By Sharon Vennall | Project Contributor
As you know, The Cabin has been a project very close to our hearts. A lot of love, sweat and donations have gone into it and we are super keen to complete so we can offer it as a local community hub.
As you will know from our last report, funds had run out and, having made the Cabin weathertight and secure, things were put on hold till additional funds had been raised - though we were able to recruit a lovely team of volunteers who joined the Big Help Out for the King's Coronation in May and tackled some of the smaller carpentry jobs. So, it is with great pleasure and heartfelt thanks that, come mid-July, we are able to resume building!
Once The Cabin is complete, it will become a major part of Andover Trees United and offer a sheltered area in Harmony Woods, providing an off-grid, sustainable classroom, field-study base, community and volunteer room. One that is sensitive to its surroundings and sits well in the landscape... and one that works well for coffee and a natter!
To keep things moving, we are asking for donations for this third and final phase - fitting out the inside:
- floors, walls and ceilings, doors, banisters and safety rails
- insulation
- electrics and plumbing
- a wood burner
- storage areas
- a workshop space, volunteer rest area and a kitchen
- additional solar panels and battery storage
A successful Auction of Promises in May helped to swell the coffers which, together with some generous grants and donations, has meant that we are able to start building again. We still have a way to go though, so if you are able to donate, please do. Know that anything you are able to give will go towards creating a community space that will be widely used and will remain in the community for generations to come.
We are always looking for volunteer carpenters, plasterers, building trades people who would like to help with the final phase of this community hub. So, if you fall into one of these categories and are keen to give back to the community, let us know by emailing wendy.davis@andovertrees.org.uk
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