Gostrey Meadow getting its own Hollywood style Farnham sign
The men in sheds team have been busy building houses in the letters F-A-R-N-H-A-M for bugs. Gostrey Meadow will be the site for Farnham newest bug housing development with the Men in sheds team getting planning permission to build individual letters that are 1 metre in height and they will be fixed 600mm off the ground.
The grand opening is set to take place on Saturday March 23.
The project is being made for Green Up Britain in conjunction with Farnham Town Council.
Green Up Britain a Farnham based organisation are fighting against climate change & have given Farnham their first seed bank.
Kaz from Green Up Britain contacted the Men in Sheds team to help with the project as the team are known for offering their help to local groups, schools and the council to undertake crafting and repair jobs.
Headed by Ken McGowen the team is full of volunteers who share a range of experiences from former engineers & tradesmen to men looking to learn handy skills.
The team meet between 10AM – 1 PM every Tuesday & Thursday.
Projects to date have included building a platform to surround the pond at space2grow which was funded by Farnham Mayor Pat Evans and construction of an outdoor wooden storage community cupboard for Hale Community centre as part of their scheme to reduce food waste “Fridge and Cupboard”.
The letters for the Bug House has not been easy for the men in sheds as they have used a sustainable recycled plastic which is not easily malleable into the shapes needed for the Farnham letters. Despite this they have preserved & the letters are ready to be placed in their new home in Gostrey Meadow.
The grand opening is set to take place on Saturday March 23.
The project is being made for Green Up Britain in conjunction with Farnham Town Council.
Green Up Britain a Farnham based organisation are fighting against climate change & have given Farnham their first seed bank.
Kaz from Green Up Britain contacted the Men in Sheds team to help with the project as the team are known for offering their help to local groups, schools and the council to undertake crafting and repair jobs.
Headed by Ken McGowen the team is full of volunteers who share a range of experiences from former engineers & tradesmen to men looking to learn handy skills.
The team meet between 10AM – 1 PM every Tuesday & Thursday.
Projects to date have included building a platform to surround the pond at space2grow which was funded by Farnham Mayor Pat Evans and construction of an outdoor wooden storage community cupboard for Hale Community centre as part of their scheme to reduce food waste “Fridge and Cupboard”.
The letters for the Bug House has not been easy for the men in sheds as they have used a sustainable recycled plastic which is not easily malleable into the shapes needed for the Farnham letters. Despite this they have preserved & the letters are ready to be placed in their new home in Gostrey Meadow.
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00:00 Hello, I'm Kaz from Green Up Britain. I contacted Men in Sheds to help me create a
00:06 bug house for Gostry Mellu in Farnham. The reason we're doing this is because we've seen
00:12 a massive decline in flying insects in the last 20 years, which is pretty terrifying.
00:18 I wanted to do something to help. I'm Ken, I head up the Farnham Men in Sheds.
00:24 And yes, we were approached by Kaz to build this bug house, which you'll see in various stages of
00:32 construction at the moment. It's been quite a challenging project. It's proven to be quite
00:39 heavy in terms of the weight, and we still haven't completed them yet. But I believe we're doing the
00:47 installation of Gostry Mellu on the 23rd. No, the 20th. And they're doing a grand opening on the
00:58 community day, which is on the 23rd, isn't it? Saturday the 23rd. So I think it's going to be
01:04 quite a feature in Farnham. I think that the people of Farnham are going to be quite impressed.
01:09 And I think it will probably provide some more work for Men in Sheds.