The Oakwrights blog aims to share some of the interesting, useful and fun things that our people experience in their day to day activities, in and out of work.

We hope you find the articles informative and that our blogging gives you a better feel for the quality and dedication of the Oakwrights team.


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Supporting The Community

by TimCrump 13. October 2011 13:43

  The pupils and staff of Stretton Sugwas Primary School are once more feeling the benefit of having an established county employer right on their doorstep. TJ Crump Oakwrights have built on their already rooted support of the community with a donation of a new sports kit for the childr... [More]

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MasterChef comes to The Woodhouse

by TimCrump 19. August 2011 16:14

  Earlier this year my wife Serena had success in getting to the final 20 of this years’ Master Chef competition on the BBC.   Serena found the competition great fun, and I benefitted from tasting all her new ideas.... [More]

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A Rainy Weekend in Herefordshire

by TimCrump 17. June 2011 16:54

Back in those balmy days of April and May it seemed like a great idea to be entering the Mountain Mayhem 24 hour mountain bike race. Now with torrential rain I am not looking forward to hauling my old body around Eastnor Castle’s beautiful grounds that have turned into a representati... [More]

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We're Glad You Like It

by TimCrump 18. January 2011 14:06

    We were pleasantly surprised to find that you love our show home just as much as we do. It is great to have third party accreditation and being the most popular style of house as voted by the self build visitors to the Harrogate show our show him is now on ... [More]

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Recipe for Success. Spot on with Oakwrights and Emma Bridgwater

by TimCrump 16. July 2010 08:14

We are as busy as ever with our ‘Try before you Buy’ service at the Show Home, and as ever we are always trying to improve our service and enhance the experience for our guests.   It had been decided, following comments by clients who ... [More]

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Build a Tudor House

by CharlieLupton 21. May 2010 11:02

From the proverbial acorn of an idea, Oakwrights have made it possible to take history into classrooms across the length and breadth of the country from Plymouth to Newcastle and from London to Ulswater and 80 schools in between. I had the idea for children to build a 1/3 scale timber-... [More]

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Spring Has Finally Sprung in the Oakwrights Garden

by Jakki 20. May 2010 15:28

       Our gardener, Trevor, has been very busy making preparation in readiness for the busy season at our show home. Generally, the garden is low maintenance, but with “no maintenance”, Trevor has had his work cut out! Spring is always a very bu... [More]

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Brendan's Account of the Mount

by BrendanBeal 15. December 2009 07:40

When away from work, I am a keen Mountaineer and Rock Climber. I consider myself quite experienced as I have completed over a hundred rock climbs in the last year alone and recently tackled the Caminito-del-Rey or ‘footpath of the king’, in Andalucía.     Just recently... [More]