At present at the shed club

Now at the shed club:

We have moved - not, it is true, very far - just a few tens of yards around essentially the same site. We were moved temporarily, to allow for re-tarmacking, and have now been moved again, to our final location.

Here are our main two containers in their new, and final position. Essentially, everything is finished and we can get back to normal, , producing hand-made products which we hope to be able to sell into the community, after quite a disruptive few weeks.

The move itself was quite dramatic. Here you can see the final stages of our main container being loaded on to Phil Space's impressive vehicle, for its move of just a few yards. Weight was extremely marginal, especially at the rear of the truck. Centre of gravity was, for obvious reasons, critical, and this was the third attempt at loading. The previous two had failed, because there was too much in the container, and hence too much weight. But success at last! Anyway, all that is now in the past.

Recently at the shed club (photo competition 2024):

We have a winner for the 2024 photo competition (theme cloudscapes), the link to the page being https://sites.google.com/view/bitterneshedclub/photo-competition-2024

At the bottom of the photo competition pages (in the link) are some pictures from Nick of the Northern Lights, too late for the competition, but great pictures anyway.

So what else is happening?

Barry, Corne, Michael Nolan and Michael Clowes (pictured below), finished (late in 2024) sanding back the final 5 benches of those we are restoring for the Hampshire Constabulary (Police Training College) at Netley. This work was at the mercy of last autumn's weather, and it is great to see the benches finally looking as good as they should.

The work continues, with repairs and refurbishment to more benches.

We can also see (below) Tony Kingston continuing to make reindeer planters, of different sizes (as you can see). These are very popular and the ones you see were actually been commissioned. Tony says he uses a jigsaw to cut the shapes. He must have a very steady hand and a lot of patience. But then, what would else you expect of our "Shedder of the Year" for 2024?

By coffee time, everyone has earned a break, but where is the coffee to come from? Norman, of course, with probably the most important job in the club:

The pet planters are very popular. Here are two of them in use (reindeer and dog planters):

But normal pet planters are one of the club's mainstay products. Here is one under construction. Most of us work collaboratively, as David and Peter are here: