A whiter shade of pale

The painters were in yesterday and today to paint the walls outside the back door. Dark glasses are now required before going outside. The back wall and the breeze block wall have also been painted white and all that's required is some furniture and some plants.

Also here today were Q*** along with an electrical surveyor and D**. There's going to be a planning meeting tomorrow when we decide what needs done, when and how. Then the planning application can go in and hopefully in 12-16 weeks we'll get the go ahead.

Meanwhile, the surveyor says that the wall between the function room and the dining room is in a bad state. Looking at the plans, it's clear that it is a brick wall supported on some fairly dodgy wooden beams. We need to take down the ceiling over the approach to the beer garden for some investigation. If rot has set in to the joists (probable) then the wall will need to be removed for safety reasons.