Oh, so morning guys.
I'm at Risca.
I'm going live because I've got no storage on my phone again.
There's all these screenshots I've got to take, there's all these mugs that give us a hard time.
I've got a group of screenshotting them for the police.
So anyway, this is where we are, right?
We're just off Risca High Street.
So there's Greggs.
So you turn up here.
This is Park Road.
But this building hasn't been used, see, for over 40 years.
It used to be a printer's.
I can't see very well if I'm still live because of the sun.
So we originally looked at this bit, but it was too small.
And then we found this massive garage.
Same place, same people, same landlord.
At the back, with this private lane.
It's massive.
Look at it.
There's a roof.
It's 60 foot plus.
Plus we've got side rooms.
Because our boutique is in the one.
So yeah, yeah, it's...
We are open.
We're open Monday to Saturday most days.
We say about 10 till 4.
I pass 10 till 4 because some of our volunteers rely on buses.
It is a bit awkward because obviously we've only got this little sign, right?
Because our other one's gone next.
But we are working on that, so don't worry.
Like we said, we've got a more sustainable way of displaying signs now.
So that's our free trolley.
We're there today now.
Bit there for scrappy.
So all of this building is all part of the same thing.
So we're here.
We've got our own postcode.
This is called Station Approach.
So this building now is the only one that's called Station Approach.
But that postcode doesn't work either.
So it's a nightmare.
It's a nightmare.
Anyway, so this is where we are.
Don't park on the double yellows unless you've got a blue badge, right?
Because the traffic warden is very efficient.
He's very efficient at his job.
Just to let you know.
So yeah, yeah, yeah.
This is the one we originally looked at.
I don't think you can see it.
It's tiny, you know.
It would have been too small for us.
It would have been a nightmare.
And then there's another part of the garage there.
Look.
So you can see how big it is.
So yeah, if you come by this handbag opposite Domino's and Greg's and the big church, drive up this road.
It's one way.
We do get people coming down the wrong way.
Believe it or not.
Loads of people drive down here.
And we're up there.
You can just see our sign.
We have got an application in to have a sign on the ice strip, but they've lost it.
But we've got more sustainable ways now anyway of displaying our sign.
So we're in the process of doing that.
We've been relying on the weather to do the signs.
But the postcode will take you to the old Terry Owls building.
But... and it's lovely down here.
Lovely little park.
But they've got kids to walk around.
I don't think there's any play equipment in there.
I think it's just a walk-around park.
We've always got free stuff because we get so much stuff.
Oh, there's males there.
I'll have to pick them up I think.
So yeah, park here.
Don't just park on the lane.
One car can go over there.
But don't just park on the lane because there's traffic up and down you see.
It is a bridle way I think.
But there is car parking spaces up there.
You can go right to the top of it as well and come down the steps, but they are a bit steep.
I've been up there.
And it's quite high don't you think?
How high those steps are actually.
I'm going to see if the landlord will give us like a metal bin to put by here.
Because we get a lot of people congregating and sitting near lunch.
So at least if you've got a metal bin this can go in there.
But we are looking for litter pickers to give us an hand there.
But yeah, we've got a few surprises this week going up as well.
Two little things.
I'm still waiting on my play houses.
I haven't even had a communication about it.
I have emailed them.
This wood is free by ear today.
I don't think we need any of this wood.
These are free as well.
Just haven't got a sign on them.
So that's free because we've been sorting through it.
But the everwood at the bottom isn't free.
So I might keep that shelf because it looks like it's out of something.
I don't know what.
So yeah, that's all we did yesterday.
We got in the wall to get the darker colour on.
A couple of coats on that today now the sun is shining.
We'll see how we go.
Might paint the old building at the top.
Makes it look better now it's painted, doesn't it?
I think.
It won't be too bad painting that bit.
I can hang on for dear life by there and I'll hang on for dear life by there.
But this will need the big ladder I think.
We'll see.
But like I said, you can see the roof.
You can see how big it is.
I might note a connection now when we go in.
Let's have a look.
Need this bit tidied up this week because this is getting a bit of a...
Oh quick, but he won't even be there.
Oh, he's nice, isn't he?
Oh, he's a door stop.
So that's getting a bit... Oh, check over there.
He's cute.
Oh, did I?
I haven't even seen them.
I bet nobody's seen them because they're just by here.
They're fab.
So yeah, our boutique... giving up on that.
That's going to be our food bank room.
We're in the process of clearing it out.
We're going to put a window in or block it out.
That'll be the food bank room.
So the boutique, we've still got stuff in it.
We are trying our best.
We're trying our best.
We've still got too much by here.
We've got gates to go up.
Those doors have got to go, guys.
Offers for followers.
Yeah, so we've got two of them.
I've got one in Bettis.
Long story.
One in Bettis.
And one here.
Now, I did have a gate post in Caerphilly.
A gate in the Royal Gwent Hospital.
And a gate in Risca.
And a volunteer in the Grange Hospital.
But that's another story for another day at one point.
So yeah, yeah.
Look at this chair we got given this week.
If Dads give us this one.
Yeah, so it's massive and we're full.
We're full to the roof, you know.
We can't get any more out of that room because we've got too much out to gain now.
So we need for it to be shopped a bit.
So that we can get the rest out.
But we're not...
We don't think it's much cop what's left.
But we can't put it out until we get some down.
We've got our donation bin out.
