Well it's been a while and wow the lads have been working hard. There has been some pressure from another group from the resource Center wanting to get in to the shed to start their project but nothing serious. The lads have been lucky enough to find some work for a few days since the painting of the Kingfisher so work has come to a bit of a stand still for the moment. One of the lads turned up to open the shed for us to have a look at the colours which are to contrast with all the white and grey boats to be found around the harbour. The mast (which can be seen hanging at the back of the shed) has been made from 4 pieces simply lapped and glued together.

I had a few minutes this morning before the shed opened and took a look at the slipway, the area is interesting in as much as the houses are ordinary three bedroom semis, what struck me is the number of boats in driveways. Talking to some older locals while there, I was interested to find out that the area is still used to farm oysters, all be it on a small scale. Mussels were also dredged from this slipway in the past but competition from the bigger boats has wiped out that source of income. I would be interested in a little more research on this additional source of income on a local scale.