16 August - End of week 26

This was a fantastic week! On Thursday members of NLRC had a chance to walk onto the finished foundations and place their feet onto the floor of our new building.

Only two weeks to go before the timber frame arrives and we start to see the building grow up!

Short video below from the visit this week. Best viewed in 1080p HD!

2 August - End of Week 24

Still lots of activity at the site, the foundations are now nearly completed.  All the waste pipework is in as well as the lift shaft.  The front portion of the foundations has all the metal work in place and just needs to have the concrete poured in.  Once this has been done the foundation slab is complete and work can start on the timber frame (should start around end of August) and the walls.

The site manager is arranging as chance for members of the church to walk onto the site on Thursday 13 August between 19:00 & 20:00.

That's a lift shaft...not a baptistery!

16 July - Week 22

The building continues to take shape with the foundations and floor at the back of the building completed.  Drainage work is taking place now around the perimeter of the building because the clay based soil is so good at holding water that we have needed to invest in some special drainage to remove surface water.

The timber frame work is looking set for the end of August now so work is continuing on the rest of the foundations, drainage work and service ducts.

25 June - Week 19

Sorry for the late update but I couldn't get to site!

However, it's worth the wait because now you can see part of the sub floor in as well as all four walls. You get a real sense of the shape of the build with the curved front walls.

I've tried a different video technique this week to get better quality video, especially for those that can't get down to the site...enjoy.

12 June - End of week 17

Good progress has been made this week and now you can really see the shape of the foundations taking place.  You can even see where the frame is going to go if you look carefully!

You may be wondering where the front of the building is... well they need to pull in loads of concrete soon so they're leaving the front wall until all the concrete has been bought in.

Once the walls and floor are done the frame can start.

7 June - End of week 16

The weather hasn't been amazing this week with strong winds and heavy rain but progress continues steadily. Three walls are now being built and we're starting to get a feel for the shape of the building.

"All the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid." Ezra 3:11

31 May - End of week 15

Work has continued digging out the footings on the North side of the plot whilst on the South and East side foundations have started to be built.

This is always the hardest part of the build, lots of work going on but very little to show for it!  The rest of the trees have been removed though and the footings and foundations are starting to take shape.