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Watch our inspiring new film made by our volunteer builder, Javier Rodriguez Sanchez. If you’d like to get involved, contact us
Timberrrr!
It was always our plan to build with load-bearing straw walls. Our design team at Straw Works still believe it would be possible, but our Engineer at Renaissance has said “No.” Apparently, the 10m span across the hall would be too wide to support the upper floor and roof. Instead, Helen, our engineer has designed…
£10,000 raised through Vicar’s Marathon!
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…
Roofing materials ready
Roofing materials ready thanks to support from Iko (manufacturer), Roofing Superstore, and Community Payback who unloaded them.
Help is at Hand
A key aspect of our project is that it is a community self-build. So it’s great, even at this early stage to have people involved, sharing skills and time. Thanks to Kevin, who spent an afternoon making a topographic survey, and his friend, who transferred the data into a usable format. Thanks to Heath, who…