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 CORNISH SHIPPING CONTAINER ART PROJECT
For nine weeks, design ideas relating to Cornwall are being celebrated through a series of shipping containers placed around the coast.
The theme is surprising design stories. The stories have been nominated by a number of people in the world of design, culture and academia including Rick Stein and Kevin McCloud. Some stories are expected like The Tate St Ives and wind farms, but others not so expected like titanium, which was discovered in Cornwall, wireless telegraphy and the Cornish shovel.
Each of the fifteen containers is painted with a striking colourful design. The containers have been placed in unusual places, bike trails, city centres, sand dunes, and piers. Shipping containers were seen as as the ideal vehicle for the display of each design story, being a relevant symbol for a county surrounded by sea, and an icon of design in their own right.
The exhibition runs from 19th February to 25th April.
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 MODERN DESIGN SALE RESULTS FROM GAZE
The Gaze modern design sale took place on Saturday 12th March at Diss Auction Rooms in Norfolk. There were 470 lots of furniture, paintings, pottery, china, sculpture and lighting.
Ten fire damaged chairs designed by Robin Day and named 'Railway Chairs' sold for £160. They were commissioned by the Eastern Division of British Rail and all in need of restoration.
A white three tier ceiling light in the style of Poul Henningsen sold for £40. A teak backed free form mirror also sold for £40. A ten tier Danish ceiling light in stainless steel sold for £55.
Top lot was a Merrow Associates rosewood and chromed steel framed two drawer desk, circa 1970, selling at £3,100.
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 SNOBS, KNOBS AND CONVENIENTLY SIZED GIFTS
Previous owners of Shiners Architectural in Newcastle, Barry and Ann Lawson, have set up a new website selling gifts that fit through a letterbox.
The Lawsons have teamed up with business partner Dominique Mikula to launch Big Letterbox Gifts. The idea is to provide a service supplying gifts that will avoid the need for waiting around for a delivery man.
Big Letterbox Gifts is a marketplace website for sellers of presents. It has already expanded to slightly larger items that fit inside a new contraption known as a ParcelPod. The ParcelPod is a lockable safe for letters and parcels that sits outside the front door. ParcelPods are also available on the website starting at £145 including postage, packing and vat.
Barry and Ann Lawson also work with their daughters, Jenny and Kate. They still run an online business selling antique door furniture called Snobs, Knobs and Posh Knockers.
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BURIED ASBESTOS COSTS FARMER £10,000
In February, Worksop Magistrates charged a local farmer with fines and costs of £10,000 for burying lethal asbestos on his land. Anthony Bealby pleaded guilty to cutting corners by avoiding proper disposal costs which would have cost £1,300.
In June 2010, Bealby sold the farmland at Woodsetts in Worksop and moved to Harrogate. After several visits in 2009 and 2010 the Environment agency found around two tonnes of asbestos. It was only removed in February this year.
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SCOTS BUILDERS LOSE £170M THROUGH WASTE
Zero Waste Scotland, a government funded waste advisory body says that Scottish businesses could make savings of £2.36 billion by reducing costs associated with waste.
In particular the construction sector could save £170 million by implementing a site waste management plan at the start of a project.
Zero Waste Scotland's director, Iain Gulland, said "Businesses must overcome the perception that going green adds cost - the opposite is true.
"Those companies that have addressed their environmental performance with even small changes have measured savings in their bottom line - which could hit as much as one per cent of turnover."
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 TAKE A TOUR AROUND A WATERLOO SALVAGE YARD
Ellen Moorhouse has recently visited Timeless Material Co. Based an hour and a half from Toronto, the ten acre yard is run by the passionate and knowledgable Ken Kieswetter. The piece was written by Moorhouse for Toronto's online news website, The Star.
"Ken Kieswetter is as enthusiastic as a kid in a toy store. Only he isn't a kid, and he's on his own company's premises.
"Come here!" he says, again and again. And off he goes, up and down the stairs of a remarkable 1870s three-storey barn in Waterloo, now a showroom for salvaged materials. He wants to point out another treasure.
Here's a man who loves what he does.
