The new shelter for the bowls greens was erected this afternoon, Thursday 12th April, 2012, just in time for the start of the season.
In February, Omied and Sanna dug out the base ….
and then raked out the concrete, which was being mixed near to the bowls pavilion and barrowed in.
Don Martin and Michael Finnigan then built the superstructure in Don's workshop, which was fireproofed and painted before being brought to site and erected, with the help of some less skilled members!
In connection with the tram works, water and drainage pipes along University Bouldevard are being investigated. A 4" private water main is shown on Seven Trent's plans as running along our side of University Boulevard, but they have no record of what, if anything, it serves. To try and find out, they are going to turn it off between 10 am and 2pm on Tuesday, 17th April. Please let me know if you notice any interruption to the supply to the pavilion!
Even more alarmingly, they do not seem to have any record of a sewer connection to the pavilion!
Ian Vincent.
