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8th April 2010 Its not two months since the fire and it seems we may have found a long term replacement building – a mill just outside Kendal. Its been so busy these last couple of weeks – meetings and […]
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19th March 2010 Finally, we are allowed into the building. The police still don’t know whether they will find out who set the fire and seem resigned to never knowing. The building has been handed over to the builders to […]
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Just back in UK after a short trip and quickly into the business of looking for premises. Jill and Rosie have been busy and we see two premises today that have potential but each with different challenges. One is fairly […]
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1st March 2010 First full meeting of just the studio group since the fire. We had news to tell them: We accepted the offer of free temporary space found for us by the council within the Kendal College site. We […]
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27th February Its over a week since the fire. Life has been so busy as this emergency demanded space in what was already a busy time. We have held a Green Door network meeting to update people, seek their support […]
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Monday 22nd February Its been a manic weekend. Phone calls, emails have kept coming in. A press release has been written and put out to the media. We wanted people to know how the studio group has been affected because […]
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20th February I drive into Kendal and park up away from the blocked off area. Walking towards the studios along Highgate – it’s deserted – the high crane brought in from Barrow in Furness dominates the sky line. By now […]
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19th Feb Jill rings me throughout the day. She is outside the building and talking to fire fighters and police and gleaning information. It’s thought to be arson. This emerges during the day as a window is found removed from […]
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19th February 2010 – 4am A fire starts in offices connected to the rear of the Green Door Studios. It spreads into the studio building and the upper floor is mostly burnt out. The remaining areas are affected by smoke, […]
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Untitled blog post from "Swimming Home"
21st September 2008 Gurnal Dubs Richard writes: Blue sky, sun, warmth, a hint of early mist – the day is a cocktail of high summer and early autumn – six of us swimming the length of the tarn – a […]
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21st September 2008 Gurnal Dubs Heaven over Lake Paul writes: Who could have imagined such a perfect homecoming? This morning brought increased excitement about the prospect of this last-in-project swim. Arriving early like an eager schoolboy at Richard’s, I find […]
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16th September – Kentmere Reservoir Paul writes: Today we drove to Kentmere and walked on a level to the reservoir in humid drizzle that left us soaked. We donned wetsuits amid a cloud of midges and entered the water that […]