Day 106: There is a board for every purpose!

It was never very likely that, with quantities of plaster arriving, the building was going to stay as squeaky-clean as Nick and Serge got it. In fact, though, it’s looking pretty orderly, considering. Which just goes to reinforce my boring mantra that a tidy...

Day 105: After the tidying . . .

I wasn’t allowed in to the building today because the plasterers have moved in.  I hope they’re keeping it as tidy as it was left by Nick and Serge, but I think there’s a saying about omelettes and breaking eggs that doesn’t sit well with my...

Day 104: Let’s start cleaning up our act!

I should probably have explained that all the dust on Friday was from the sweeping-up in readiness for the plasterers to move in, so they’d have a clear run at the job.  From outside, now that the windows are in, the front of the building is looking pretty...

Day 102: Sausages about here, I reckon . . .

Meet Justin Andrewes.  He is Sovereign’s Community Investment Coordinator for Oxfordshire and borders and he is very excited about our new community centre.  He likes the idea of our bonfire with sausages, but on further reflection, we decided that maybe...

Day 101: Letting the light in!

One of the most exciting stages on any construction site must be when the windows go in and the building suddenly comes alive, so it’s good to know that yesterday Shane and Paul finally beat those top windows into submission: And now they are working in the...