The Elevation Station @ 2.55pm

by Ruth Barker, 13 Jun 2009

Hello,
the work is cracking on apace; the Station is up and looking sturdy, with the roof finished and the wall panels almost all attached. Elsewhere, smaller subgroups are designing and making fabric banners, which will hang from the top of the structure.

Part of the ernest pace has been set by the weather, which (after a short sunny interlude) has now turned slightly gloomier. The clouds are encroaching, and they are hinting heavily towards coming rain. I’m hoping that it hold out long enough for me to post this and hide the netbook. Water and electricty don’t mix after all.

We’ve had an increasing number of visitors during the afternoon, with most staying for a chat, and many lending a hand. I’m suprised by how much ‘passing trade’ we’ve encountered – the raod by the side of the wasteground is a busy thouroughfare and there has been a constant stream of pedestrians asking what we’re doing. And whether we’re from the council – which we of course deny. Most if not all seem curious about the watchtower, which has raised the question of how what kind of presence the structure will have once we leave it alone. Hard to predict, I think.

More later,
R