Redecorating our Hut

We thought it was time our hut had a new coat of paint inside to reflect the characters of the current group of Rangers. So, at the end of August, members of the unit turned out to move the furniture out of the way, clean the walls and then repaint in a new 'daytime' theme of green, blue, white and (a little) yellow.

Covering up the old 'purple' theme and in the early stages of re-decoration, Charlotte is putting the first coat on the walls, with Robyn dealing with the higher bits behind here; Vicky is finishing off the woodwork on the third day. Thanks also to Louise and Luke who came along to lend a hand.

Spring Clean (for the summer break!)

During the summer (2011) break our hut will be used as a break-out room for the theatrical arts summer school held in the main Dell Lane HQ.

A chance to tidy up, clean up, discover all those things that were hiding behind the settees and cushions, and find how many pens we really did have!

With the seating back around the walls there is lots of space for the budding performers in August, and we hope they enjoy our space.

The plan is for the Rangers to tone down the current paint scheme in the hut at the end of August - a splendid way of adding community work to the Rangers' skill-set.

Perhaps you'd like to consider joining our Ranger Unit - we meet once a fortnight at Dell Lane.

Just leave us a comment and we'll get back to you.

New Outdoor area

The Hall Committee have made significant improvements to the grassed area outside the Ranger HQ this summer, replacing the somewhat rough and uneven worn out grass with a nice level area of artificial lawn, bounded by a new fence and path, and including an area for our barbecues.

It's nice to have an all weather surface literally 'on the doorstep', lit at night. Can't wait for some nice evenings to take advantage of it!

Smart 'new look' Ranger Hut

The summer of 2010 saw the long awaited arrival of the 'Work in the Community' team from the Probation Service, who were tasked to smarten up both our hut and the back storage hut.

Working through 4 Wednesdays they applied two coats of black wood preserver, gave us a nice smart orange front door, and re-puttied and painted the window frames.

With all the wood panelling now being the same colour, and even the window shutters being painted black, the hut now looks a much more cared for place for our weekly meetings.

There's a hole in our roof

Just before Christmas 2008 the 35 year old roof on our Ranger HQ finally gave up the ghost, leaving us with a rather damp ceiling.

Quick action by the Hall Management Committee saw the roof re-felted in a matter of days, and early in 2009 we returned to a rather damp but at least watertight hut. And the good news is that the outside of the hut will be given a couple of coats of smart black preservative in the Spring - can't wait for that!

Meanwhile the dehumidifier is chugging away, drying out the inside.