After much planning and prearation we have eventually got our new club house and storage unit. The COVID19 virus delayed our plans by about 4 months but at long last they are now on site.
There was a lot of preparation necessary but the members mucked in and made short work of it all. We cleared the access lane of the overhanging brambles and tree/shrub branches and supported the leaning fence posts. While all this was going on sleepers were placed and levelled ready for rthe containers to sit on. Julia very kindly provided an excellent lunch for all those who had turned out to help and Holger later arrived with ice lollies for everyone who wanted one.
Unfortunately the delivery vehicle couldn’t deliver into the field so we managed to negotiate the use of the nearby equestrian centre as a staging post. We are very grateful to Linda York and the equestrian centre for allowing us to use their property to offload and stay overnight before being moved to their final location. Delivery was made at just gone midday on 14th October 2020
Delivery of the first storage container took place soon after 09:00 on 15th October 2020 and the transfer of equipment stored in the old contaoiner was started immediately. The club House arrived on site at 10:20 and was quickly put into place. The old storage container was then loaded up to be removed from site at 10:35. Unfortunately this is where the only hiccup of the day occurred. The ground was a little wet and soft and the vehicle became stuck. Fortunately this had already been forseen as a possibility and a tow vehicle was called in which caused a slight delay. By 12:30 the lorry was on the move and left the field with the old unit. By 12:45 we had our new facilities in place.
Now the fitting out of the club house can begin to provide members with some excellent facilities.