September 2006 will see the new development at the old St Paul 's Church site on Torridge Way entering its fourth month. Kier Western are pleased to confirm that the project, which is due for completion in November 2007, is currently on programme. We have taken advantage of the good weather and progress has been good over the summer period.

The tower crane has become a new addition to the Efford skyline and is an essential piece of plant for distributing the large quantities of material around the site. This month will see the completion of the first floor construction, which will mean that the team of builders will have laid over 400 cubic meters of concrete, 115,000 bricks, 5,000 blocks and more than 400 metres of drainage.

Front elevation facing onto Torridge Way

Residents close to the site will be pleased to see that the contractors are using the old Royal Marine pub site for their parking, which should relieve some of the congestion on Torridge Way , just in time for the start of the new school term.

Construction sites are inherently dangerous and site safety is of critical importance to Kier Western, we would therefore ask the local community to help us in ensuring that there is no unauthorised entry onto the site at any time. We have been in regular contact with the Efford Community Partnership Committee and we look forward to working alongside them during our time here in Efford.

Regards

Conrad Heath

PKier Western

Tel. 01752 787320

Project Manager

The regeneration moves forward

here are a couple of images of what Torridge way may soon look like, first a projected view of the main building work going on at the moment. For a larger clearer view I have included an adobe PDF file with the image on. These should open on your own computer. adobe pdf file you made need to visit the website for Adobe to get the latest version free of charge

http://www.adobe.com

If you would like information about housing within the the Extra Care Scheme that is now being built, we have an online leaflet covering a good deal of useful bits & pieces

leaflet

On a slightly different note, But indeed relevant to the Torridge way page on the hecp site. Did you know Jack Sorrell ! I didn't know of him but I have only been here for about 15 years, he was the landlord of the once great "Royal Marine Pub". as part of the regeneration of the area a website has been created about him. Have a look here. www.jacksorrellresearchfoundation.com

An update to the building works on torridge way From Andrew Nixson Project manager

As works progress through to April 2007, construction works enter in to their 11 th month. The project remains on programme and the target completion date is still scheduled for November 2007. As can be seen from looking at the building, the structural works are complete and the building has now taken its final shape. The bricklayers and concrete slab contractors have left site and the finishing trades to the external and internal areas have taken over.

A major event during the month of March was the removal of the tower crane. The crane was very useful  while the building was being erected, but now that the roof is on, materials are being distributed by a telescopic forklift and loading bays at the car park end of the building.

As the roof is nearing completion, the inside of the building is now watertight meaning that the fitting out of the flats can get underway. The plastering and plasterboard partitions have progressed, along with carpentry works, electrical works, and internal drainage.

To the outside of the building, all the windows have been installed, and the facade cladding works are well underway. The render and the timber cladding are being progressed around the building, and when the external elevations are complete, the scaffold will be able to be removed during May and June. This will take around a month to do as there are over 6000 scaffold boards that need to be stripped and removed from site!

Over the next few months the works inside the building will move on to decorating and finishing the flats, and we will also concentrate on completing the landscaped areas around the building ready for the project handover.

As a final note, we would like to re-enforce the fact that construction sites are inherently dangerous places, and we would ask that the local community continue to help us to prevent unauthorised access to the site.
Andrew Nixson

Project Manager Kier

Rev Steve Payne officiates

Thursday the 19th april saw an unusual event just off Torridge Way, Overseen by the Deputy lord Mayor & his Partner. Two local residents ( James a Young member of St Paul's Congregation and Judy Earl who is a Lay Minister ) Broke the ground of the site of the new St Paul's Church, In fabulous sunshine the grounds were blessed & prayers were said. Tea & cakes were to follow in Highfield Primary school afterwards