Building work was the order of the day this week! Will Brownless joined the team and has begun the process of creating the cafe counter and expanding the foyer for greater viewing. First came the rather surgical removal of the block work separating the foyer from the…

More great progress to mention this week! Internal painting continued with volunteers John and Isobel Massey returning with Ted Waller, working on smartening up the current accessible changing room area. We also began to remove the display cabinet in preparation for builder Will Brownless to start…

This week has been dominated by preparations for the Classic Car Show where we were pleased to host our first open day. Bob and Dunk-an gave the foyer the once over with Jo Ryman and Vicky Fairey, whilst Diane Tuck created the informative displays. Elsewhere,…

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…