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Roundhouse build – roof poles up
Last week saw the roof poles being put into position, here are the day’s team showing off their hard work.
Each week as we arrive on the Tuesday workday it is wonderful to see the progress being made.
The circles of the structure are very pleasing to the eye.
Thanks to Tony for the images
The kitchen shelter has a new cover
Yesterday saw the new cover fitted to the kitchen shelter. Thanks to the team who came to work on it. It is a heavy duty tarp which we hope will last for some time.
The work is now underway to refit the tables and shelves ready for future use.
Thanks to Tony for the image.
Roundhouse – latest progress
Another Thursday in the forest saw more progress in the construction of the roundhouse.
More materials were converted into the structure this week.
Thanks to Duncan and Helen for the images
Tuesday work day – bright and sunny
The team today were able to work in lovely sunshine all day, but still no t shirts and shorts because of the chilly wind from the north east.
Although we are still restricted to six on site everyone was busy and we saw good progress
The roundhouse is coming on nicely, with the structure for the bench seating now starting to take shape.
Thanks to everyone for their help, let’s hope the nice weather continues for us – unless you are a gardener or farmer!
Roundhouse building in the sunshine
The roundhouse is progressing and the team had a lovely day, weather wise, in the forest. The main structure is taking shape nicely.
The team stripping bark from the ash poles
Thanks to Tony and Jill for the pictures.
Butser Ancient Farm completes new project
I came across an article today in the Daily Telegraph about the latest project at Butser Ancient farm near Petersfield.
An altogether grander project than our roundhouse – it measures 15 metres by 7.5 metres! Not sure Forestry England would be too pleased if we asked for permission to build one this big.
You can read more about it on their blog page here
Roundhouse – wattling complete
Another lovely day on site with the trees providing some shelter from a bitter easterly wind but sun all afternoon. The muck spreader that started work around 3.00pm was a bit of a challenge!
The wattle on the main roundhouse is completed – amazing progress and we had to have an emergency trip to collect some extra hazel from our stock at Rendlesham.
We’ve also augered the holes for the wall plate that will support the roof. Next job is the porch and the frame for the children’s seating.
Many thanks to the team that worked on the day. Also thanks to Duncan and Helen for the pictures.
Typical April workday in the forest
This time the weather was kind and we were able to crack on with roof without the biting wind.
The table top has been repaired and the legs set in place.
It is great to see the progress on the roundhouse, although it does take quite a bit of effort to get the hazel in place. These ‘young’ lads make it look easy!
Thanks to all who came along and helped out. It wasn’t all hard work, we managed to drink the odd cup of tea too.
New Roundhouse build underway
The team led by Duncan arrived on site on Thursday ready to start the building of the new roundhouse which you may remember was burnt down last year. An appeal to volunteers, supporters and friends was wonderfully supported and £2000 was raised through a Just Giving page on Facebook. This allowed us to purchase the necessary materials for the new building.
The pictures show the preparation and first stages of construction. We are all excited that we have been able to go ahead. At the moment we only have a small team on site due to Covid 19 restrictions.
We hope to have more volunteers on site to help with various stages as the restriction on numbers is lifted.
Luckily the team had decent weather compared to the Tuesday – see last news post!
Well done everyone – let’s hope we have a decent summer so that we can enjoy using the new addition to the site.
We will follow the build and keep you posted with regular updates.