Finishing off at Brookside

A good sized team turned out for the last week at Fellbeck. Graham and I scoured the site for toppers, whilst the rest of the gang added the two extra courses needed to bring the wall up to hight. Duncan, Catriona and Barry on one side and Rod on his own on the other side valiantly trying to keep up. The rain came a bit earlier than forecast so we carried on through lunchtime in order to finish off the job; get the toppers on and tidy up.

Morning Break

Richard H.
No. Wallers: 6

A new Waller!

Duncan’s  keen navigation skills meant an early arrival for his introductory walling session so he was ready & waiting when Paul & Barry turned up, soon to be joined by Roderick.  Catriona had sent apologies having to supervise workmen who failed to appear the day before.
After straightening one of the pins that must have been used as a scratching post by a grazing beast, the lines were set and courses laid. Much use of the hammer testified to an awkwardness of available stone. Duncan demonstrated a good eye for stone dimensions and got a feel for the character of the sandstone and we were pleased to have his assistance.
Showery conditions after lunch developed into more persistent rain so we called a halt at 2.30 before getting soaked.
Another course and a half will bring the wall to height: sourcing and shaping toppers will be a challenge on our next visit.

Barry S.
No. Wallers: 4

Soogy Summer

Rich, Catriona & Barry ascended into the Fellbeck cloud to continue the ‘Hammerson’ stint from last week. Despite the inner warmth bestowed by ginger cake, the increasing precipitation drove us away at 2pm. However a good depth of stone brought the courses up quite well during the morning’s work with a sound basis for the next session.

 Morning break

 After the rains came

Barry S.
No Wallers:3

From Darn Sarff.

It was a pretty nice day to give an introduction to walling to a group of 7 corporate volunteers from London so that's what Graham, Barry and I did. 

I'm not sure we've made any die hard converts, but they all seemed enthusiastic and managed to nearly finish off the foundations and do 3 extra courses on the built up section.
Liz and Harry (Liz's son) were there to lend a hand as well. Harry performing valuable service on walling filling duty.

Richard H.
No. Wallers: 11