Sadly,
another one!
Nine fire
crews attended a thatched house fire in Main Road, Mareham on the Hill, near
Horncastle last night.
Four hose
reel jets, two cobra and breathing appliances were used to extinguish the
blaze.
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Thatched cottage fire in Thrupp, near Kidlington
Another
sad fire to report I’m afraid. It was
reported yesterday in the oxford mail that…… “EIGHT fire engines are currently dealing with a blaze in a thatched
cottage in Canal Road, Thrupp, near Kidlington.
The fire broke out in the roof of the cottage
located in a row of homes at about 6pm.
Firefighters have prevented the blaze from
spreading to the neighbouring properties.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue group manager
Gary Cooper confirmed at 9.30pm crews WERE still using hoses to
dampen the thatch and were in the process of salvaging property from the
cottage.”
Thank goodness it was prevented from spreading, but sadly the cottage itself was pretty much destroyed. This follows another Oxfordshire thatch fire on Jan 15th at Roke Marsh near Wallingford. In that one, ‘gas canisters’ were mentioned, but no further information released.
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insurance needs on 0208 2550617 / 07768 865983
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Link to the North Norfolk Reed Cutters Association
And this is where it all
comes from – well, much of it anyway.
Reed cutting has been a
way of life for generations of people in Norfolk. The reed grow without the need for additional
fertiliser or pesticide and the beds themselves also create an important
habitat for wildlife. Add to that the
fact that this particular land is really no good for anything else and you can
see that your thatched roof is providing so many things including work, natural
habitat and valuable land usage.
Quite amazing that on a
roof, Norfolk reed can last up to 70 years!
Not great news for thatchers I guess with only one visit per
generation!!
Anyway, an interesting
site and well worth a visit.
“This is the website for
the North Norfolk Reed Cutters Association, the organisation that represents
the cutters that manage the reed beds of the North Norfolk Coast and the Broads
Reed and Sedge Cutters Association which represents cutters working in the
Norfolk and Suffolk Broads.”
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insurance needs on 0208 2550617 / 07768 865983
Thursday, 15 January 2015
Thatched house in the sand dunes in Denmark
Now this is a beautiful
sight
No, that isn’t snow, it
is sand. I found this picture on the http://www.sellahouseonline.co.uk/
site – and thought I’d best share it!
What a place for a holiday – in Denmark.
If I findout how you can rent it, I will let you know.
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insurance needs on 0208 2550617 / 07768 865983
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Fire Safety for Thatch from the Thatch Advice Centre
The Thatch Advice Centre
has published a leaflet outlining many of the steps which you can take to make
your home safer. Of course it is all
quite obvious stuff about electrical safety, chimney sweeping, smoking, kitchen
safety etc. HOWEVER, IT IS STILL WORTH A
READ! We all need reminding of the
obvious from time to time!
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insurance needs on 0208 2550617 / 07768 865983
Friday, 9 January 2015
Thatch Advice Centre Website
The Thatch Advice Centre
is launching a new website and directory.
This website is a free resource for anyone who owns or maintains a
thatched property.
TAC is run by Master
Thatchers and thatched home owners and aims to give out the benefit of many
years of experience. The aim of their directory
is to offer relevant, useful and up to date information about suppliers of
relevant services so that customers can make informed decision about whatever
they are doing or planning with their thatched property.
There is information on
types of thatch, materials, care programmes, fire safety etc – everything you
could hope to know.
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insurance needs on 0208 2550617 / 07768 865983
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Thatch fire breaks out in Dorset
A vigilant neighbour raised the alarm when smoke was spotted coming from a thatched property in a Dorset village.
The fire broke out around 1.30pm this afternoon in Fontmell Magna.
Crews from Shaftesbury, Sturminster Newton and Blandford fire stations attended the blaze.
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