Under the gate

Under the gate
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I was out from 7am until 10.30pm today, but Lucy took this picture of a rather bizarre device being installed under the gate, before being buried in concrete.

The new mould for the Meeting House Garden wall was filled with concrete. Better luck this time.

I thought this might be the day the tarmac arrived for the ball court, but it was not to be.

Preparing the surface of the ball court

Preparing the surface of the ball court
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.

After the spreading of earth yesterday, there was a lot of rolling of the ball court today. The 'hover mower', as I called it before, was back in use. It seems to be used for compressing those hard-to-get-to areas where the roller cannot get.

The sides of the ball court fencing were also undone, and I presumed this was to allow access for the macadamising process. But nothing further on that today.

I went to vote at lunchtime at the Vibast Community Centre on Old Street. The candidate for whom I voted acknowledges that he's unlikely to get elected, but my vote is not wasted. The results will be here on the BBC site.

Soil on the ball court

More drilling and fencework
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.


Soil on the ball court
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.

More drilling this morning as the fence extends straight towards the Banner Street entrance.

I'm not sure what the 'final' surface of the ball court is going to be — I'd assumed some kind of tarmac, though I don't know how that will be laid. The stuff that was distributed over the court today looked like ordinary topsoil, thinly spread.

Early evening, after the day's work is over

New wall for Meeting House Garden
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.


Earth for Quiet Garden beds
Originally uploaded by davidjennings.

I was out today, so these two photos were taken just before 7.30 in the evening. I didn't see any of the work taking place, but it's clear from the top picture that the Meeting House Garden wall has been re-constructed — and this time it seems to accommodate all the paving stones.

The second photo shows that topsoil has been distributed in the inner bed of the Quiet Garden, where (according to the printed plan) 'woodland-type grass' will be planted. What is that thing that looks like an upturned pram chassis at the end of the path (top left quadrant)?