Rammed Earth - the decorative option

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Alastair Armstrong is building a "decorative rammed-earth" house in Northriding.  This is an architect's house and he is determined to go green-greener-greenest, with solar power and all the alternative stuff.  The place is in a lovely part of Northriding, with indigenous bush and trees which he wants to disturb as little as possible.
Rammed earth - in this case soil stabilised with cement - was used for the Great Wall of China, built 3 000 years ago. (Sounds like a sturdy option to use for building...).

You are invited to see this process - and maybe put a hand in!

Date:            Sunday 8 March

Time:           09:30 for 10:00 - leave as it suits you and go and have some lunch nearby...

Place:          465 Felstead Road, off Northumberland Rd (which goes past the Dome)

Directions:    Felstead is opposite the SPCA on Northumberland.  Drive about 400m down Felstead - no 465 is on the left, well-marked.  Take the second entrance.  Alastair will arrange for entry at the security gate.

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