Yew Tree Farm has B4RN duct laid and fibre blown!

October 12th Crook's Dig and Fit team (Pete, Eric, Pippa, Boyd, Philip, Jonathan, Liz and our new team member Mike Browning) were at Yew Tree Farm in the mud and rain, with shovels, picks and rakes digging, laying and connecting duct. 

Pete gave us advanced warning that the forecast for today is poor / awful "with light rain all morning" and to come wearing waterproofs. 

Today's great result was made possible by Eric and Mike and Gary Poynter working for the two previous days, getting the trenching well underway and reducing the risk of damage.

There was some tricky duct threading and connecting to be worked around existing service pipes and measuring to ensure the fibre reached the B4RN box on Yew Tree Farm house wall. 

Our work was finished in time for B4RN's Frank to blow fibre. 

Big thanks to Pippa for delicious ginger cake, and to Christine and Hannah Poynter for the best bacon and egg butties and mugs of hot tea.

Everyone at Yew Tree Farm is happy that B4RN fibre will finally replace 40 year old BT cable!

Back home and the inside of my car is looking very muddy but I am feeling so much better after a hot shower!

If you want to keep fit and save money on a gym membership why not become a B4RN dig and fit team volunteer! If you are interested contact Pete Simm peter@gravelhulk.co.uk.