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News: 23/10/2020  Our Bothy Build won the Voluntary Arts Epic National Award for Scotland and was also Highly commended in their Celebrating Diversity Award!
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But... our Bothy project isn't yet finished, 
we still need £4,000 to achieve our target and to complete the Bothy, the play area, and add the compost toilet.
Click the button below to find out how you can help by making a donation.
Click here to help us complete this project by 'buying a Bale for the Bridgend Eco-Bothy'
Update Nov 2020:  A summation of what has been done and what is planned, by Simon Hackin, the Bothy Build Manager
"Despite losing 5 months of good dry weather this year due to COVID-19 we have made good progress since and a lot has happened in a short space of time at the Bothy. 
 
Working two days per week the volunteer team has been concentrating on weatherproofing the Bothy, gradually enclosing the walls above the lime in larch cladding, installing the upper clerestory windows and on one spectacular weekend day we lifted by bucket our 4 tonnes of soil and pea gravel substrate on to our roof. Come spring we will see what weed seeds have germinated and then begin to plan for planting the green roof.
 
In late November the large Bi-fold doors were installed to the front of the building. Made by a local company and installed within the morning, a long awaited element of the build, transforming the structure into a space.  Soon we will have another door, so we are almost ready for winter.
 
Once we have completed the external "envelope" we move inside to complete the clay render walls, add sheeps wool insulation and join the inside to the outside with a floor.
 
Still lots to do, You can help by getting involved as a volunteer, support the project financially by buying a bale or just by spreading the word. 
Sincere thanks to all the volunteers involved so far. I know many that can't make the week days and I hope to resume weekend volunteer days soon.
 
Many thanks to the Bothy volunteers and Bridgend staff for all their invaluable support and skills."
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​Click here to watch a film that showcases the Bridgend Bothy Build
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A BIG thanks to our funders so far;
  • People's Postcode Lottery
  • Robert Barr Trust
  • B&CE Charitable Trust
  • Hugh Fraser Foundation
  • Pumphouse Trust
  • Edinburgh Airport Community Fund
  • Cruden Foundation
  • Rank Foundation
  • PF Charitable Trust, administered by Foundation Scotland
  • The Wooden Spoon Trust
  • ASDA
  • University of Edinburgh
  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • Skipton Bulding Society Charitable Foundation
  • Portobello-Craigmillar Neighbourhood Partnership
  • Southside-Newington Neighbourhood Partnership
  • Virgin Money Giving 
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Festive Greetings from the Bothy Builders
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Donate to help us to complete this
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Nov 2020 - We have doors!
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Anna's Bothy Painting
Below are some short time-lapse videos made in September 2020 showing the creation of some intricate wood sections...
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  • Home
    • Blog 2021
    • COVID-19 >
      • COVID and beyond
      • COVID-19 Volunteer Profiles >
        • Malakye
        • Tania
        • Meryn
        • Clement
      • Bike Loan
    • Our Vision
    • Our Cafe
    • Our Facilities >
      • CafeSpace
      • Kitchen
      • Meeting Room
      • Workshop1
      • Workshop2
      • Workshop3
      • Workshop4
      • Marquee
    • Our News >
      • Whats On >
        • Family bike rides
        • Events >
          • Good Food In Our Hands
          • Events 2019
        • Courses 2018
      • Our News Archive
  • Who We Are
    • Our Board
    • Our Team >
      • Sharon Stoddart
      • Roz Angus
      • Eric Fernandez-Baca
      • Zoe Murdoch
      • Wing Yee Li
    • Our Projects >
      • Bothy Build >
        • Bothy Build Fundraiser
      • Community History >
        • PWF Booklet
        • PWF Interviews
        • PWF Videos
        • PWF Museum
        • PWF Images
      • Pride of Place >
        • Craigmillar Castle Park Map
        • Pop-Project-Board
        • Pop-A-Walk-in-the-woods
        • Pop-Geology
        • Pop-Cameron-toll
        • Pop-JS-poem
        • Pop-History-and-WIAT
        • Pop-Faery-doors
      • Singing Group
      • BIG Acorn Fund >
        • BIG Acorn Projects
      • Previous Projects >
        • Farmhouse Renovation >
          • Workshops Build
        • Bamboo Bikes
        • Real Fast Food
        • Community Cafe 2018
        • Community Cafe 2017
        • Cosmetics Group
        • Food Group 2017
        • Bike Workshop 2017
        • Garden Shelter
        • Artist in Residence
        • Forest Skills
    • Working Groups
    • Our Constitution
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      • Bridgend Virtual Tour
    • Our Funders
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      • Videos 2013-18
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    • Publications >
      • COVID-19 Food Resilience Response Project final report
      • A community-led emergency response to food precarity
      • Senscot Bulletin May 20
      • healthandcarescotland May 20
      • Bellacaledonia May 20
      • ScotsMag
      • HolyroodMagazine
      • Our Journey
      • Our older documents >
        • AGM2020
        • AGM2019
        • AGM2018
        • AGM2017
    • General Archives >
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        • Shares FAQs
      • BIG Opening Party
      • Former Staff >
        • Lynn Houmdi
        • Judy Paul
        • Donna McArdle
        • Hilary Lowson
        • Carol Stobie
        • Graham Harper
        • Staff Blog-18-19
      • News and Events
      • Events Archive
      • Other Archived >
        • Links
        • Become a member
        • BIG Community Calendar
        • Our Pictures-2015-2017
        • Picture Archives-2010-2014
        • BIG Blog 2014