The work at Brickworks…

Work party coordinator Megan Jones gets things going...photo by Liza Michaelson

There’s an Open House scheduled for the 4th next week, but you’ll get the idea how the project at Brickworks is coming along with this report from Nancy Larsen about the work party a couple of weekends back:

40 joyful and enthusiastic volunteers came together with crowbars, trucks, hammers, garbage bags, leather gloves, and plenty of elbow grease for the first work party to transform 150 Nichols Street into “Brickworks,” a market and community center bringing new life to downtown.

The noise was deafening, with farmers and volunteers tearing down walls, ripping up linoleum floors, dismantling false ceilings, removing broken glass and barbed wire, and heaping loads of refuse into pickups. They braved the dust and grime, and in just a few hours spruced up the old building, getting it ready for holiday events and upcoming renovation.

A long table full of good food kept the spirited crowd going. And curious passersby stopped to offer encouragement and support. Rob Waldron and Megan Jones did a fabulous job of organizing people, materials, and jobs beforehand, making sure that everyone’s efforts were put to good use.

More work parties are in the offing. If you would like to participate in future work parties, contact coordinator Megan Jones at [email protected] or call 378-4917.

People came to work with face masks and heavy duty gloves. Roger Ellison opening a window! Photo by Liza Michaelson

Hard working volunteers getting Brickworks ready for holiday events and upcoming renovation...photo by Liza Michaelson

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