Kieswetter and two of his six brothers run three businesses embracing their own version of reduce, reuse, recycle. Kieswetter Demolition deconstructs buildings, many historic, sorting and saving everything reusable. The reclaimed materials are showcased by The Timeless Material Co. in the barn and on its 10-acre site. Timeless Timber Structures Inc. designs, builds and reconstructs, using historic structures and salvaged materials. At a second location in Southampton, the Kieswetters have a timber-frame structure inside a Quonset hut.
Right next to the Timeless barn property is the expanding campus of Research In Motion, home to the BlackBerry and a work force of thousands, many of whom no doubt embrace the industrial and rough-hewn aesthetic the Kieswetters can satisfy through their preservation efforts.
One of the first items Kieswetter takes me to look at is a photograph of an arts-and-crafts style house in Southampton, designed and built by Timeless Timber Structures. The core is a dismantled and reconstructed 1850 log house. The stone, visible in the generous porch, came from a demolished hospital; the windows, from a 1930s Georgetown house (restored wood windows with storms meet code, Kieswetter says), and the late 18th century entrance, from Quebec.
There are more photos of commercial interiors with Timeless fixtures, counters, tables, shelving and materials: Mac Cosmetics, Roots Canada, Terroni Restaurants, Oliffe Meats, Rodney's By Bay, Sweet Grass Flowers.
The Kieswetters also assembled a timber barn from four demolished Guelph-area structures for the filming in Toronto of The Recruit (2003), starring Al Pacino. The New Zealand-based director took the barn home with him.
We walk to the back of the showroom, passing a 1950s six-foot kitchen unit topped with mint-condition enamel sinks and drain boards.
"See this?" he says. "It's Crane." Indeed, inside, on a cupboard door, is the venerable Canadian plumbing fixture company's logo (price: $5,200).
We pass a stainless steel cabinet, topped with Douglas fir ($850).
"Between me and you, it was a trash can at Waterloo University," says Kieswetter, pleased to have saved something so attractive.
At the back of the barn is a section with Farrow & Ball's traditional paint and paper line, displayed on shelving from Kaufman Footwear in Kitchener. A cutting table from the old factory provides a surface.
The list of old buildings the Kieswetters have deconstructed or gutted is a who's who of Ontario's industrial past. The most recent casualty was the Kaufman Furniture factory in Collingwood. It yielded old-growth Douglas fir planks and timbers, reclaimed brick, tongue and groove decking, even spruce lumber from more recent additions.
Signs line the barn's walls and stairwells, nostalgic reminders of Ontario's grand manufacturing tradition and its entrepreneurs, continued in 21st-century form at RIM next door.
You name it, Timeless has it, cleaned and sorted: old plumbing fixtures; church pews; tin ceilings; wood slabs for counters or shelving; a wide selection of flooring materials, from salvaged strip, ideal for patching, to flooring milled from old growth beams and even wine-barrel staves; hardware; trim of all kinds; denailed lumber; windows and doors. Outside, the yard is filled with beams and salvaged stone, brick and bits of industrial machinery.
Kieswetter takes me up the stairs to see the intricately carved oak entrance from Waterloo's Globe Furniture Co. Ltd., known for its church interiors. He shows me the stripped pine entry that came from the Queen's Hotel in Owen Sound. He points out how high, straight and true the barn is after 150 years.
In the basement, he describes how the limestone foundation was underpinned, the floor lowered and in-floor heating installed. The sprinkler system is hooked to a refurbished pump from a demolished arena, ready for another 60 years of use. The washrooms have recycled wood counters and shed doors on the cubicles. The reception area at the entrance came from an old bank.
Kieswetter takes me to what used to be a chicken coop and farrowing shed, outbuildings in dire straights before he and his brothers bought the property. He's looking for an interior designer to rent the 3,500-square-foot studio in the outbuilding, and work with them on projects.
When did their business, started by their grandfather, begin emphasizing salvage? It has been a lifelong approach, Kieswetter says, instilled by parents who lived through the Depression and never wasted. "Also, we are big believers in commonsense. If it can be used, keep it."
While he takes delight in salvaging our architectural heritage, it angers Kieswetter to see the continuing destruction, most recently in Brantford's downtown. For decades he's been pointing out how "they ripped the heart out of Kitchener."
