lot to learn. the first - is a lot to learn. the first da i is a lot to learn. the first day i went _ is a lot to learn. the first day i went in, _ is a lot to learn. the first day i went in, i— is a lot to learn. the first day i went in, i was - is a lot to learn. the first day i went in, iwas like,| is a lot to learn. the first. day i went in, i was like, oh, jesus! day i went in, i was like, oh, jesus! ~ . . ~ day i went in, i was like, oh, jesus! ~ . .,~ ., day i went in, i was like, oh, jesus! . ., jesus! what i make a good shoe, i'm like, class. _ jesus! what i make a good shoe, i'm like, class. comes— jesus! what i make a good shoe, i'm like, class. comes in - jesus! what i make a good shoe, i'm like, class. comes in a - jesus! what i make a good shoe, i'm like, class. comes in a box. i'm like, class. comes in a box and _ i'm like, class. comes in a box and it— i'm like, class. comes in a box and it says _ i'm like, class. comes in a box and it says made in the flimby. yes, _ and it says made in the flimby. yes. quite _ and it says made in the flimby. yes, quite special.— yes, quite special. teamwork makes the — yes, quite special. teamwork makes the dream _ yes, quite special. teamwork makes the dream work. - yes, quite special. teamwork makes the dream work. let's| makes the dream work. let's have a good _ makes the dream work. let's have a good day. _ makes the dream work. let's have a good day. i _ makes the dream work. let's have a good day. i welcome l makes the dream work. let's have a good day. i welcome i willt have a good day. i welcome i will try my — have a good day. i welcome i will try my best, _ have a good day. i welcome i will try my best, michael. - have a good day. i welcome i l will try my best, michael. this was all part — will try my best, michael. this was all part of— will try my best, michael. this was all part of carr— will try my best, michael. this was all part of carr mill- will try my best, michael. this was all part of carr mill is at that— was all part of carr mill is at that time _ was all part of carr mill is at that time. it— was all part of carr mill is at that time-— that time. it has been an unbelievable _ that time. it has been an unbelievable journey. . that time. it has been an| unbelievable journey. we that time. it has been an - unbelievable journey. we are a unbelievable “ourney. we are a little unbelievable “ourney. we are a time place — unbelievable journey. we are a little place just _ unbelievable journey. we are a little place just out _ unbelievable journey. we are a little place just out of- unbelievable journey. we are a little place just out of the - little place just out of the way _ little place just out of the way it— little place 'ust out of the wa . , little place 'ust out of the wa , , little place 'ust out of the wa . , , way. it is the same is everything. - way. it is the same is everything, once - way. it is the same is everything, once you | way. it is the same is - everything, once you know way. it is the same is _ everything, once you know what you're doing, it is easy

enough. i have been working since i left — i have been working since i left school, so it is time. give _ left school, so it is time. give us _ left school, so it is time. give us some love. i have been at the factory for about five months. just on the way to work. it's not a long journey, monday to thursday, every day. is the first day i went in, i was— is the first day i went in, i was like. _ is the first day i went in, i was like, what? but it's the

same — was like, what? but it's the same as— was like, what? but it's the same as everything, once you know— same as everything, once you know what you're doing, it's easy— know what you're doing, it's easy enough. morning. you don't realise _ easy enough. morning. you don't realise how— easy enough. morning. you don't realise how much goes into a train — realise how much goes into a train until— realise how much goes into a train until you actually make them — train until you actually make them. ~ . , ., ., them. we are 'ust out of the wa , a them. we are 'ust out of the way. a time _ them. we are just out of the way, a little place _ them. we are just out of the way, a little place out - them. we are just out of the way, a little place out of - them. we are just out of the way, a little place out of the j way, a little place out of the way, a little place out of the way, especially flimby, where it's based. they once heard of flimby, literally as far out in the corner of the country as you can get. —— no one has heard of flimby. i've drove past a thousand times and i never thought it was that big and there were all these things inside there. quite a lot to take end, when you first go in there. —— to take in.

