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I'm not a footballist, but I remember being in my friend's dad's car as a child and there seemingly always being 'Praise or Grumble' on the radio. In case anyone else is not a footballist, I will summarise - armchair pundits go on the radio and air their praise or grumble about the day's football antics, usually making positive/negative comments about their team/manager/opponents etc. 30 or so years on from the trips in JB's car, other than water and concrete, the next bigges
Simon Hollis
Mar 18, 202526 min read
2025 Summary of Instructions
2025 was another busy year. Below is a brief summary of some of the instructions I have worked on during the year: January Ringinglow - working with SY Ecofit, I undertook a damp survey on a large semi-detached property prior to a specification for retrofit works being prepared. Walkley - I inspected a superb, large Edwardian stone-built detached house with the purchaser and provided a summary email and drone photos as we did not have time to undertake a full building survey.
Simon Hollis
Jan 1317 min read


A Day at the Forge
Keen to continue my understanding of traditional crafts, Dad and I went down to spend the day with David Southgate, blacksmith and...
Simon Hollis
Feb 16, 20251 min read


Darley Dale Big Green Energy Event 2025
It was lovely to meet and speak to so many people and lecture in such fine surroundings at the Darley Dale Big Breen Energy Day 2025 at...
Simon Hollis
Feb 10, 20251 min read
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