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Firstly we are pleased to inform you all is going well, and the build is on schedule so far!
If you've been near the area lately, you may have noticed a white building that's been installed… it’s not part of the new leisure centre. It’s actually a new office block for the site team, and it’s only temporary.
At the moment, the team are squeezed into two small shipping containers, which isn’t ideal when there are lots of people on site.
This new block has plumbing, electrics, meeting rooms, changing rooms and all the things you’d expect in a proper office. Over the next couple of weeks the team will move in, and the old containers will be cleared away, giving everyone a bit more space to work with on site. And as you can see, they have a great view of the site!
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We had to show you this piece of machinery - it's called a vac-ex. Effectively, it's vacuuming up the ground! It's fascinating and really satisfying to watch. This is a much safer method of digging the ground without damaging anything underneath. This also keeps dust to a minimum as it just goes straight into the body of the truck.
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Speaking of machines, this one’s called a piling rig. It drills super deep holes, drops in a big rebar (a long, twisty metal rod), then fills it with concrete. The concrete is mixed in an agitator, which is like a big cement mixer, before being pumped through a tube into the rig and into the ground. And the best bit is that it’s all operated by remote control!
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Can you see the concrete lumps poking out of the ground? They're actually piles placed by the drilling rig, these are the foundations of the leisure centre. You can see around the outside, the sheet piles we talked about last week are creating a cofferdam, which keeps all the ground water out of the area while the piles are installed. The team are starting to remove the pile mat with a reduced level dig in preparation for the ground floor slab.
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This hole in the ground looks like it’s just full of water, but it’s actually called a sump. It’s basically a collection point for unwanted water, helping manage groundwater across the site. The water gathers here and is then pumped away.
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Here we have a manhole cover...for those of you who read the last edition, this was previously a big hole in the ground. The foul connection in this area have now complete and the manhole cover has been installed, marking a key step in the underground infrastructure work. You’ll start to see more of these appearing across the site as the project prgogresses. There is a gap in the hoardings in front of this, which is now ready to be closed up.
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And finally, we wanted to share that the site team are keen to support their neighbours, particularly the community centre and the Bransbury Park trains. The trains team are looking to replace their track, but they need a detailed survey before they can do this. To help out, our site team have lent them one of their surveyors. This camera-looking piece of kit is part of his equipment, and you might just be able to spot him in a high-vis t-shirt on the other side of the track (to the left of the bush).
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