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Aug 30, 20191 min read

Yet More Facilities!

Yesterday we took delivery of the main facility building (loos, showers and basins). Lovely job by Paragon Space (www.paragonspace.co.uk)...

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Jun 25, 20191 min read

Puppies!

No, not ours, a friends, her name is Lola. I just couldn’t resist putting this lovely picture in. #puppies #labradorpuppies #newventure...

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Jun 25, 20191 min read

Pond

Another huge hole! We always planned a pond and it will also take all of the run off from the drive and all of the roofs of the main...

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Jun 25, 20191 min read

Builders!

These guys are building the Hub building (reception, office, classroom, tearoom, workroom) and our House. This is Kris and his working...

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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins

Jun 25, 20191 min read

Interment...

...of a Treatment Plant. Biggest hole I’ve ever seen close up. Until this is up and running we have our lovely compost loo. This beast...

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Apr 24, 20191 min read

Thunderbox!

At last we have a lovely little facility built and ready to go. It looks so lovely and welcoming at the bottom of the field. Still...

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Apr 18, 20191 min read

Facilities and Conveniences

Part 2 A convenient convenience for builders on site and afterward for campers. A lovely little facility. Composting loo from Thunderbox...

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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins

Apr 18, 20191 min read

Facilities and Conveniences

Part 1 Initial stages. Well, this is a 55 person treatment plant. Absolutely humongous! It would have been ‘convenient’ for it to have...

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Apr 10, 20191 min read

Second Hut

With a verandah! Little beauty. Lovingly built and lived in by the previous owner. Again at a secret location for a little spruce up and...

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Mar 24, 20191 min read

First Hut

Isn’t she lovely? Collected on Friday and now residing at secret location locally until next spring. Super excited about having our first...

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Ruth at Cwtch Cabins

Mar 24, 20191 min read

Dock - Who knew?

Going to war on the dock in the field. I had no idea how long the roots could be. Keep finding ‘the Mother of all Dock’ roots and then...

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Mar 17, 20191 min read

Our first ‘Building

Very pleased with our workshop/ garage. This building is two used containers (re-using from the very beginning!) We needed somewhere on...

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Mar 12, 20191 min read

New Orchard in the Making

We always planned a ‘loose’ orchard for Cwtch Cabins of traditional native fruit trees. We have tried to use as many really local species...

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Mar 12, 20191 min read

Hedge Life

Hedge Life Whilst planting 100 babies into our translocated hedge to help it along the way, James found these two lovelies. Great hedge...

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Mar 8, 20191 min read

Welsh Beer

Went to The Beefy Boys in Hereford today (one of our favourites, the BEST burgers) and would you believe it, they sell ‘Cwtch’, Welsh...

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Mar 8, 20191 min read

Water Water Everywhere

22nd Feb and the water mains are in! One ‘business’ main at 50mm and one domestic at 25mm. Not entirely without hassle, lots of leaky...

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Feb 6, 20191 min read

Trench Life

Minimum depth of water main is 750mm. Our stick is marked at 850mm. Sure don’t want installation to fail the rigorous Dwr Cymru...

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Feb 6, 20191 min read

And we’re back

Been ages planning next stage as we have been learning what’s involved in putting mains water supplies in. Thank you Fergus at Dwr Cymru...

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Jan 18, 20191 min read

It’s the Weekend!

Last load of the day. Same again Monday and we’ll see where we get to. Then quiet week while we re-group and plan for next phase of...

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Jan 18, 20191 min read

Imposter!

My James, pretending to be a digger driver #newventure #campsite #muchmarcle #driveway #digger #herefordshire #topsoil #moles #molehills...

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...a Field of Dreams...

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to Cwtch...