2018 and the new craft room at Orchard Barn is taking shape, but we need your help!
Here at Orchard Barn we are busy making wooden tiles (shingles) for our new craft room roof. The logs we are using are Sweet Chestnut which is a wood with tannin in it. Why mention this here? Well, tannin corrodes ordinary metal which means that for our shingles to stay fixed to our roof we need to buy expensive non-corrosive stainless steel nails to fix them with. We calculate that we need to make and fit over 5,400 shingles to cover the whole roof, and to fix them using these special nails will cost £250. This is where our Community run project needs your help. In exchange for £5 we will put a name of your choice on the inside of the shingle roof. For £10 we will put two names and so on. These names will remain inside the craft room for decades and will be seen by everyone who comes to learn rural crafts with us.
If you like what our Community Interest Company are doing, and would like to support our stainless steel nail fund with an on-line donation, please visit www.orchardbarn.org.uk/newcraftroom.html Cheques and cash are also welcome. Our postal address is Orchard Barn, Bildeston Road, Ringshall, IP14 2LY. Or drop in between 10-4 on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and have a look at how this hand-made roof is progressing.
We wish you a constructive and creative New Year.
Many large thank-yous in advance of your donations.