Refurb Week 9
Welwyn Garden Alarm’s engineer Dylan was on site this week as promised, addressing the intruder alarm. They have kindly donated a new system which has both extended the coverage and reduced the likelihood of false activations. Many thanks to the boss Peter Goodchild for getting…
Refurb Week 8
Quite by fortuitous chance whilst JCS were on the roof wrestling with the flue lining this week, local chimney specialists Tim’s Chimneys got in touch through Facebook wondering if they could lend a hand in any way. The offer was gratefully taken up and they have…
Refurb Week 7
We were delighted that our second volunteer day on 12th July was as well attended as the first with some 30 people giving up their time. Together they sanded, unscrewed, unblocked, filled in and deconstructed all around the building, laying the way open to applying…
Refurb Week 6
The major event this week is that our friends at Dr Heating have, as anticipated, completed the works necessary for the new water main connection to be made They were ably assisted by superstar farmers Ian and Steve (who drove the digger) who between haymaking and harvesting,…
Refurb Week 5
This week there is an update on the filter refurb. Whilst painting it after the old pipework had been removed, it was discovered that the original legs to the vessel had rusted through! Nothing is too much trouble for the GRC Filtration lads, so after a…
Refurb Week 4
No new firms or areas of work to report on this week. The great work already commenced by JCS fabricating the boiler pipework and Aqua Tilers in the pool is continuing. (200 tiles replaced and a few metres of expansion joint removed so far!) The…
Crowdfunder campaign to repair tiles
Our Crowdfunder campaign to raise funds to repair the pool tiles and expansion joints is now live and you can help us get the pool filled with water once again! A big thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. Now that the county…
It’s never too early for Christmas!
We’re looking forward to welcoming you all to our Table Top Sale and Christmas Jumper swap shop at Seth Ward Community Centre on Sunday 16th November. The concept of swapping to renew your festive jumper exactly fits with our ethos of running the pool as…
Summer Fundraising
As the evenings start to draw in and many families think about the new school year, we look back over the summer fundraising events. We may have seen you at our stalls at Cottered Village Day and Braughing Wheelbarrow Race. We also had stands at…
Refurbishment and Lease Update
It has been a while since we last updated everyone as to our progress, but hopefully you will have seen our facebook page of Wayne from SPE Water Treatment sounding out the tiling at the pool. Who knew a man tapping a stick could be…