HOORAY and THANK-YOU in just 42 days we raised £7,394 for the extra lift of scaffolding and towards the rainwater harvesting system. 5.3.24

23.2.24 Thank-you for your support. We reached our initial target of £3,500 within 2 weeks. The extra lift of scaffolding is now installed and work has resumed fitting shingles to the new Educational Facility (reinstated 1580 Long House. The Crowd Funding Stretch Target to reach £6,000 is live until the 5th of March. Please see link above if you'd like to make a donation and receive one of our unique rewards.

Thank-you to Heritage Lottery for funding training for volunteers on this live reinstatement of a timber frame Long House at Orchard Barn

Want to learn how to build a roof like this? We've got 4 practical courses coming up in May and June this year (2021) with spaces for up to 6 students per course. Dates now confirmed as 10-14th May, 17th-21st May, 1st-6th June and 14-18th June. orchardbarn.org.uk/courses.html

Interested in getting involved as a volunteer? Please email [email protected] to register your interest.

Interested in what we do? There's more information about this year on our web page orchardbarn.org.uk/annualreport19-20.html

Roger has now undertaken further research into the Thomas and Evans bottle ....... 'William Thomas and William Evans founded a business selling groceries, general provisions and mineral water in Porth, South Wales in about 1890. One of their most well-known products was the Corona brand soft drink popular from the early 20th century. The original name of the company was Welsh Hills Mineral Waters. The Corona brand was created in 1920 as the business expanded. The roots of the company were in the 19th century Temperance Movement where an alternative to alcohol was sought in order to control drunkenness in miners during the Rhondda Coal Rush. The business was acquired by The Beecham Group in 1958. Thomas Beecham (1820-1907) was a chemist and the Grandfather of Sir Thomas Beecham the conductor (1879-1961). They exist today as the world's sixth largest pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.'

Have you seen our latest video? Published on 3.1.21 it shows how we constructed the OBee Office from natural, traditional and upcycled materials, and how solar is used to power up the office .... kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6LIlaB-qM6bmJI

Thank-you for your help. The meeting room now boasts a wonderful masonry stove, thick red velvet curtains, a library and museum shelves showing some of the finds from the Long House project.

The masonry stove is now finished and fired up on a regular basis.

Looking for something a bit unusual? We've got a few pieces of 500 year old oak for sale. They would make unique shelves, picture frames or outdoor sculptures. Email [email protected] if you would like to purchase a piece of veteran oak, each characterful item has a fascinating story to tell of bygone axe work, sweat and skilled carpentry.

Over one year later and we are delighted with the way this mammoth masonry stove performs. It really is like a giant hot water bottle that stays warm from a single firing per day! This stove is called Hestia. Thank-you to everyone involved with constructing and sponsoring her.

Update, 12th December 2020, we've now made 108 pegs. Many more to make! Please email [email protected] if you'd like to come along and learn how!

Lmao, grow up.

Could you explain the earth rendering?

Great job!

You are super fortunate!! What are the wattle members though ? Also didn't quite understand what lime blast means?

BIG thanks to Jim McVittie whose help at SawFest Suffolk was invaluable and who somehow got missed off the credits list

I like it, & the soundtrack... who is the artist??

Here's the link to make a donation - thank-you www.orchardbarn.org.uk/newcraftroom.html

Looking good Rick,hope all is well,Tim the crane.

Love your project. I made similar with Woodprix instructions.

Background creaking is pegs being shaped on shave horses by Lee, Nick and Calvin!