northern soul music. let's move vicky across _ northern soul music. let's move vicky across. i'll— northern soul music. let's move vicky across. i'll commend _ northern soul music. let's move vicky across. i'll commend ten - vicky across. i'll commend ten o'clock, the first thing i will do, i will talk to my team leaders as they come in, we will look at, right, have we got any staffing issues for anybody is off? we have the opportunity to put ryan back in there and keep numbers going. ryan goes on there, you will take kath back, mike, yeah? nick would be your primer. we have michelle spare. we have approximately 275 associates. not all, the rest are employed through planning department and engineer department. we have a brief meeting with each of the team leaders to review that first hour of the

morning. review that first hour of the morning-— review that first hour of the mornin:. ~., ., , morning. morning all, see if the cheques _ morning. morning all, see if the cheques have _ morning. morning all, see if the cheques have been - morning. morning all, see if. the cheques have been done. what — the cheques have been done. what are _ the cheques have been done. what are you like in your own team, any new absences? they're no new absences. really it is about identifying the issues we've got on a daily basis as it is happening so we can take that away with the areas of support we have got and put in place for them to be a success. can you get that through today? we are getting a lot of slip stitching on one of the passages. stitching on one of the passages-— stitching on one of the assares. ., , passages. so what is the problem? _ passages. so what is the problem? won _ passages. so what is the problem? won once - passages. so what is the problem? won once got| passages. so what is the - problem? won once got through here it was hard to push it into the machine, we have had this problem before with a football boot we had. see if you can get that to a level of consistency. stitching is one of the hardestjobs in the factory, because you are not just itching with one needle, you have two needles, and stitching at an angle, so you have got to be really experienced to follow the shoe all the way round.

that almost suggest to me that one needle is higher than the other. you're kind of swivelling in the top level to some degree.— swivelling in the top level to some degree.- we i swivelling in the top level to i some degree.- we have swivelling in the top level to - some degree.- we have set some degree. reddy. we have set u i some degree. reddy. we have set u- in a some degree. reddy. we have set up in a very _ some degree. reddy. we have set no in a very lean — some degree. reddy. we have set up in a very lean manufacturing i up in a very lean manufacturing way and add value streams, the problem on one machine can stop things. everybody wants to do well. do you think you do that consistently now better, or is it ok going better?— consistently now better, or is l it ok going better?- have it ok going better? yeah. have a aood it ok going better? yeah. have a good day- _ it ok going better? yeah. have a good day- i— it ok going better? yeah. have a good day. i will— it ok going better? yeah. have a good day. i will try _ it ok going better? yeah. have a good day. i will try my - it ok going better? yeah. have a good day. i will try my best, l a good day. i will try my best, michael! northern soul music. the company started in 1906, and kind of skated to the business of people who had foot problems, and then, ultimately, in 1937 made the first running

shoe. —— kind of catered to the business. it has been an unbelievable journey, growing as we have over those 50 plus years. i think to make a high—end, high quality product, you need experienced operators, experienced operators, experienced cutters, experienced cutters, experienced stitches, experienced stitches, experience lasting making operations. they are so critical in the shoe.

we are at about 370,000 pairs a year, and we have a five year plan that gets us up to about half a million pairs, and plan that gets us up to about halfa million pairs, and i think another natural goal would be a million, but continue to employ significant numbers of people here making those products. i would say that there are plenty of people around. it is a question of training and being patient with them, and getting them up to them, and getting them up to the skill set, which can take up the skill set, which can take up to six months for an operator to attain the skill set and then the speed. -- it —— it was 82 when opened and i started — —— it was 82 when opened and i started in— —— it was 82 when opened and i started in 83. myjob is

