Friern Barnet Central Allotments
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Work begins

It’s been a busy couple of weeks on the new Hut site. Presided over by Project Manager and Plotholder Charlie Flowerday the team has spent hours dismantling the concrete panels and breaking up some of the old concrete floor.

We are trying to recycle and reuse everything we can which is why it is all piled up behind the orange barrier. Charlie and his team are sorting all the rubbish and anything that is not needed in the new building will eventually be made available for members.

The Hut is looking rather sorry for itself.
The Hut is looking rather sorry for itself.
 
The existing floor needs some work.
The existing floor needs some work.
The hut is gone!
The hut is gone!
Where is it!
Where is it!

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Ryan helps dismantle the old chairs before taking them to the tip.
Ryan helps dismantle the old chairs before taking them to the tip.
The concrete reinforcing mesh is ready.
The concrete reinforcing mesh is ready.

Today was momentous in the building of our new Hut – the concrete base was poured! Charlie and his team looked like they were getting stuck in – literally – as two lorry-loads of concrete were pumped in.

Charlie and the team get stuck in.
Charlie and the team get stuck in.
Tamping down the wet concrete.
Tamping down the wet concrete.