Those who make the decisions just never learn"
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 ICONIC CANADIAN WHITE SAILS AVAILABLE FOR REUSE.
The white sails from Vancouvers Canada Place have been replaced in a $21million refurb. The old sails are sitting in two shipping containers on Mitchell Island. The project set up for their reuse is being called 'Re-Fab'.
The teflon coated, fibreglass fabric is thirty millimetres thick. It has been suggested they could be reused for temporary shelters or outdoor markets.
Details on how to submit plans on ideas for reuse will be made available soon from the Re-Fab website.
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 SALVAGE USING, WELSH ARTIST TO EXHIBIT AT VENICE BIENNALE
Tim Davies has been chosen to represent Wales at the fifty fourth Venice Biennale this year. Davies is Head of Art at Swansea Metropolitan University and one of Wales leading artists.
Davies multi media work includes pieces using found images, sculpture, drawings, college and film. in 1999, Davies created a piece of work called 'Llawr Fforestfach/Returned Parquet'. A reclaimed mahogany parquet floor from a reclamation yard in Swansea was shipped over and laid in a rainforest in Belize.
Axis, an arts website, says 'This insightful intervention is a powerful evocation of Britain's involvement in the colonisation, destruction and exploitation of the land and peoples of Central America.'
Davies new work at the Biennale will be shown in a former chapel and convent in Venice from June 4th to November 27th.
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 EARTH HOUR TAKES PLACE THIS WEEKEND
Organised by WWF, Saturday 26th March 2011 will see the fifth annual Earth Hour take place, where businesses and individuals are encouraged to turn their lights off for one hour from 8.30pm.
The movement started in Sydney, Australia in 2007 and is now a world wide phenomena with 128 countries involved and iconic world buildings turning their lights off.
This year, people are being asked to 'go beyond the hour' and think about other ways they can help climate change.
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GAZE RURAL AND DOMESTIC BYGONES AND WARTIME MEMORABILIA SALE THIS WEEKEND
To be held on Saturday, the Gaze bygones and wartime sale includes farming and garden tools, buckets, trunks, enamel ware, bicycles, traps, lamps, army uniform, and much more.
With an estimate of £1,500 to £2,500, the highest value lot is a 1939 Fordson Standard tractor with iron front wheels in orange paintwork - an original working machine.
Location: Rushmere Cottage, Banham
Date: 19 March 2011
Start Time: 10:00
Contact: Carl Willows on 01379 650306
Viewing Friday 18th March 12-6pm, sale morning 8.30-10am
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Location : UK > Norfolk
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 B&Q GIANT CLAIMS ALL ITS TIMBER IS NOW FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES
The DIY store, B&Q, has more than 16,000 products that contain wood or wood derivatives. To name but a few, sawn timber, wallpaper, flooring, doors, furniture, hand tools, books, decking, fencing, firewood, sheds, paint brushes, windows, garden furniture and plywood.
The retailer claims that from this month one hundred percent of the timber in these products will be from renewable sources. They are dedicated to buying from sources where legal, social and environmental standards have been met and independently verified.
B&Q first started buying renewable timber twenty years ago, and last year reported that ninety percent of its wood was from responsible sources.
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 COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL ON ISLE OF MAN TO BE DEMOLISHED
The Grand Island hotel in Ramsey is set to be razed to the ground this month after closing in February 2009. The hotel was first opened in 1897 after being developed from a sixty bedroom country house.
In the 1960s, a consortium headed by businessman, John Marsland, bought and refurbished the hotel renaming it Grand Island. In 1988 it was said to be the best hotel on the island by the Michelin and Egon Ronay hotel guide.
Shortly after the closure of the hotel a huge auction was held by Isle of Man Auctions. The site will house seventy new luxury apartments.
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A DEMOLITION AND DISMANTLING REVOLUTION!
D-Build, based in Syracuse, is looking to expand the scope of its 'green demolition' model. Their innovative process is an amalgamation of traditional destructive demolition and time-consuming dismantling.
