Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Devon (Mr David Fursdon) opened the Parish Hall after the first phase of the Conserve and Improve refurbishments. … [Read more...]

Thatched roofs need rethatching typically every 20-25 years when they are created using wheat straw which is authentic for the Devon area where reed straw is not readily available. … [Read more...]

On Sunday 18th October 2015 some members of the Heritage project group investigated the parish hall floor now exposed after removing the wooden floor and joists . With only one day available before the builders started their work the group took on the role of keen amateur archaeologists to gather as much information as possible about the floor before it was sealed by a layer of concrete. The investigation team included: Steve Baber Martin Bond Miya Bond Liz … [Read more...]

Sub contractors ( Asbestos Management Services & Removals (AMS) of Barnstaple). working in protective suits to remove asbestos which was believed to be have been used under the sage. " order_by="filename" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] … [Read more...]

  Returning on Tuesday 13 October and again on Thursday 15 October volunteers helped lift the hall sub-floor and store the bricks and joists for re-use where possible. Many thanks to (from left): Bob Illman Paul Tanner Phillip Brown Alistair McArthur Steve Baber Brian Percival Ron Moore Jonny Harford Not shown in photo: Richard Boxall Lindsay Harford Phillip Risden For safety reasons access to the hall on Wednesday was not … [Read more...]

By lunchtime on Monday 12 October, 2015 after the hall had been cleared community volunteers started the on lifting the flooring in the main hall and store room, and removing the stage. Many thanks to (left to right): Bob Illman Alistair McArthur Philip Brown Martin Bond Brian Edwards Jonny Harford Ron Moore Steve Baber (behind the camera) Campie Hurst-Bannister (tea and choclate cake) The first boards were lifted at the south end of the … [Read more...]

On Monday 12 October, 2015 a small group of community volunteers met at the hall around 9:30 and started to move the various items out of the store room and the main hall.  Many thanks to (clockwise left to right): Jonny Harford Bob Illman Brian Edwards Martin Bond Ron Moore Brian Percival (kneeling) Steve Baber (behind the camera) With help from: Campie Hurst-Bannister (tea and moral support) Sandy Haughton (moving … [Read more...]

Week beginning 28th September work was started and completed on the re-routing of the electrical supply to the Parish Hall. The supply previously entered the Hall under the old barn door on the east side of the building and was routed under the floor to the meter and consumer units on in the cupboard adjacent to the Hall door on the west side of the building. To complete the work on the floor and installation of the underfloor heating the cable had to be moved. The new location for the meter … [Read more...]

Sir Nick Harvey MP for North Devon visited East Worlington Parish Hall  to learn about the Heritage Project and the conservation of the Parish Hall. He also visited East Worlington Primary School to discuss essential building works on the old school house. Both the Parish Hall and the school house are Grade II listed buildings which means that there are requirements on how building works for both maintenance and improvements are carried out. Sir Nick was … [Read more...]

On Friday 27th February 2015 Steve Baber and the Heritage Project Group hosted an evening to officially launch the Heritage Project. The evening started with an informal chat and refreshments followed by gave a formal presentation by Steve (see slideshow below) of the Heritage Project its reason d'etre, current aims and ongoing activities. The main points put forward in the presentation were: Over the last couple of years a significant amount of effort has gone into planning and … [Read more...]