leather— started in 83. myjob is leather cutting and i have done it since — leather cutting and i have done it since i— leather cutting and i have done it since i left school when i was — it since i left school when i was 15, _ it since i left school when i was 15, 16 probably when i got into it — was 15, 16 probably when i got into it. david is cutting fat, those — into it. david is cutting fat, those two pieces, saddle and the tip, — those two pieces, saddle and the tip, and i'm cutting that piece — the tip, and i'm cutting that piece in _ the tip, and i'm cutting that piece in the back at the moment. when you get a job on a style _ moment. when you get a job on a style of— moment. when you get a job on a style of leather, you should really — style of leather, you should really check it all out before you start _ really check it all out before you start cutting it. you just look— you start cutting it. you just look at _ you start cutting it. you just look at it. _ you start cutting it. you just look at it, why it all up, as you — look at it, why it all up, as you do. _ look at it, why it all up, as you do. we _ look at it, why it all up, as you do, we will look at it and go. _ you do, we will look at it and go, t— you do, we will look at it and go. i can't _ you do, we will look at it and go, i can't put that end, i can't _ go, i can't put that end, i can't put _ go, i can't put that end, i can't put that end, and just work— can't put that end, and just work around it. you can see there is a mark here — you can see there is a mark here now— you can see there is a mark here now on here and i have to work— here now on here and i have to work out — here now on here and i have to work out what is the best way of going — work out what is the best way of going around it without wasting too much material. i have — wasting too much material. i have to — wasting too much material. i have to change my ways, method of cutting, — have to change my ways, method of cutting, to get around that

mark — of cutting, to get around that mark so _ of cutting, to get around that mark. so you can see there now i mark. so you can see there now i am _ mark. so you can see there now i am more — mark. so you can see there now i am more or— mark. so you can see there now i am more or less gone round it without— i am more or less gone round it without wasting a lot of material. you've got to think forward _ material. you've got to think forward all the time, you've tot forward all the time, you've got to— forward all the time, you've got to keep thinking forward. you — got to keep thinking forward. you know, material is expensive. when you think about it, say something gets wrong and it goes right through all those — wrong and it goes right through all those processes within the team, — all those processes within the team, that is 22 people on the team, — team, that is 22 people on the team, and _ team, that is 22 people on the team, and if you don't started off properly, it will end up badly _ off properly, it will end up badly. you know, it can cost the — badly. you know, it can cost the company a lot of time. do the company a lot of time. do the same _ the company a lot of time. do the same thing every day, do it to the — the same thing every day, do it to the best of my ability, and hopefully i don't get no rejects. hello, roy. how are you? have you been? _ hello, roy. how are you? have you been?— hello, roy. how are you? have you been?_ good. j you been? i've been ok. good. we are going — you been? i've been ok. good. we are going to _ you been? i've been ok. good. we are going to miss _

you been? i've been ok. good. we are going to miss you, - you been? i've been ok. good. we are going to miss you, for. we are going to miss you, for sure, — we are going to miss you, for sure. and— we are going to miss you, for sure. and i_ we are going to miss you, for sure, and i know— we are going to miss you, for sure, and i know you - we are going to miss you, for sure, and i know you will- sure, and i know you will miss us. sure, and i know you will miss us~ they're _ sure, and i know you will miss us. they're core _ sure, and i know you will miss us. they're core so _ sure, and i know you will miss us. they're core so well. - sure, and i know you will miss us. they're core so well. the i us. they're core so well. the camaraderie _ us. they're core so well. the camaraderie of— us. they're core so well. the camaraderie of the _ us. they're core so well. the camaraderie of the whole - us. they're core so well. the . camaraderie of the whole team here _ camaraderie of the whole team here. �* , here. i've en'oyed my time here. i've en'oyed my time here. tu— here. i've enjoyed my time here. i'll enjoy _ here. i've enjoyed my time here. i'll enjoy my - here. i've enjoyed my time here. i'll enjoy my life - here. i've enjoyed my time| here. i'll enjoy my life away from — here. i'll enjoy my life away from it. _ here. i'll enjoy my life away from it, i'll do what i have wanted _ from it, i'll do what i have wanted to do for a very long time. — wanted to do for a very long time, show my dogs commitjudge my dogs. — time, show my dogs commitjudge my dogs, and also do a bit of spending _ my dogs, and also do a bit of spending with my records, northern soul.— spending with my records, northern soul. northern soul music. i have always liked northern soul— i have always liked northern soul and _ i have always liked northern soul and motown. when i was about— soul and motown. when i was about 16. _ soul and motown. when i was about 16, iwent soul and motown. when i was about 16, i went to a place down _ about 16, i went to a place down in _ about 16, i went to a place down in wolverhampton, it was a different— down in wolverhampton, it was a different scene, it was all proper— different scene, it was all proper northern soul, soul music. _ proper northern soul, soul music, and then of course i went— music, and then of course i went to _ music, and then of course i went to wigan casino in 1973. i never— went to wigan casino in 1973. i never looked back, really. it was— never looked back, really. it was all— never looked back, really. it was allto— never looked back, really. it was all to do with the music

