Cartmel, Cumbria UK - The gathering in Cartmel on Friday 27 November 2009, kindly organised by Clive Wilson of WRS, and hopefully the first of an annual event at the Cavendish Arms, was deemed a very pleasant occasion.

Fifteen people attended the evening meal, mostly dealers, several with partners. Dan Hill of Tiger Enterprises in Brighton called in later in the evening having spent a day in the worse hit flood town Cockermouth encouraging reuse of salvageable items from flooded properties. Steve Tomlin left in the morning for a site in Glasgow owned by a prominent plc who have been keeping him busy of late, having contracted Masco to undertake a reclamation audit for each site they redevelop.




Above: Thornton Kay of Salvo takes a tour around Wilson's architectural salvage yard in Cumbria, guided by owner Clive Wilson. The video explores Mr Wilson's vast selection of architectural salvage and other reclaimed items such as an extensive array of door furniture. Also, see local artisans and craftspeople working on site.

Thornton Kay of Salvo reports on the Cumbria gathering [source]

WRS Ltd

First part of Wilson's yard on uTube

Second part of Wilson's yard on uTube

Stoneage, Enfield UK - Currently Stoneage are appealing an enforcement notice from Enfield Council who want to close the reclaim yard in Crews Hill, Enfield. Stoneage have been providing reclaimed materials and a full restoration service from their site in Enfield for the past three years and the previous owner also traded for fifteen years in sales and repair of vintage items. Stoneage are asking for your support, sign their petition to stop the closure of their architectural reclaim center.

Email; johnsturner@btconnect.com directly with any support, advice or to be emailed their petition which they will send to you along with a stamped addressed envelope for you to send it back to them.

Help save Stoneage [source]

Old Master sculptures and works of art at Sotheby's


Above: An English thirteenth century or early fourteenth century label stop with a Greenman in stone. Estimated at £5,000 - £7,000.

Sotheby's, New Bond Street London UK Tue, 8 Dec 09, 10:30 AM - Sotheby's sale of old master sculpture and works of art will include carved, cast and modelled sculpture in marble, wood stone, ivory, bronze and gems by well known named artists as well as anonymous craftsmen from the early medieval period through to Neoclassicism.

Sotheby's sale [source]

Daruma-otoshi skyscrapper demolition




Tokyo, Japan - Japanese construction firm Kajima Corporation is using an innovative new skyscraper demolition method to dismantle a pair of old company buildings in Tokyo. Unlike conventional demolition that begins at the top of the building, Kajima’s new method starts on the bottom floor, where the support columns are cut and replaced with giant computer-controlled jacks. Once the floor is demolished and the debris removed, the entire building is lowered and work begins on the next floor. The process is repeated for each floor until the entire building is gone.

Demolition by Kajima Corporation

Demolition on uTube [source]

Historical society offers tours of decorated homes


Romeo, Michigan USA - As Christmas approaches the Romeo Historical Society have announced their annual Christmas Homes Tours, with several houses showing off their Christmas decor. The event will take place on the 12 December with two tour times available from 4pm - 7pm and from 6.30pm - 9.30pm, leaving from the First Congregational Church, 102 Church St.

Michigan News [source]

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Salvo calendar - a spiral bound monthly calendar with auctions, fairs and exhibitions, £25 incl P&P, please contact Colleen if you are interested 020 8400 6222.

Reuse of the Week:
Cardboard Art

Chris Gilmour is an English artist who specialises in the creation of life-sized sculptures made of recycled cardboard and glue, using both plain packaging cardboard and recycled packaging material. His works replicates in painstaking detail many objects and machines out of our ordinary lives, ranging from objects from daily life.








Chris Gilmour [source]

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