Getting Base Camp Ready for Opening
Hot on the heels of our completion of Phase One came the completion of phase Two – this added a scurity fence and outlines the area we plan to use for our future development on phase 3 and 4 – you can read more about our project to bring about a community craft hub here https://oakwoodshed.org.uk/the-shed/
T he fence was erected in just two days by our local Ilkeston Fencing – who did a great job and completed the 10 m x 20 M area for the development of the craft hub –
Once the Fence was up we could start to fit out the container and turn it into an operational workshop – benches were constructed and lining put in place – the final step being to wire the workshop for a ring main. At the moment we only have indirect access to power via an extension cable or via a portable power supply, but the wiring means that whatever the source of power connected the sockets and lighting work just like a normal 240V supply. The plan is to connect this to the mains supply in future phases
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After 2 weeks of quite heavy grafting – our new “base camp” Community Craft Hub was ready for us to open up for operations . It’s just a start but now it was time to Celebrate what we’ve achieved so far !
June 13th – Our Official Opening !
Saturday 13th of June saw an absolutely glorious day for our opening – Catherine Atkinson (MP for Derby North) came along to give us an official start by cutting the ribbon in front of 30 or so shedders and invited guests from our sponsoring organisations. Shedders were on hand to explain our overall objectives and the plans to develop our shed into a more complete offering. The two Gazebos show where the new hubs will be built as part of phase 3 and phase 4 and we had examples on display of our community projects already completed
Ann Cusick Added to the festivities by producing an absolutely delicious Shed themed giant cake – which our shedders and guests made quick work in eating . Shed members were on hand to explain our plans and ambitions to the general public and we got the chance to show off the various things we had made for community projects
Our New Craft Hub is now open on Wednesday Mornings and Saturday mornings 10-12