and — was all to do with the music and the _ was all to do with the music and the collecting of records and the collecting of records and the _ and the collecting of records and the dancing. the sound. there — and the dancing. the sound. there has— and the dancing. the sound. there has on the back of your neck— there has on the back of your neck used _ there has on the back of your neck used to stand up when you have _ neck used to stand up when you have that — neck used to stand up when you have that sound, you know, and everybody— have that sound, you know, and everybody was together. everybody was there for one reason — everybody was there for one reason only, for the music. and it was— reason only, for the music. and it wasjust — reason only, for the music. and it wasjust a _ reason only, for the music. and it was just a fantastic scene. there — it was just a fantastic scene. there you _ it was just a fantastic scene. there you go. frank wilson, indeed — there you go. frank wilson, indeed i_ there you go. frank wilson, indeed i do. the scene has never— indeed i do. the scene has never died, it is still bigger than — never died, it is still bigger than ever. northern soul music. each team does different styles and different targets. leather shoes, there were two pigskin shoes, there were two pigskin shoes or new book shoes. —— nubuck. i get the shoe once it

is all stitched together. i put the toe in the machine and it wraps around so it is nice and flat, and then i lost it, so do the same with the back but shave up any lumps or access clue, that we put that in the robot and it goes on to the next person. the reason we brought the menace _ the reason we brought the menace we recognise we make a handmade — menace we recognise we make a handmade shoe, and we want to continue — handmade shoe, and we want to continue doing that, the craftsmanship, our customers love _ craftsmanship, our customers love the — craftsmanship, our customers love the fact they are handmade shoe _ love the fact they are handmade shoe so — love the fact they are handmade shoe so we have to be careful about — shoe so we have to be careful about the _ shoe so we have to be careful about the balance between automation and manual work. the reason _ automation and manual work. the reason for— automation and manual work. the reason for the robot was actually _ reason for the robot was actually all about protecting our associates, so the manual roughing — our associates, so the manual roughing process as it used to be was — roughing process as it used to be was quite impactful, in terms _ be was quite impactful, in terms of— be was quite impactful, in terms of rsi. you have this perception outside that everything is in automated. we

are making handmade shoes here. when i make a good shoe, i'm like, "i'm class." i've never really looked at how many people wear the product up until i've been working there but you realise it's massive, especially in the local area. this is the first time i've actually been down this way for over 30—odd year, i would have thought. you can see the factory now as it was. obviously, it's been done up a lot since then. this was all part of millers at that time, they used every room in this place. when i left school, you could get a job in a few days — steelworks, millers shoe

factory, bata, that's not there now. well, i started off and you were called barrow boys and you used to go around taking all the wastage off the cutters. and i learnt how to cut linings and progressed onto cutting sandals and then on to cutting dress shoes and then onto cutting boots. it was all another step upwards all the time. millers at that time, they were getting work from harrods and top—quality designer shops and things. it's been shut for about 30—odd years now, 35 year now. it's a bit sad, really, because it was a big employer of cockermouth at that time. it was 1,800 people when i started at that time in 1970. yeah, sad. but it's like anything else — things shut down, don't they?

