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Norfolk villagers build their own eco hall |
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1 Jul 2009, 9:47 PM
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Residents of three Norfolk villages are working together to build themselves a new green community centre, and between June 26th and July 8th the circular meeting room for the new hall will be built from straw and rendered internally and externally under the supervision of strawbale pioneers Amazonails.
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Hopefully there will be plenty of help from the people of Neatishead, Irstead and Barton Turf, who's Victorian village hall, cold and draughty and 100 years old, is being replaced by the eco building, scheduled for completion in mid August.
Some delays were encountered with the green roof as it proved harder to obtain the Sedum than originally envisaged but most other elements are either on or ahead of schedule. Three of the timber framed hall walls are insulated with straw bale, and the fourth contains Warmcell shredded paper. All are lime rendered. Underfloor heating is installed, and the sedum is now flowering.
The £510,000 project is the result of more than 10 years of fundraising by villagers.
Ian McFadyen, project co-ordinator, said: “Straw buildings have a bad press because of the three little piggy's tale, but we would like to challenge all the big bad wolves out there to come and see for themselves what a fantastic facility this is - it will change perceptions and others will surely follow.
“This is a rare opportunity for people to be inspired by, and help construct, a community building and it will further increase the sense of ownership that the local villagers have in this unusual and exciting project.”
On Saturday the trustees are holding an open day to enable everyone to see the progress that is being made. During the event, which runs between 10am and noon, it will be the turn of youngsters from the area aged 14 to 18 to do their bit for the build, mixing clay to plaster the inside of the building.
Credits:: Straw bale wall at the community hall being rendered.
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