Posts by pccn-stephen

Here’s a sight for sore eyes for anyone interested in older vehicles. The top picture is taken in the 1950s and is a Foden then owned and operated by Ransfords. We think it’s carrying a load of pit props which was a staple product of the mill in those days and for many years after.…

We’re always pleased to help local schools when we can: a lot of us here at the mill attended one or both of them here in the Town or in nearby villages, and now it’s the turn of our children and grandchildren. Bishop’s Castle Primary is well regarded and very well supported by the wider…

More pictures from Ben Drake, the driving instructor whose idea it was to start ’em young. In a message to us he confirms that the kids love the freedom the site gives them: and the challenge presented by having to manoeuvre the car through our sheds and stacks of sawn timber. All of this training…

Young people in rural areas need to learn to drive for access to further education, health facilities, and recreation often located in nearby towns with poor transport links. The younger they are when they start the better they can learn before they get anywhere near a test. So, we’re delighted to help a project which…

Hard to believe that our fully automated treatment building has been up and running for almost five years now. The first picture shows the facility under construction exactly five years ago and alongside it the building now from the same spot. In that time we have processed thousands of loads of timber in what to…

We’re fortunate as a business to have some very good customers who also happen to be good friends who share one of our passions. You’ll see the moment you visit their website https://www.timber-yard.co.uk/ that Peter and Edward Brown of Dennis Brown & Son are as committed to steam as we are. They run the steam…

We’re always keen to ensure that wagons leave our mill with full loads of finished timber even if it means loading up with orders for more than one customer. This load is more than usually efficient in that way. It ‘s going to five different drops and includes untreated cladding, timber treated to UC4 and…

Environmental noise and light pollution contribute to a range of adverse health outcomes including heart disease and premature death. Yet light and noise remain neglected pollutants, poorly understood and poorly regulated says a report by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee which counts some of the nation’s leading scientists among its members. They…

We’ve been long-term supporters of Bishop’s Castle Community College and of Norbury Primary School, both of which have nurtured various members of staff here and which now teach the children and grandchildren of many who work here.. It was nice to hear from them recently with thanks for our small part in making a success…