By Laura Morrell | ATU Intern
Our brilliant builder, Ben, has worked incredibly hard over the winter - all through November and most weeks through December, January, and February - to make the Cabin weathertight and secure. The external walls are finished, the windows and security shutters fitted, the staircase has been installed, and almost all the flooring is down.
Two multi-functional drawbridges have been built, offering additional outside decking space as well as security when the building is not in use. Ben continues to work on completing the floor and the third drawbridge, and the solar panels are in place. The front door is due to be fitted next week (until then the doorway is secured with a wood panel). The cabin now has power and we have security cameras installed and working, which has been urgently needed due to an increase in vandalism in the past couple of weeks.
Thank you very much to Ben and to the volunteers who helped him on many occasions.
The next stage of the build is to do the interior of the Cabin: fit insulation, install connecting services and fixtures and fittings, and more to make it usable for volunteers, staff, school groups, and workshops. We hope to be 'open for business' in the summer.
The cost of materials continues to rise and so our fundraising efforts must continue. We could absolutely not do this without the generosity of donations from the community, so we thank you very much for your support in this.
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