ICE Ambassadors recently supported the Colchester Careers Convention that was held at the Weston Homes Community Stadium in Colchester. As part of that event we demonstrated some bridge design software for the home and did a load test to destruction on a paper bridge. As part of the Careers Convention (a blog entry about the main …
Sadlers Farm Junction – Progress Photos
An update on the progress of the construction works going on at Sadlers Farm Junction Improvements project with photos and link to album of further photos.
Jasper’s First Weekend
We got a new cat today or to be more precise a kitten. We have named him Jasper and he is 6 months old. When we moved into our current house we got a cat. We called her Mia and she died this summer at the grand old age of 19 years. She was much loved …
Sadlers Farm Junction Improvements
A few updated photos of the works at Sadlers Farm Junction near Benfleet in Essex. Most of pics taken from Church Road bridge but some near the London Road Bridge which is now in use. Works continue to construct the new Church Road Bridge with reinforced earth abutments being built around concrete piles that will …
Cool new bathroom
We recently had our tatty old bathroom renovated and I have been meaning to put up some photos and details on the blog - mainly to give a bit of exposure to the local chap who did the work as we are really pleased with it. It is a very small bathroom and we kept …
Colchester Careers Convention
November started in style this year with a brilliant careers convention held at the Weston Homes Community Stadium north of Colchester. The event was organised by the Colchester 14-19 action group and I was there with other ICE members to promote careers in construction generally and civil engineering specifically. The event was an all day …
Greenwich Park Mo-Running 10K
As part of my movember activities I took part in the Mo-running London 10K this morning in Greenwich Park. I was doing the event partly to raise funds for the Movember charities and you can visit my mo webpage at http://mobro.co/noynek and donate if you would be so kind. Got up early and got there …
How many chocolate bars…
So here we go. A little competition for you engineers and non-engineers alike. There is no prize - just a smug feeling of getting the answer right - assuming you do. Basically, I have made a paper bridge to use as part of a demonstration session I am doing at a schools careers fair at …
It’s that time of year again #Movember
I appear to have signed up to grow a mo for movember. Movember - if you don't know - is all about increasing awareness of mens health issues and particularly the two main causes of premature death in men - prostate and testicular cancer. In raising awareness the aim is also to raise funds for …
Olympic 100m here I come!
Whilst on a family day trip to London today I received the brilliant news that - along with 4,999 others - I will get to take part in the National Lottery Olympic Park Run on 31st March 2012 and cross the finish line on the 100m straight in the Olympic Stadium watched by 10,000 spectators …
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