February 2025

The project is highly visible now and the roofing felt and battens are currently being installed. By the time The Hoot is distributed, the installation of the roof tiles should be complete, weather permitting. Once the roof is complete, the scaffolding comes down and the doors and windows will be installed. Then we can get to the fitting out stage which is unaffected by the weather.

Many thanks to Pete Wilson from Hawkstreet for the regular flow of images from his drone!

The rain and cold weather has slightly delayed the project by affecting the completion of the brickwork. To be realistic and to manage the overall construction effectively, the building programme has been adjusted, with the end date theoretically now in early July. However, once the building is watertight, there is likely to be the opportunity to have different trades working at the same time and this increases the possibility of catching up on some of the time lost. We all still have the target of June Carnival in mind and the whole team is focused on achieving that, particularly as Rigg will have other follow-on projects in new locations to move their team on to.

Once the scaffolding comes down and the area is clear, we will have access to the area outside the front door where we need to excavate the hole for the time capsule. As soon as we have a more accurate idea of a date, we will organize a small event to bury it. Due to the constraints of health and safety for visitors on a live building site, and the space available in the target location, the event will have to be much more restricted. It will need to be a smaller event but there will be plenty of photographs!

And finally, we now have up-to-date renderings from the architects to share with you.