These pictures show the completed DIY SOS veterans’ village after volunteers worked over the weekend to make sure it was finished on time.

Nick Knowles and his team have spent two weeks transforming streets in Newton Heath for army veterans to move in with their families.

Hundreds of volunteers worked in the early hours of this morning to complete the big build, with the construction work finally coming to an end at 6am.

The finished project will be shown on TV screens next month, including the visit by Princes William and Harry, but the M.E.N were invited for a sneak preview to look at the completed street.

A total of 62 homes have been transformed across two streets in New Street and Canada Street.

Three larger homes were created to house veterans and their families, as well as one standard size property and a walk-in support centre.

And 17 empty homes have been refurbished and will be run by charity Haig Housing, with the aim to create a special veterans’ housing community.

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Building work has also taken place to provide disabled parking, a planting scheme and a facelift to all 62 properties on the street.

The support centre will be run by Walking With The Wounded, and will provide therapy for the army veterans.

Later this afternoon some veterans will be moving into their new homes and the BBC will be on site filming the emotional big reveal.

Coun John Flanagan was one of the volunteers helping with the project.

Coun Flanagan, ward councillor for Miles Platting and Newton Heath, said the street previously was one of the most derelict in Manchester.

He told the M.E.N: “It has regenerated the whole area. It has brought back the houses to use, that are now going to be homes for people in the area.

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“On top of that we are now going to get a community of ex-veterans who have served for our country, it is the least we can do to pay it back to them.

“They are also bringing their families with them and they sometimes get forgotten about in all of this.”

Initially the project was due to be complete by this Friday, but the feat has turned out to require more work than originally planned.

The project, the largest ever to feature on the makeover series, required more hands on deck because of its sheer size.

Viewers can see the finished project on October 14 and 21 on BBC1 from 8pm.