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The Memorial Hall has now been handed over to the committee, and as with any new development there are of course a number of  issues that still have to be sorted.  This period of time is called snagging in the trade and has been going on throughout this week.   To update you on the hole [...]

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Tonight’s AGM will be the first meeting in the new Hall, so it is an opportunity to see inside.  The lobby, the hall itself and the toilets are all that can be seen this evening. The building will be officially handed over to us on Friday this week, though the grounds will not be handed [...]

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This week has seen a lot of finishing work inside and outside the Hall as well as the planting in the grounds (see last week’s post for the list of trees planted).

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The dry stone walls have been going up around the site over the past few weeks, with the hard landscaping nearing completion. Also the soft landscaping should start after the Bank Holiday.  Five trees, two Sorbus Sheerwater Seedling (mountain ash) and three Betula utilis jacquemontii (white barked Silver Birch) will be planted. All the trees have been kindly donated. [...]

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It seems like there have been hundreds of men on site this week, from all trades.  An extra job that Wildgoose is doing, is to put in three sections of concrete piping just in front of the site; to carry the water down the culvert.  The oak timbers at the rear are finished, all the [...]

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Over the last week things have been happening so quickly it is difficult to know which photos to show.   Inside the oak floor has been laid and will be sanded and oiled, currently it is under hardboard to protect it, as work continues in the main hall.  Please click on any photo to enlarge it. [...]

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This week the windcatcher was installed onto the roof.  Its role is to circulate fresh air and ventilate the hall when necessary.    Internally the main floors have had their final preparation ready for the laying of the wood floor.  This photo shows Bertie giving his opinion of the new hall, standing next to the [...]

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This week and throughout the weekend has been a busy time for the plasterers; the meeting room and kitchen are fully plastered and the main hall is almost completed.  Acoustic board is being fitted to the ceiling in the hall to improve overall sound quality.  By Tuesday the plastering should be completed, as should the outside low level roofing.  [...]

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The last fortnight has been a hive of activity inside the hall.  As can be seen from the photos, the scaffolding is back in the main hall to allow the electricians to site the wiring, ready for the lights, cinema and sound system.  The first fix for both electric and plumbing have been completed and [...]

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Again the builders have been working 7 days a week, with 6 guys in today.  This week has seen the completion of the main roof, which is fully tiled and has two solar panels on the rear.  The small structure in the middle of the roofline, when finished will be the ventilation system for the [...]

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This week has seen lots of changes at the hall.  Inside the pipework for the underfloor heating has all been laid on top of the insulation, and the screed, which is placed on top, is almost completed.  It takes a few days for the screed to go off (harden) and then it is safe to [...]

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On Saturday the woodwork for the main roof was completed, ready for the Staffordshire Blue tiles to go on this week.   As the photo and the video of the main hall shows, the internal scaffolding has now been removed and the large pile of insulation has been placed, both on the ceiling and on the floor, [...]

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The weather continues to be very kind and if you haven’t been to the site recently you will see how well the stonework is going; in some areas it is now at roof height. This week the low level woodwork over the foyer has been done, whilst much of the main roof is being insulated.  [...]

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The weather continues to be our enemy, with stoning and block work only happening when the temperature is suitable.  However, lots of jobs are still continuing.  All the block work is almost to roof level, this means that the woodwork for the roof over the foyer and toilets is being put in place.  All the internal walls [...]

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The blockwork has been continuing both externally and internally all week.  The stone work has started; the photos below show the rear wall of the kitchen along the public footpath to The Square. JF-S

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The three photos below show the attenuation tank being installed.  This tank collects the water from the roof and car park and controls the rate at which water enters the main drain.  The tank is under the entrance to the car park, between the four ground source heat pipes.   All the rest of the drains for the [...]

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This week has been a busy week, with Wildgoose working today to help make up for some of the days lost during the recent snow.  The joiners have been preparing the roof for felting, hopefully this will happen next week.  Internal block work has been rapidly continuing, and all the internal walls can now be seen.   [...]

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Well the snow just seems to go on forever and this is obviously impacting on the building schedule, after the next site meeting with Wildgoose (the last one was cancelled due to the snow) we will update you more accurately. When the builders have been able to get in, work has been continuing.  The scaffolding [...]

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Well the last couple of weeks has seen some freezing snowy weather, not the nicest time to be working on a building site, and certainly not on the roof.    When the temperatures are suitable the block work continues to grow, with some of the walls, both internal and external being built and insulated.   The scaffolding was erected [...]

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Today the concrete was laid for the floor slab – will he still be there in the morning!!

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This week the floor slab has starting being laid and should be finished by next Friday.  The rainwater harvest tank has been positioned and when fully installed will take most of the rainwater from the roof and it will be used to flush the toilets.  The photo shows the tank being lowered into its new [...]

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Yesterday the steel frame began to be erected, by tonight it should all be up and we will be able to see the outline of our new hall.

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We are delighted to report that we have seen the back of the drilling, no offence to the drillers.   As you have probably gathered the last two weeks have not gone as smoothly as we all would have wished.  This was due to mechanical breakdowns and geological conditions.  The drillers have been extremely concerned about [...]

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The drilling team hope to finish their work by early to mid next week.  Today the first hole has reached a depth of 80 metres, only another 20 to go.  If you have not seen the two men drilling, it is a filthy job.  Water goes in as they drill and as the drill powers [...]

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This week, week 5, has seen the completetion of the footings with the steel bolts in place ready for the main steel structure.  Tomorrow a specialist company will start drilling 3 bore holes approximately 100 metres deep for the ground source heat pump, which will then heat the new hall.    The Marshalls have completed the [...]

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The main excavation work has finished and Wildgoose are presently digging out the footings ready for concreting next week.  Thank goodness for the good weather this week.   The Marshalls are doing a beautiful job of walling the new substation.

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What’s happening to the materials from the demolished hall, that is the question that some people have been asking. Wildgoose the building contractors have a strong policy on sustainability and responsible building practices, with the recycling of building materials being a cornerstone (excuse the pun) of their business.  If anyone saw the demolition or watched [...]

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Thank you to Martin C and to Rob (Wildgoose) for this video – something to add to the history of Parwich.

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Jane with Rick, the site manager Portacabins in place 

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The stone and slates are being carefully stacked ready to reuse again when the replacement building is erected.

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Over the next weeks and months there will be regular photo updates about the progress of the new Memorial Hall.  Today has seen the start of the demolition of the carbide shed; this work is being carried out by EON. Click here for Sunday’s post on the schedule for relocating the substation and rebuilding the [...]

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