Category: Building

Wow

Saturdays dig day was a massive success with the entire barbed wire fence being built and BBMS given a complete overhaul.

We had great participation with well over 90 man hours of work completed in one day alone.

The girls culinary efforts received a warm reception with not an ounce of cake left over by the end of the day.

BBMS has now been opened (to members only) and already we’ve had some fast times being set, 40.82s is the benchmark courtesy of Tom R.

Planning of the next full dig day is underway with the aim being to work on another line and extend the existing BBMS taking it closer to the 1 min mark.

Full write up and photos to follow on the Allotment blog….(which we’ll launch soon).

Not long until our first BCC dig day (Sat 14th June) and things are starting to fall into place; we’ve got the rigger gloves, permanent signs and a litter picking kit on order. Maria and Helen have been talking scram and have come up with a selection of home made cakes, sandwiches and pasties that should keep all of us content; the latest line up is chocolate brownies, banana cakes, Cornish pasties and cheese and pickle/BLT rolls. Lush.

I spoke to Rodney Garton today and have arranged the delivery of the fence posts and barbed wire to fence off the derelict building at the bottom of the Allotment. Rodney has been very helpful – offering to lend us all the tools we’ll need to do the job and even helping us out with some paint to mark up persistent stumps.

The weather forecast isn’t looking as happy as it could but to be fair it does look like perfect building weather; light showers (with sunny spells), 15deg C and light winds.

So we’re on track for a great day, if you’d like to help out just send us an e-mail at committee@BlackCanonCollective.co.uk

Cheers