in the early '80s, we saw a lot of demand and we looked around england and found cumbria, where there was a lot of shoe makers, buildings were already set up here, infrastructure and suppliers. we felt this would be a good location for us within europe and we started production in august of 1982. one of the unique features we've been able to put - in there is that - anniversary tongue label thatjust lets people know they're a little different i from our normal shoe. 1982 to 2022. 80% of what we manufacture here is exported across the world, i so anybody picking up a pair of these shoes will know i that they're - celebrating, for us, the 40 years that we've .

been manufacturing here. it's been a great time - and hopefully we'll be around for the next 40 years. we do the ns on the saddles, the foxing on the back of the shoe, the collars along the top of the back of the shoe and then the tongue tops. teamwork makes the dream work. gemma keeps us in check. she's hilarious. have you showed him your clocking in card? oh, no. oh, you need to see this. gemma, where's yours, just for comparison?

i said, "do i have tojust stand here and smile or can i do a little peace and pout?" so these go onto the back of the shoe. it's quite nice to do because theyjust run right through. some days go quicker than others. i think itjust depends what you're on. this has been nice material to work because it's went quite fast. if it's things like leather, leather always stops and leather always snaps needles. obviously once a needle's snapped in one saddle, then you have to bin that and get it recut. when it's, like, bad and you're stopping every five minutes, it's like, "oh the day's never going to end," but there we go. it's not so bad. no, it's not bad because you're always changing shoes. yeah, and we get

to move around. yeah, we take turns on either side, so it's not one thing, like, the same thing over and over. it's quite satisfying to watch, you know, when itjust goes and it's like, "oh, that's nice." i was in subway for three weeks and then, before that, i was in costa and, before that, i was in a takeaway. i went from barely having any weekend off to every weekend off and i didn't realise how much of a lack of a social life i had until now. now it's getting closer, i'm like... honestly, like, a year ago, i was like, "everything will get sorted, it's all done, just need to get excited now." and now it's literally like two months, and everything's gone wrong. we've just sacked our singer. what about them

people from wigton that your mam and dad know? what, my aunties? no, the singers, unless your aunties can sing? oh, no. no, we're not having them. why? if he gets on a mic when he's drinking, it'll be like something out of a horror programme for us. two years to the day since we got engaged. we met on tinder, that is literally it. we both swiped right. we're here to pay off the rest of the wedding bill, please. so £108.50 is the balance. card, please. cheers for your help. spot on. see ya now, bye. it's all paid now. we can start getting excited eventually.

start off left hand on top. yep. it's all technique. once you get - comfortable doing it, you won't even think about it. basically, you want to mark around the shoe with a pen so when it goes to the next person, they put cement on the bottom of the sole and on the bottom of the shoe so when it goes through the machine, it heats up and the next person can put it together. it's not bad but... it could be better. yeah. see how it's a bit off to the side there? it needs to be a bit more centred. well, at first i thought, "i'm struggling a little bit here," because i see other people doing it and they'rejust like... they grab the shoe, right round, two seconds, it's done. he's doing well. it's quite a hard job to pick up but, once you get the hang of it, it's not a bad job, to be honest. i'm only 5'6", 5'5" maybe when i've got shoes off. you're quite high up with your arms. do you want me to get you a yellow pages? maybe, aye.

he's a good laugh, paul. you can tell, even when he's having a laugh, you know when he thinks you've done a good job. that's spot on, that. that's perfect. you would have thought i'd done that myself. but as you progress, you'll be a natural. i'll be the man. i wouldn't go that far. i've been working since i left school, so it's time to give it a day, i think. love them, love them to bits. well, this is jake, he's won three times at crufts.

