Category: Maintenance
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Tackling Our Damp Problem
The walls along the eastern side of the hall had been badly affected by rising damp for the past several years, as can be seen above, causing an unpleasant musty smell to occasionally permeate through the hall, which was most noticeable in the entrance lobby. So, in November 2023 we closed for 2 weeks to…
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New Radiators
Following many years of murmurs about cold draughts billowing from under the stage curtains during some events in the depths of winter, we applied for, and received funding from the Dogger Bank Wind Farm (Operators/Community Fund) for two free standing electric radiators to help improve heating in the hall. These are now on the stage…
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Replacing Our Wall Ties
Over the years distinctive horizontal patterns of cracked mortar joints had started to appear on the outside of our walls, particularly the northern gable end, and we were advised in late 2020 that it was highly likely that the cavity wall ties in these areas had probably rusted and needed to be replaced.