A combination of a viral infection, and other work commitments meant I wasn't able to get to the stone yard until Friday afternoon. The two corrennie blocks have arrived safely and are reassuringly close to the cutting sheds though I really daren't get excited. When I manage to track down the yard manager he is obviously still snowed under, and asks in seriousness if I had considered having the stones shaped in China, which could be more cost effective. While a trip to China to supervise the production has its attractions, the ethos from the start of the project has been to use local materials, expertise and labour. However on a positive note he had washed the stones down to check for cracks etc and thought they looked OK.
I manage to catch the plant manager, and after updating him on the situation agree to return on Monday to have a meeting with everyone involved to discuss the next steps.
Meantime a note has come through from the Aberdeenshire Arts Development Team, to advise me that as the Public Arts Officer based in the planning department who was supporting this project has moved on to another post, and will not be replaced, the project has been shifted from Planning to Arts. Meeting arranged in a couple of weeks time.
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