I've been non-stop since the weekend of Earth Hour, tonnes of work and a weekend in Amsterdam, no rest for the wicked eh? This week has seen all three projects on the go at the moment move forward. I'm heading out to Goulden to watch an original cast iron bath enamelling shortly (apparently it stinks... Continue Reading →
Life: Earth Hour 2010 West Didsbury Style
It's funny how a seemingly random post on Facebook can turn into quite a lot of Saturday night running around, but that's exactly what a pal's post about Earth Hour 2010 did a little over a week ago. 'Earth Hour'? That sounds like a load of old hippy nonsense, I thought, what's that all about? One... Continue Reading →
Review: A lesson in LED lighting at Cube Manchester
The North West Construction Knowledge Hub (NWCKH) held a debate on low energy lighting at the CUBE Gallery in Manchester on Tuesday to kick start their Brighter Futures exhibition. I was asked to be on the panel as a developer / interior designer / specifier by one of the organisers, an architect called Richard Frankland... Continue Reading →
Life: Nearly time for Earth Hour & lights out in West Didsbury
Delighted with our poster for Saturday's Earth Hour, it's fab and going up in all the participating bars and restaurants on Burton Road and Lapwing Lane ready for the weekend. We're trying to get some press coverage from the MEN and South Manchester Reporter, I really hope they support us and give the event a... Continue Reading →
Life: Bringing Earth Hour 2010 to West Didsbury
Not even the drizzle could dampen our spirits this afternoon as Helen from Didsbury Life and I visited all the fantastic bars and restaurants on West Didsbury's Burton Road to ask if they'd join us and take part in Earth Hour 2010 next Saturday, 27th March. Between 8.30 and 9.30pm, individuals, businesses and even whole cities... Continue Reading →
LIfe: Our fussy, flightless but ballsy garden blue tit
Bit concerned about this week's visitor to the garden! The picture looks zoomed in, but I was only about 20cm away from this little blue tit who has taken up residence on the bird feeder and refuses to leave. He can't fly very well at all and just kind of swoops in a bumble bee... Continue Reading →
Life: Dangerous Dave hits 70 – Happy Birthday Dad!
In between planning the kitchen for Brighton, sorting the end panels for Belford and calling into Goulden, a sneaky poster was required to embarrass my dad who hit three score years and ten today. God knows how the man known as Dangerous Dave has made it to this ripe old age without someone or something... Continue Reading →