A building is cut into large pieces and processed on the ground by a local efficient crew. The site is then used as a marketplace and materials exchange, allowing businesses and people to network where the materials first become available.
The aim is to develop this process on a national scale, with a focus on using local workforce and boosting local economy. D-Build has recently initiated a project to add another element to the sale of reclaimed materials, whereby the historical value of the materials is made available to the buyer, allowing them to see former applications, personal stories, and provenance.
D-Build are looking for those willing to use reclaimed materials in large scale projects. "Ideally," says founder Grant Meacham, "we would love to engage cities on a local government level, and make policy changes that encourage deconstruction and reuse, but until that happens, we will continue pushing forward in the private sphere."
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 MINI PORTABLE OUTDOOR ROOMS MADE FROM SALVAGE
Derek "Deek" Diedricksen from Boston was a drummer, dj, comic artist and house inspector. He now spends time making unique shelters from materials he has salvaged from 'dumps and dumpsters'.
Deek describes the many uses for one the creations named 'Hickshaw' as a single sleeper for camping or festivals, green house, sauna, ice fishing shanty, micro-shed or garden office. The tiny houses were made for fun, but are also prototypes for further structures he will make to sell.
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MCKAY MAKES WHITE STUFF OUT OF GRAYS
McKay Flooring has recently completed the supply and fit of a unique reclaimed oak parquet chevron floor at the new flagship boutique for White Stuff at 89 George Street, Edinburgh. The redesigned interior complements the period and grandeur of the exterior of the building, which was formerly Grays - a local landmark for over 100 years.
McKay manufactured over 100m2 of reclaimed oak chevrons at their workshops, that were skillfully installed by their dedicated team of parquet specialists. Once installed the surface was finished with an antique hard wax oil. The beautiful parquet design augments the original Georgian interior and new fit out that was undertaken by the talented team at AMD interior architecture.
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 HENRY CHEERE MARBLE BUST STOLEN
An 18thC marble bust of a woman by Henry Cheere was stolen from the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Shoreham, Kent, at the end of January. The neoclassical bust of Ann Borrett, 20ins high by 15ins wide, signed Henry Cheere 'to the plinth', was removed from the Borrett memorial. Any info to Maidstone Police 01622 690690 crime ref no BY/1397/11. [source ATG 12mar11
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 BLUSTERY DAY FOR OPENING OF BATH FAIR
The 22nd Bath Decorative Antiques Fair opened on Thursday 10 March at the Pavilion in Bath city centre. There was hustle and bustle among the forty antique dealers exhibiting. Guy Trench from Antiques by Design in Essex said it was a little early to comment but the fair was "looking good". His stand was full of recrafted creations using antiques and collectibles.
Many of the stands were showing bits and pieces of architectural and garden; pilasters, columns, statuary, cloches, carved stone and woodwork, metalwork, and brassware.
John Cornall Antiques had a huge pair of early 1800's Italian olive oil urns for sale at £1,300, and an intriguing pair of 19thC Italian Talbot hunting dogs for £3,500. Mr Cornall explained, "This breed of European hunting dog was introduced to Britain after William the Conquerer. It became extinct in the 18th century and was actually about the size of the pair we have here."
The Bath Decorative Antiques Fair is open everyday until Sunday 13 March 2011, closing at 4pm.
Note: Antiques By Design will also be exhibiting at the Salvo Fair, Knebworth in June.
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 LYNETTE PROLER BOWS OUT OF ANTIQUE GARDEN ORNAMENT AT BONHAMS
At the sale of decorative antiques held by Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco on 7 Mar 2011, Houston's Lynette Proler's antique garden stocks raised over $110,000 with the top lot being a striking mid-19th century Scottish Neoclassical stoneware urn on stand, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire, and Glasgow, Scotland, estimated at $6,000-8,000, which sold for $10,980.
Other works of note included a pair of mid 19th century English composition stone gate pier eagles, Austin & Seely, London, which sold for $9,760; two Italian Neoclassical style Vicenza stone finials, estimated at $4,000-6,000, which brought $8,540; and a pair of Italian Renaissance style Rosso Verona marble benches, which sold for $7,930.
