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Exciting News!!For the last 3 years we have been working closely with Southampton University to reinstate the Turbine in the river to create our own electricity. After exhaustive tests it has been decided a carbon fibre wheel is the best alternative. The waterwheel project is part funded by the New Forest National Park Authority's Sustainable Development Fund!
The work is all going slower than expected all to do with planning and environmental issues, some additional tests by the River Authorities as they are concerned about the effects of the Wheel on the Smalts (baby fish) - but work is in progress, final designs are in place, so we just have to be patient! There is still an enormous amount of work to do and we are looking for sponsors for the project, any interested parties please contact Liz. We have at last finished installing our heat exchange unit (won’t bore you with all the details but it is fitted in the base of the river, somehow extracts the energy and pumps it into our existing central heating and hot water system-very green!!) it has been an absolute nightmare-had I known what was involved I would never have had it installed in the Winter! –but after loads of trials, tribulations and tears its all working now- so, we have all our hot water and heating for free!! Sounds great, but it will be a while for me to be really enthusiastic about it!! We will keep you updated as the projects progress. Local and Organic All of us are very proud of the fact that we make everything here ourselves, including bread, soups, sauces, ice creams and puddings. We are determined to source, as much as possible, local and organic produce - from vegetables, free range eggs, cheese, new forest seasonal venison and pork. Karl and David our head chefs have been really suprised to find out how much good produce we can buy in the surrounding area and are continuing to add to the list of local suppliers. The planting of our herb garden and green house (to provide all our summer needs for tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, chillies and herbs) is almost complete. We have been awarded the New Forest Marque – which is a recognition to show our commitment to local produce and doing our bit for the environment. We will be producing a small cookery book based on all these exciting ingredients later on in the year. Details to follow.
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