So – we did it! Built a more or less to scale model of the new building at the school fair – just under 2metres long. Carrying it back to church was like transporting the ark of the covenant. Fortunately no-one stumbled and met with instant death! Here is Priscilla Watkins’ sketch of the proceedings.
The past year has been a period of slow but steady activity on our Straw Bales project with a very small number of volunteers. One of several aspects we’ve been working on is Airtightness, and we’ve just released 4 short films on the subject:
On 14th June at we’ll be making a 2 metre long model of the main part of our Straw Bale annex at Holy Trinity School Fair. Those helping build the model will be able to see how a straw bale building is constructed and learn something about the advantages. The “bales” will be made from…
Last week GEA came and dug four boreholes to check what our ground is like. As expected, there were traces of building rubble in the first metre, but below that was solid clay. The company are now doing a closer sample analysis back in the lab, and will also return to check the water levels…
Now watch our films: Our Project Film our Good Money Week film: Pounds with Priniciples further videos on our youtube channel
Watch our inspiring new film made by our volunteer builder, Javier Rodriguez Sanchez. If you’d like to get involved, contact us
An amazing £10,000 (including Gift Aid) has been raised through Richard’s marathon, thanks to generous sponsorship and commitment by all the runners. A number of donations came in the post from people we didn’t know at all. One of the most amazing was from an elderly lady who had read about our project in the…