faith is always in the top three wherever she's at. that was a picture of me with jake when he won in 2020. very proud day that was when he won that class. whatever you get at crufts, it's exciting, if you get anything from first down to fifth in the class, it's an honour. good girl. i'll probably get more emotional as the morning goes on. # please don't go #. it's like losing a member of the family. keep the faith. aye, keep the faith. first thing you said to me, that. keep the faith. end of an era, yeah, sir alex ferguson of new balance. we've had a collection for you, that'sjust something - to help you on in

your retirement. j thank you very much. we wish you all the best. thank you. hip—hip, hooray! you'll have to call in and see us. i i will. all the best, pal. enjoy your life. i'll miss people, don't get me wrong. i've said that to my mates at work. but i'm prepared for it. it's all right. it can be emotional. you've spent a lot of time with people. i know it will be emotional for roy. take care, sweetheart. yeah, that was a bit tough, that.

don't drink or dance too much. actually, do. and he'll be missed. you know, any challenge to a manager is replacing experience and because you can't just go out and buy it, and it has an impact. give us some love, son. all the best, pal. i really appreciate what everybody�*s done, and i've got some good friends and colleagues, so i wish everyone all the best and good health. keep the faith. keep the faith, everybody. she plays: for he's ajolly good fellow. bye, everybody.

have you got the key? i'll probably stay at the factory for a long time now. love you, bye. love you. i've got my pension there, i've got my insurance, and it's an easyjob — it's four days a week, with every weekend off. you can't really fault it, can you? i can see myself staying there for a long time. i'm sure i'd like to move on in the factory to something more than what i'm doing but there are always places to go within the business. so, yeah, as long as i can keep progressing myself personally while doing it,

yeah, absolutely. the weather's looking pretty unsettled for the next couple of days. we're going to see quite a lot of rain in places, a risk of some localised flooding too and it's all because of one area of low pressure which is expected to hang around for thursday and friday evening into saturday morning before it eventually fizzles out. this is the low pressure system i'm talking about, moving a little bit further eastwards, and then pulling back northwards and westwards across the country during thursday and friday, where it slowly will weaken, but it's going to bring a lot of rain and fairly strong winds at times. now, we start thursday off on a really chilly note for western scotland and northern ireland — some frost and fog here,

but elsewhere, where we have the cloud, wind and rain, temperatures remaining between 5—9 degrees. but a really thoroughly wet day to come for thursday. our area of low pressure, as you can see here, slowly pushing northwards and then westwards. some heavy rain for eastern scotland, northern england, north wales, eastern england — strongest of the winds along north sea coasts there. probably the best of any brighter weather off that chilly start, northern ireland and across the south and south—west corner of the country, but nowhere particularly warm — 9—11 degrees. and then, through thursday night, the rain continues to pile into eastern scotland, a few showers elsewhere into northern ireland, some wet weather for northern england and north wales. probably the driest weather towards the south of the country. but because there's more cloud and wind across the whole of the uk, it won't be quite as cold for many — 7—9 degrees. so, for friday, there's our area of low pressure again, starting to fill at this point and weaken, but still going to bring a lot of rainfall for the northern half

of the country, especially the east of scotland. by this point, rain really will be accumulating across angus, aberdeenshire — risk of some localised flooding here. something a little bit quieter for england generally. still a few showers around, the best of the sunshine on friday again, parts of northern ireland, wales, central and southern england. up to around 12 degrees there, but distinctly chilly further north, where it will continue to be windy, especially for the northern isles. then that fizzles out saturday. brief spell of quieter weather before the next frontal system moves through during saturday night into sunday, followed by sunshine and blustery showers. so, it starts off fairly dry for many on saturday — quite chilly, mind you — and then wet and windy weather sweeps through saturday night into sunday, and that'll be followed by sunshine and showers.

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