Hot off the press from our Roving Reporter….         This years AGM in our own Heritage Centre & Museum?

Our Monday night field agent submitted these photographs to the News Desk which illustrates the progress made by the team.  It is interesting to see just how much space there will be in the building.  The addition of the scaffolding and internal supports makes it even more like ‘Bayko’!         Most of Read more about Bayko Building Progress[…]

The walls on the Heritage Centre & Museum are constructed from Insulated Concrete Forms which are rigid plastic forms that hold concrete in place whilst curing and remain in place afterwards to serve as thermal insulation for concrete walls. The specialist construction team arrived on site on the Monday having driven all the way up Read more about Bayko Building?[…]

The concrete floor is in place as of tonight (Monday)… As ever, click the images to enlarge.     Follow this link to a Slo-Mo of the concrete being poured.  It makes it look all to easy!!  Thanks to Callum for installing the technology.

The underfloor of the Heritage Centre & Museum is looking very colourful these days! This is the gas membrane required to ensure that nothing noxious seeps into the building from the old underground workings. If it can’t be seen from space at the moment we are sure that the pilots from Edinburgh Airport are finding Read more about Gas Proof….[…]

The recent fine weather has seen progress with the foundations fairly surge forward.  In the space of a week we are up to ‘gas membrane’ level…..         It’s quite exciting when one arrives to see just how far they have progressed. Watch this space!

Never let it be said that Mark hangs back when it comes to getting the Heritage Centre & Museum building erected.  Within hours of receiving the Building Warrant the work schedule was put into action and over the past three weeks progress has been rapid.  This Thursday’s working party were impressed by the constant flow Read more about From ‘Photoshop’ To Reality….[…]

Progress with the building work for the Museum and Heritage Centre has been a little slower than originally planned as there were some last minute alterations to the drawings suggested by the building control department which had to be accommodated and resubmitted and then agreed with the contractor.  However, there is still plenty of work Read more about And There Let Us Wallow In Glorious Mud[…]

In early August work started in earnest on the groundwork for the Heritage Centre & Museum building.  Progress has been sure and steady culminating in their completion on Saturday, 27th November.  The second phase of building work is due to commence on Monday, 5th November.  As ever our Roving Reporter has had their camera at Read more about Ground Works[…]

From our Roving Reporter, a short progress report……. The main focus was drainage work around the perimeter of the building. This entailed the cutting and fitting of the main pipes to the septic and clean water tanks. Digging and backfilling the pipework to appropriate heights finished the work.   “What do you mean, he went Read more about If Water Runs Through It…..[…]