As a result of my search for a source of firewood that isn't the overpriced bags at the garage, I came across the rather excellent establishment that is
Cambridge Wood Works. They operate a double ended business: they collect waste wood
- Pallets - broken or whole, timber offcuts, all sheet materials, doors, windows, frames, boxes, crates, cable reels, furniture, fixtures, fittings - and then recycle it for resale. Unlike wood collected by Cambridge Wood Works, timber which is skipped will end up in landfill, where it rots, producing greenhouse gases like methane.
I contacted them by email asking if they sold scrap wood for burning, and received a prompt reply: they sell huge bags of chopped up wood for £5. So yesterday I went along to their conveniently placed warehouse (about 10 minutes walk from the boat, near Mackays on Occupation Road) with my sacktruck. I was met by David, the director, who gave me a bag. He showed me around the warehouse: it's amazing! So many useful bits of wood and board (all diligently denailed), as well as some furniture.
I'm sure we will be back many times over the winter!
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| The firewood bags are the white ones on the sheves |
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| All for sale |
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| David and his team |
Hi Alys
ReplyDeletemany thanks for your visit yesterday, your valued custom and those wonderful pics!
Hope to see you at Cambridge Wood Works again soon!
What a great place, and such a good idea, that really is making recycling work. I hope they get lots of customers. Those bags look really good value too.
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I'll be burning wood this year as opposed to coal. Cleaner and greener :) I've opted for wood briquettes though because they light so easily and I'm rubbish at building fires lol
ReplyDeleteOooh, I'll be in there too, I'm sure, as I think my supply of free wood may well have dried up this year!
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