Firestyle Magazine Issue 1 - Autumn 2015 | Page 43

Firestyle magazine are delighted to welcome on board, Craig Phillips as our home & garden expert. Craig has many years of experience in this field and he will be giving us his useful tips in keeping the garden spic and span and modifications around the home. We all know Craig for his win in the very first ‘Big Brother’, where he very kindly donated his £70,000 winnings to his childhood friend and Down’s syndrome sufferer, Joanne Harris. Within six days of leaving the show, Craig has raised over £250,000 for life saving treatment for Joanne. Since then, Craig has gone on to forge a brilliant career as one of the UK’s leading D.I.Y and home improvement experts. Presenting over 1.000 home improvement shows and D.I.Y shows for television on BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, Sky 1, UKTV Style & Discovery Realtime, Craig has reached millions of viewers throughout the World. When asked about joining our team, Craig said “the UK Fire & Rescue service do such an amazing job, it would be a priviledge to pass on my knowledge and try and help those, who help us in such an important way, day in day out, 365 days a year!” Craig was asked what topic he felt would be relevant for our Autumn edition. He advised that at this time of year preparation and protection for your fencing and decking was important. Here, he gives us his tips! 43