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Now watch our films: Our Project Film our Good Money Week film: Pounds with Priniciples further videos on our youtube channel
Now watch our films: Our Project Film our Good Money Week film: Pounds with Priniciples further videos on our youtube channel
When we set out on this road to build Europe’s First Straw-Bale Church building – and possibly the largest straw-bale community building – it never really occurred to me what it meant to be a pioneer. I just thought, this is it, and we’re getting on with it. Now I know the truth! Hannah Jones…
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:
Deputy Major of Lambeth visits our Open Day Visited Holy Trinity Church in Tulse Hill to learn more about their development plans and met brilliant @strawvic who leads a fantastic and inspirational community in #lambeth pic.twitter.com/QzOgY7yjlG — Ibrahim Dogus (@ibrahim_Dogus) June 14, 2018
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…
Our first bid for funding has been successful. The Church of England’s Church and Community Fund has awarded us £15,000. We bid on the basis that the process of self-building will increase community cohesion and enhance the church’s mission. We need to spend the allocation within two years. Thank you CCF – we’re making a…
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…