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The windows for the main hall have been marked out which will mean welcome light from the south side and a view on to the playground. Meanwhile, thanks to the new pitched roof on the eastern extension, the rafters from the ceiling of the old youth...

Surveyor Ian of Cluttons is as impressed as I am with Gordon's site management and with the straight lines of Graham's digging (see yesterday's post). Gordon kind of snorts when I mention stuff like this, which makes me feel a bit like a girlie, so...

You have to take your hat off to the two Gees.  Gordon professes disappointment with the progress made, but considering there have been only he and Graham on site this week (and only Gordon before that) I think the progress has been extraordinary....

The trench for the western extension footings seems to have been satisfactorily achieved and attention has turned to the eastern wing. This will be a slightly larger version of the old Social Club lounge: extended by 1m towards the eastern boundary...

. . . and hoping that the drain runs are buried deep enough to be unaffected by the machinery digging for the foundations.  This would be catastrophic from the building team's point of view, because a collapsed drain is something they don't want to...

Today the digging started for the footings for the new western extension. This will eliminate the "No-man's Land" outside the Youth Room and the old toilets.    Building out to the boundary will give adjoining houses on Pinnocks Way a tidy brick...

I know I tend to wind people up with the boring little mantra that a tidy site / bedroom / workplace is a happy one.  It is clear, though, that  Gordon knows how to run a site. Mind you, neighbour Mokbal, proprietor of the excellent Bangla Kitchen...

Meetings before the final plans were agreed had considered the possibility of bringing the whole floor up to the level of the old dance floor, but this would have meant adjusting lintels of doorways throughout the building and would have been a...

Today the lump from the old dance floor is being disposed of.  This could be a sad moment for some of the older residents as the raised dance floor will have been quite a special feature of the old Dean Court Social Club.  The new floor will be all...

Today the lump is being taken out of the floor.  This will enable a brand new semi-sprung floor accessible to all users and suitable for dance and sports.