For a long time the term 'affordable housing' has been an anathema; it's used in political, planning and development circles to persuade the populace that the housing crisis is being dealt with. When the average household income is in the [...]
We have just returned from our trip to Malawi with St Peters Malawi Education Trust; we've had an eye-opening time. The building team spent 5 hard, hot days in the sun and successfully completed the construction of seven classrooms ahead [...]
Busy planning for our trip to Malawi at Easter, not pencils but tools in our hands for a change (is that wise?). Plans underway, materials ordered, so many vaccinations our arms feel like pin-cushions... we're looking forward to our trip [...]
This month we completed our Coast to Coast run for St Peters Malawi Education Trust. We had a fabulous time running 117 miles from Wembury to Lynmouth in great company. We've raised nearly £3,500 for the charity to put towards [...]
On 27th Sept we will be starting a 117m run from Wembury to Lynmouth, across Devon over Dartmoor and Exmoor, to raise funds for St Peters Malawi Education Trust. We'll be running close to a marathon each day, over mixed [...]
Impressed on a holiday visit to Chedworth Roman Villa (Cotswolds), by their visitor centre, an elegant shroud protecting some lovely mosaics and hypocaust remains, as well as providing interpretation spaces. A deceptively simple building form and strategy, rigorously detailed and [...]
Are you aware that nearly 12,000 new homes are built by self-builders every year? This accounts for up to 10% of the country's new house production, according to Sarah Chilcott on the Planning Portal. This is significantly less than other [...]
If you know me even a little, you probably know I run a bit; I’ll be running a lot more this September. This year we have become involved with a charity called St Peter’s Malawi Education Trust, which has arisen [...]
Recent research carried out by the Federation of Master Builders and reported here by PBC Today, confirm our recent experience in the market place. It is not unusual for builders to need at least a month lead-in time to commence [...]
We've now completed our presentation drawings that we hope will go a little way to explaining the aspirations of the Trust, at their open evening this coming Friday March 17th. These animations and drawings illustrate the existing four classrooms built [...]