Posts Tagged ‘Mareel’

First images of the Mareel Recording Studio

Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on July 14th, 2010 2 Comments

Mareel construction has now reached roof level. All but a few last bits of block work have now been completed and the roof is under construction.
I have uploaded 24 new images of Mareel and added commentary (Click on full screen and ‘Show Info’ to read) to almost all of them to give you an…

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Mareel update March 2010

Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on March 13th, 2010 1 Comment

Mareel on budget despite persistent rumours and progressing well. It’s a a good news story.

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Mareel construction progressing well

Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on March 9th, 2010 No Comments

You can see from our webcam that the block work is now up to the first floor level. What you can’t see is that the first floor floor-slabs are now being poured. This is basically a large amount of concrete being poured over a thick wire mesh that is constructed on some steal decking. After…

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Mareel and the Flea immortalised in a dance

Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on November 29th, 2009 No Comments

Extract taken from South Mainland Notebook 23.10.09 Shetland Times 23/10/09
Compliment has Flea reeling
As you would expect, Lerwick Old Time Dance Club tends to stick to old time dances, but a recent session was rather different.
By special dispensation Alistair Gair, who has taught dancing for over four decades and has in the…

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Mareel on time, on budget and on track

Posted by Gwilym Gibbons on November 24th, 2009 No Comments

The building is now rapidly taking shape. I walked into one of the downstairs rooms today, through a doorway and looked out to sea through a window. Well almost, the block work is only about 1m high. I did however for the first time really get a sense of one of the many spaces in…

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