{"id":688013,"date":"2026-07-12T18:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/688013\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T18:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:12:09","slug":"suffolk-man-to-star-in-bbcs-the-great-british-sewing-bee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/688013\/","title":{"rendered":"Suffolk man to star in BBC&#8217;s The Great British Sewing Bee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Tim, 60, a care farm director, will be among the amateur sewers competing for the title of Britain&#8217;s best home sewer.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The BBC reality show, which first aired in 2013, returns on Tuesday, July 14, at 8pm on BBC One.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The 60-year-old, who lives in the countryside with his partner of 25 years, Mark, and their dog Charlie, runs a care farm offering therapeutic placements to adults with learning disabilities and those working to improve their mental well-being.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eadt.co.uk\/lifestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Suffolk Lifestyle News<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Lewis, Angie, Adele, Tim, Beth, Emma, Sophie Willan, Sam, Rebecca, Minnie, Heather, Dawn and Anna, who are competing in the new series (Image: BBC\/Love Productions\/Neil Sherwood)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  His love for sewing began in childhood, watching his mum make clothes for him and his siblings.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Years later, while caring for his mum, a scroll through social media inspired him to buy a second-hand Singer machine.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  For Tim, sewing is more than just a hobby; it&#8217;s a way to connect with people.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The show, a spin-off of The Great British Bake Off, was initially presented by Claudia Winkleman and now features judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The new series will see Tim showcasing his classic style, bringing thoughtful finishes and garments that tell a story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tim, 60, a care farm director, will be among the amateur sewers competing for the title of Britain&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":688014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-688013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/688014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}