From today, Wednesday the 27th November 2013 Jane Blanchard Design is not only Designing by Nature, but now being POWERED by Nature! Over the past couple of months, we have been installing our very own teeny weeny hydro turbine, taking advantage of our burn running from a reservoir at the top of the hill. ”We” means everyone apart from me! – Mike built the weir…
…then Kenny and Jamie built a temporary road and dug the pipe in…then covered it all up, so soon you won’t know anything happened there…
…then Mike started building the turbine shed…
….then the turbine made its way gingerly to its new home…
..then Lucy and Rob came all the way from Wales to instal the turbine (which Rob had designed and made) and Nigel came from Herefordshire to connect it up to the electrical nerve centre…
…….then Eureka! the valves were opened, the water came out in a beautiful spurt and the little turbine started whizzing round! 
…it’s a very beautiful and clever piece of kit…
Jane Blanchard
Designs by Nature…
Powered by Nature!!!