Monday 31 March – was the day we started erecting the post and rail fence around the new Boulodrome. The Trust ultimately wants a picket fence but we don't have that sort of money at present, so post and rail it is. When we have funds we can add the pickets. (We took two days to do this work).
We took delivery of the first lot of fencing material in the morning and got on with the job of making holes and erecting the fence. Adrian – the our Architest and Project Manager, Mike M the foreman with lots of tools, Gerry with his mower, Julian to provide muscle power, me with my one arm (luckily the right one can still crack the whip and deliver the boules!) and Christiane to keep us all in order and play some petanque with me turned out for the job. Adrian laid the line where he wanted the fence, Gerry started by mowing the area, then he and Mike made the first hole.
We took delivery of the first lot of fencing material in the morning and got on with the job of making holes and erecting the fence. Adrian – the our Architest and Project Manager, Mike M the foreman with lots of tools, Gerry with his mower, Julian to provide muscle power, me with my one arm (luckily the right one can still crack the whip and deliver the boules!) and Christiane to keep us all in order and play some petanque with me turned out for the job. Adrian laid the line where he wanted the fence, Gerry started by mowing the area, then he and Mike made the first hole.
While Adrian and Mike did the hole for the next post Gerry did some more mowing. And while they were making holes for the posts, Christiane and I painted the bits that were to go in the ground with wood preservative. When that was finished we went off to get lunch ready for the workers.
After lunch and a few drops of rain Christiane and I played a few ends and then, feeling guilty because we were having fun while they were working, we made nuisances of ourselves 'what can we do to help'? till we were given jobs – tighten the screws on the picnic furniture! But they did let us hold things and watch the bubbles on the spirit levels.
After 8 posts we called it a day and arranged to come back the following day to finish the job. It looks very nice. We will do the rest of the fence over 4 days when everyone is back from holidays etc. Thanks to Mike, Adrian, Gerry, Alan, Christiane and JJ - Many hands make light work, as they say ....
After lunch and a few drops of rain Christiane and I played a few ends and then, feeling guilty because we were having fun while they were working, we made nuisances of ourselves 'what can we do to help'? till we were given jobs – tighten the screws on the picnic furniture! But they did let us hold things and watch the bubbles on the spirit levels.
After 8 posts we called it a day and arranged to come back the following day to finish the job. It looks very nice. We will do the rest of the fence over 4 days when everyone is back from holidays etc. Thanks to Mike, Adrian, Gerry, Alan, Christiane and JJ - Many hands make light work, as they say ....
