The Hyperfast Broadband service is now live in Yealand Village Hall.We completed the fibre blowing three weeks ago but we needed the B4RN technicians to connect us to the network. This work was completed yesterday. The hall is now connected, together with a few properties and business’s on the route from Tewitfield.The installation of the duct continues in Conyers, and is now well advanced. We are now waiting for permission for the road crossings from Lancashire County Council, which should be received shortly.We are making progress on the wayleaves through Redmayne and hopefully, work will start on the laying of the duct shortly.
We will keep you updated on progress,
Mike
Fantastic news, we did it! Silverdale & Storth – you’re next!
Here are some pictures from the work at Yealand, kindly shared by Chris Conder & Vince Smith:
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- Starting the last link from Priest Hutton
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- At Yealand Conyers
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- Two of the champions from Yealand ready to take over from Keith and his team at Priest Hutton
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- Blowing the sponges
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- Blowing the fibre
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- The B4RN truck
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- Tony gets his first blowing experience
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- Bruce checking his sums… measure twice, cut once. And it was spot on.
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- Paul, the new apprentice from Natland joins the old timers
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- Off to check the next chambers ready for the second blow from the fleet
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- First fleet, for the second half of the blow
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- Saving 20 metres at the end of the last fleet
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- Nice view beside the A6
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- A nice tidy house install, hidden by the drainpipes, showing the gas block and house entry point.
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- Wiring up the cabinet in the Village Hall
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- The B4RN router in Village Hall!
No doubt this means there will be a “demo day” in the Yealands soon, so more people can get hands-on with Hyperfast Broadband – watch this space for updates.
For Silverdale & Storth, things are progressing in a positive direction, albeit quietly in the background at this time. Having Hyperfast just down the road in Yealands is a great step for us, it’s so close! Planning ~10 miles of route which accommodates all manner of obstacles is taking some time & effort, but we’re making good progress and going in the right direction! We’ll keep you updated.