Friday 19 April
Not dull around here at the moment. Yesterday I accepted the seating as complete and delivered another 46 frames, which makes a round 100 already with another 84 in hand.
Today we handed over the seating to the Municipality. The seating was formally opened by the Mayor cutting the coconut rope around the West unit and the Park Supervisor the rope around the East unit (both actions being undertaken with my trusty Swiss Army knife).
Incidentally I am lucky to be still in possession of my knife but more of that later.
I think the seating looks tremendous and I have received many compliments. As always, there are things I would, with hindsight, have done differently but overall I’m satisfied. It doesn’t look much but it has been a lot of work, albeit spasmodic. What do you think of the higgledy-piggledy arrangement? Idea from a children’s adventure playground in Southwark, which I simply must visit when I return and take the Association some photos.
My fear now is that it will not be looked after – the majority of locals will not appreciate it, the kids are destructive and the crows will shit on it. The park supervisor has instructed his labour to keep it clean. I have “befriended” a couple of them and I’m sure they will try their best. I’ve already seen evidence this morning of them washing off the crow’s droppings.
One very satisfying thing this morning was to see the locals move in as soon as the coconut rope was removed and start utilising the seating; using the higher ones, as intended, as tables for their breakfast packets. I’ll try posting this with some photos.
Not dull around here at the moment. Yesterday I accepted the seating as complete and delivered another 46 frames, which makes a round 100 already with another 84 in hand.
Today we handed over the seating to the Municipality. The seating was formally opened by the Mayor cutting the coconut rope around the West unit and the Park Supervisor the rope around the East unit (both actions being undertaken with my trusty Swiss Army knife).
Incidentally I am lucky to be still in possession of my knife but more of that later.
I think the seating looks tremendous and I have received many compliments. As always, there are things I would, with hindsight, have done differently but overall I’m satisfied. It doesn’t look much but it has been a lot of work, albeit spasmodic. What do you think of the higgledy-piggledy arrangement? Idea from a children’s adventure playground in Southwark, which I simply must visit when I return and take the Association some photos.
My fear now is that it will not be looked after – the majority of locals will not appreciate it, the kids are destructive and the crows will shit on it. The park supervisor has instructed his labour to keep it clean. I have “befriended” a couple of them and I’m sure they will try their best. I’ve already seen evidence this morning of them washing off the crow’s droppings.
One very satisfying thing this morning was to see the locals move in as soon as the coconut rope was removed and start utilising the seating; using the higher ones, as intended, as tables for their breakfast packets. I’ll try posting this with some photos.
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