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 TRINITY MARINE TO EXHIBIT AT SALVO FAIR 2011
This year's Salvo Fair will be the first for Devon-based nautical specialists Trinity Marine. The company has been operating for many years from a warehouse and small shop in South Devon. Now with a comprehensive website, Trinity Marine can offer its wares to a far wider audience. Attending the Salvo Fair is all part of getting its name out there.
The source of Trinity Marine's stock has been a well-kept secret, but with the supply of dilapidated old ships running thin, it is happy to reveal that staff travel extensively around Asia to buy goods.
Trinity Marine says on its website, 'In recent years we have been salvaging thousands of fixtures, fittings & items of furniture from the best ocean liners and passenger ships stricken at the ship-breakers in the Far East.'
'We have been involved in the largest marine films, theme-parks and retail outlets as well as countless privately owned pubs, restaurants & homes around the world. We are also ideal for those who love vintage, retro, mid-century design, 20th century industrial, art nouveau, art deco, 50's deco.'
Mark Jameson, from Trinity Marine said, "For the Salvo Fair we hope to bring along some good examples of all the different kinds of things we stock."
Salvo Fair is open from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th June at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire.
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 ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST'S CHOICE OF MARCH FAIRS
Architectural Digest March edition contains a preview of several notable US antiques shows. Here is the list, and AD's description:
The Pier Antiques Show
As winter wanes, astute collectors and antiques aficionados alike flock to New York City's highly anticipated Pier Antiques Show, where 500 exhibitors present precious treasures in a massive space on the Hudson River. The show offers a wide variety of selections, from fine art and furnishings to industrial design and Tiffany glass. Those with a penchant for retro wear can peruse Fashion Alley for vintage apparel, while tried-and-true fans of modernism can pick through countless rows of 20th-century goods.
March 12-13 at Pier 94 (12th Avenue at 55th Street)
Connecticut Spring Antiques Show
Attending the Connecticut Spring Antiques Show is like traveling back in time; all of the offerings were crafted prior to 1840. Much of the show boasts classic Americana-ranging from handmade wood chairs and tables to cast-iron fireplace grates-yet items from abroad, such as Oriental rugs and ceramics, are in evidence as well. As if the authentic relics weren't enough, the crowds at the Connecticut Expo Center are always lively.
March 12-13 at the Connecticut Expo Center in Hartford
Scott Antique Market
The Scott Antique Market in Atlanta takes over 366,000 square feet of exposition space once a month to host the largest indoor antiques show in the country. Stocked by vendors from around the world, it features exotic ephemera as well as sought-after country classics like copper pots and pans. Be sure to stop by the specialized booths, including one that sells antique doors and another dedicated to monogrammed silver. Whether touring the North building for furniture and art or strolling through the South building in search of quirky collectibles, Scott's- -as the locals call it- -is not to be missed.
March 11-13 (and the second full weekend of each month) at the Atlanta Expo Center
The Original Round Top Antiques Fair
With a population just shy of 100, Round Top, Texas, does not seem like it would be a hot destination. But when it comes to antiquing, this tiny speck on the map more than pulls its weight. Twice a year the Original Round Top Antiques Fair attracts 350 dealers to exhibit wares across 43 acres and four venues: the Big Red Barn, the Big Red Barn Tent, the Continental Tent, and the Carmine Dance Hall. Exquisite sets of copper tableware, delicate china, and cherry furniture are not the only attractions for tourists around here. Once you've shopped until you've dropped, burger, beer, and Texas-barbecue stands are on-hand. March 30-April 2 in Round Top, Texas
Alameda Point Antiques Faire
The first Sunday of every month, more than 800 dealers and 10,000 visitors gather on the old aircraft runways of the Alameda Naval Air Station for the Alameda Point Antiques Faire. This famous market offers panoramic views of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge, delicious international food selections, and every antique, collectible, and taxidermy creature under the California sun. Locals know the secret to finding the best treasures at the largest antiques show in Northern California: Set your alarm clocks early, grab your morning coffee, and get there before the rush.
