Barton Hill - 19th/26th June 1999Thank-you to Homebase and the other sponsors (names to follow) for providing equipment used in this project. |
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Before....... |
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The Balcony, before we got started |
Likewise.... |
...A Daunting prospect, but it could be done ! |
Barton Hill School, from the outside, nestleing deep within Bristol |
That corner bit ! |
Mulling around before the work began (or was it when Des arrived !!?? <g>) |
We started with the sanding down of the old paintwork. To say that was a hard job was an understatement. thankfully, someone from the school had provided 10 trillion yards of sandpaper... cheers guys ! |
Jennie with her bit of bannister. (One of the few to smile willingly for the camera ) |
Steve Robinson, hard at work. This oil-based paint was a sod to remove ! |
Bev, showing up for the camera, even though she hates having her picture taken! Note Des in the background, keeping a low profile |
Another guy with arm-ache ! (Apologies: Name not Known) |
The bannisters were almost done and most had disappeared downstairs to have a cup of tea and a doughnut |
Ali and Jo |
Mary shows what happens if you try to chew the old paint off rather than use sandpaper ! |
Jo, who was sanding properly, shows her handiwork to the camera |
The staff were in on this as well |
Bev psychs herself up to destroy the camera |
Mark, having arrived 2 hours after us, looks disappointed as there were no bread-rolls, only doughnuts ! (ask Mgt Finance for details) |
A few of the crew and Mary's legs |
The Headteacher. (We got her to pose for this as, according to the other staff, she *never* washes up during school-hours !) |
Wiping down begins.... |
Bev tries to talk a spider out of its hidey-hole ! |
The 'Balcony Shot' - James, Jo and Mark |
Caroline masks off the posts from the floor (We still managed to pint it though !) |
Bev puts the masking-tape to other uses !! (What a Madame !) |
Back to sanding again - we forgot the back-wall ! |
Mary - still with the 'tasche, gives Caroline a hand with the tape. |
LUNCH !!!!! (At some weird pub shaped like a castle.) |
The paint begins to go on. Bev and Jennie try to hide |
....as do Jo and Mark ! |
James does the 'Martini Advert' with a tray of paint (Brave lad with Bev around !!) |
Jo tucks into a well deserved double-archers and lemonade |
More painting.... and another outrageous one of Bev ! |
Painting almost complete..... |
Time for the teachers to find another forgotten wall. |
...if only they worked this hard at AXA SL ! |
Tape On..... |
Des manages to eventually get some paint on the woodwork ! |
Another willing volunteer |
Des points out to Ali the bits that she missed.. Ali then applied more paint to Des ! |
End of Day One...... |
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Day two - The second of paint begins to go on. Ali and Bev |
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....Job Done !! (Thanks to Jennie Daniels for additional photographs) |
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