September is here and summer is over, as week 14 of the refurb draws to a close. This has been the last week of work on the tiling which is quite a milestone! The channel tiles have been spray painted and the final lengths of…

This week has been all about consolidating what was begun last week on the professional side. The two Pauls, from Aquatilers and H2O, are continuing their work on the tiles and in the plant room. The pool water circuit in the latter was completed by the…

We had another delivery of donated paint this week, thanks to the generosity of Brewers Decorator Centres Ltd. We’ve now got the means to decorate the internal doors and other wood work around the building, stamping our identity onto the place. Paul from Aquatilers is back…

The wonderful, we are calling them the “Limescale Ladies” Vicky Fairey, Diane Tuck and Anna Dousek continued their tireless efforts, begun by Jo and Ben Willis, to eradicate the limescale in both shower rooms this week. The task proved more testing than first thought but after…

The painting of the foyer and reception has continued this week. It looks like three coats will be required after all. Luckily, thanks to the Wickes Community Programme there is plenty. The “Limescale Ladies” Anna and Vicky were back descaling and making a fantastic job of…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…