March 6 (and the first Sunday of every month) at Alameda Point
Long Beach Antique & Collectible Market
The third Sunday of each month draws serious collectors, bargain hunters, and Hollywood set designers to the Long Beach Antique & Collectible Market for all things "chic, cheap, unique, and vintage." Booths include everything from estate-sale jewelry and antique toys to vinyl-sheathed furniture and garden statuettes. Rest assured that you won't get anything mass produced- -at least not within the past two decades, given the show's 20-year limit. Proximity to the sea, offerings from popular beer vendors, and the laid-back Southern California vibe add a leisurely feel to the outdoor market's bohemian ethos.
March 20 (and the third Sunday of every month) at Long Beach's Veterans Stadium.
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 SOANE MUSEUM BEGINS £7M RESTORATION PROGRAMME
In Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, the Sir John Soane museum, described by one journalist as 'one of the world's most sumptuous architectural treats', is about to undergo a £7m programme of restoration.
The museum opened in 1833 just before the death of Soane. Three houses are filled with his collection of hundreds of works of art and historical objects including a domed ceiling, important chimney pieces, medieval stonework, paintings by Turner and Roman marble sculptures.
The renovation will include the opening up of a new floor, previously unseen, comprising of Soanes bedroom, bathroom, oratory, book passage and Mrs Soane's morning room and the model room. There will be a new entranceway, the obligatory shop, and much of the collection will be cleaned, restored and re-displayed.
The museum's curator, Tim Knox, said, "Despite the recession, we've had a wonderful response to our fundraising efforts so far. The project really seems to have caught people's imaginations and shows just how much the Soane Museum is loved. We hope our new public appeal will attract many new supporters to raise the final amount required to complete the project."
The museum needs to find a further £500,000 to complete the final phase in 2014.
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THORNTON KAY PROMOTING RECLAIMED BRICKS AT SALVO FAIR 2010
In this video, Salvo Fair organiser, Thornton Kay, talks to a journalist from Sustainable Building magazine about the need to expand the market for reclaimed bricks.
The Salvo Fair is held at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire every June. Every year there are many different types of reclaimed bricks and building materials for sale, along with architectural and garden salvage and antiques, and this year will be no exception.
Salvo Fair is held from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th June. The Friday is for trade, building and design professionals only. On Saturday and Sunday, Knebworth's gardens, dinosaur park and adventure playground are open to visit, and included in the ticket price.
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 NORTH LONDON PAVEMENT LOOTING
Five thefts of York stone paving are being investigated by police in the Camden and Chalk Farm area of London. A gang of men posing as workmen set up official-looking barriers, remove a stretch of paving and drive off with it in their van. The local council are advising the public not to approach the gang but to keep a look out for them. The total value of the York stone stolen from the five incidents is thought to be in the region of £16,000.
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NICK KNOWLES, COUNTRY HOUSE RESCUE AND KELLY HOPPEN NEED YOU!
Nick Knowles‚ Original Features
Are you planning on restoring your period property? Are you fascinated about the history of your house? After a highly successful first series, Nick Knowles is looking for more people eager to put the original features back in their period homes.
The team will assist you with design inspiration and ideas for your renovation. And Nick will investigate the history of your house, the people who have lived there and why it looks the way it does. So if you are planning a restoration of a room or indeed the whole house in the near future and would like to take part this TV series, we would love to hear from you. Particular areas of interest: Wales, South West, Midlands, London and surrounding areas. Contact Hannah Legge on 0117 974 6898.
Country House Rescue
Channel 4's Country House Rescue are looking for people who own historic or country houses to take part in the fourth series of Country House Rescue‚ If you, or someone you know, were to take part the house could be featured exclusively in a one hour episode on primetime Channel 4. The producers are looking for 8 country houses. Contact them if you are interested in finding out more. Tel 7907 0863.
New Channel Five interior design show
A new Channel 5 interior design show is looking for luxury home owners who want a room designed by Kelly Hoppen MBE. If you'd like to take part, or know a suitable canditate, call 020-3227 5846.
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INTERVIEW WITH DALE VINCE, WIND FARMER EXTRAORDINAIRE
Scrap Heap Challange presenter Robert Llewellyn, takes a ride with Dale Vince to hear about how Ecotricity started, wind farming, and an electric car that he has built.
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