Whitley Stores is being reborn in a cabin in the car park of the Pear Tree pub in Whitley. The cabin was procured from Blunsdon in Swindon where, for the last 13 years, it has been the Community Shop there and was now surplus to requirements as the team there are moving to permanent premises. First job was to get the cabin from acr. On a cold October day, the cabin was loaded onto a lorry…
Preparations in Whitley had been underway on the site to receive the cabin. A mound of earth was cleared, the site setout and Jackpads were installed
The cabin was delivered to its new home on 27th October 2023
Work then began on the interior fit-out: We had grand plans…
The remaining electrics were stripped, the walls were painted, walls built and new electrics fitted
We started installing drains, framing for cladding and had new doors and windows installed
The decking and cladding are Welsh Larch, supplied by The Timber Cooperative in Caernarfon
Hazel balustrades are from Biss Woods, West Ashton, harvested by local Scouts. The final shop and decking are a great transformation
