Day 49: Nice knitting, Team!

These are the window openings from the main hall looking into the playground.  Two of the lintels are installed (on the outer two openings) and the block work has (I think) been completed on the one far left.  Had I kept my cool instead of getting so excited about it...

Day 48: Coming soon: a new view of the playground!

This is a view we have been looking forward to for years: the playground from the community centre.  Yes, we are opening ourselves up to criticism and the cynics will be waiting for the first brick to smash the first window, but we believe that we should be able to...

Day 47: Looking forward to filling our space!

A lot of interest is being shown in our new building, both from people who want to run classes and people who want to attend them.  And there will always be people (like me) who just love buildings. The new frontage will run straight across, the loss of the old beer...

Day 46: The Children’s Room

The whole project is looking fantastic, and the focus today is on the children’s room: This view is looking across the kitchen to the new windows along the east side of the activity room – where the old lounge used to be.  The main hall is to the right of...

Day 44: My fantasy political party!

For a few years now I have had a fantasy about a political party called Greens with Guns.  Just letting you in on the secret could quite possibly earn me my own small dossier with MI6, but sometimes you just have to take risks. Last night’s infantile daubings in...