19th October 2026

A great start to the week - the new foundations for the New North Annexe have been poured on this sunny Monday morning! Progress has been swift over the last couple of weeks. Demolition didn't take long - our builders lent on it and down it came! We were delighted to discover that the old annexe had very small footings which had been the cause of the movement and floor collapse. New trenches were dug last week, to a much deeper level in some very solid ground, and following approval from our engineer and Building Control, those trenches have now been filled with concrete foundations. The discovery of good solid ground conditions, removed the potential obligation to use piled foundations which would have incurred significant additional cost - a big relief all round, which also frees up contingency allowances for other parts of the project.  

Many thanks to Sam, Stewart & Paul for cracking on so quickly with the first part of the build.

Fundraising continues with the ‘Buy a Brick’ crowdfunding campaign, with a £50,000 target towards the electrics, plumbing, decoration, furniture, equipment and finishing touches needed to turn the building into a welcoming community space. For more details, or to ‘buy a brick’, go to www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lvhnorthannexe