The Big B & Q Sale
The Big B & Q Sale
Wonderfull things made from wood, not sheds!
Some wonderful Things made from wood on the interweb site here. My favorites are the Exo-skeleton. The band and the Ark of the covenant
Build your own TARDIS like the beeb?
The trumpet of truth, reports that the Popular shed like time machine from Dr Who is not real! DID Dr Who get his time travelling machine from Ikea? That is what fans were left wondering when the Time Lord’s secret was revealed – his Tardis does not zip between dimensions in an instant but comes… Continue reading Build your own TARDIS like the beeb?
Win Katepal Roofing Shingles – extended
As the weather has taken a turn for the worse in some parts, our roofing pals over at www.katepaluk.co.uk have extended the competition to win 5 packs of shingles and 1 pack of Eave/Ridge Roofing Shingles. So you know have until the 1st April 2008 to enter now
OPERA HOUSE WIND TURBINE PLAN
Building a 230ft (70m) wind turbine to supply energy to the Glyndebourne Opera House could spoil the tranquility of the South Downs, conservationists said today. Plans to build the 850kw turbine on Mill Plain, between Ringmer and Glyndebourne in East Sussex, are being discussed at a public inquiry in Lewes. Officials at Glyndebourne – famous… Continue reading OPERA HOUSE WIND TURBINE PLAN
Shedshelf – shelfshed?
The Girlinthegreendress blogs about this great object, that is made by those clever people over at studiogorm. Very clever and smart looking… but a bit too clean for my shed/house shed/shelf is a small shed to keep things organized within a small apartment. like a dollhouse for grown-ups
Just Sheds Tuesday : Point of Polaris
This weeks shed is not a normal shed, its a wonderful Shed by the sea, or as one of our judges would have it, it’s a beachhut😉 A wonderful example of this genre of wooden buildings. Point of Polaris on the Hants/Dorset border. Beach hut (9X7) substantially internally clad and insulated , for temperature and… Continue reading Just Sheds Tuesday : Point of Polaris
Trench warfare
Utility companies dug the equivalent of two million trenches in England and Wales during streetworks last year. Carrying out streetwork on such services as water, gas and electricity, companies dug an average of 12,500 holes in 2007 in each local authority’s area. The number of holes equated to one for every 200 yards of local… Continue reading Trench warfare
Bringing home the bacon.
Pigs farmers were heading for Downing Street today to highlight what they say is a crisis threatening the industry. The campaigners, who have the backing of Gordon Ramsay and other celebrity chefs, say farmers lose about £26 for every pig sold for slaughter in the UK. The British Pig Executive (Bpex) blames soaring wholesale grain… Continue reading Bringing home the bacon.
SIX-LEGGED OCTOPUS DISCOVERED
The blackpoolgazzette reports. I thought it would have lost its other limbs thanks to pollution, but apparently it’s due to a defect at birth. I am happy not to have one in my garden pond, mind you. Photo from Blackpool Sea Life Centre/PA Wire This is the world’s first “Hexapus”, according to marine experts in… Continue reading SIX-LEGGED OCTOPUS DISCOVERED