New job opportunity at Thorney How:

Available from March for up to 9 months, Full Time or Part Time. Join a developing business and make a difference. Fluent English essential.

Seasonal General Assistant required for busy independent hostel. Location: Thorney How, Grasmere, Cumbria, UK. Hours per week: 40 Salary: £6.31 per hour Accommodation: live out. Starting: March

This is the week that the boiler finally arrived. What an exciting day with all hands on deck. Our initial worries about getting it installed were put to rest.

The new boiler is a Guntamatic Wood Pellet biomass fueled boiler using sustainable wood produce from Cumbria. We’re now looking forwards to firing it up for the first time and the heating coming on stream in time for reopening the Bunkhouse.

Over the last few weeks our build project has really taken shape. Our boiler plant rooms has been constructed and all of the internal structural work is now complete. We are now waiting for internal fit out and delivery of our new Biomass Heating System.

Another two weeks since the last building development blog post and we’ve made significant progress. Our foundations are laid for the boiler room and the new internal rooms have their framework established.

After a week of dismantling beds, moving boxes and sorting stuff out, we’ve finally emptied the Annexe ready for the restructuring work to begin on Monday.

A quick update on work carried out just before Christmas on our new building plans. First priority is establishing a new plant room to house the new wood pellet boiler. Second priority is carrying out refurbishment work to the Annexe. Third priority is implementing the new heating system. Estimated completion date end of March 2013.