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  • We have a pile of stone. Possible Uses ?
  • redthunder
    Free Member

    Our parish (council) has be offered a heap of free stone.

    But we need ideas for a possible use.

    My suggestions so far:

    Maze/Sculpture Stone henge type thing.
    Benches
    Giant rockery
    Add back to the sea defences
    Pyramid
    A boundary wall around our wild meadow.
    Spell out our village name so Google can see it 🙂
    General hardstanding for impromtu events.
    Fire proof yout shelter.

    I’m sure you guys will have other great suggestions 🙂

    nwmlarge
    Free Member

    RC rock crawler track

    redthunder
    Free Member

    @nwmlarge

    I like that 🙂

    howsyourdad1
    Free Member

    Being STW you will no doubt be in a dispute with your nieghbour fairly soon. Dump it all on their lawn as a pre emptive strike?

    avdave2
    Full Member

    Build a wall to stop you falling into next doors driveway

    kayak23
    Full Member

    Build a quarry?

    redthunder
    Free Member

    Childrens stepping stone course.

    Build a giant Trebuchet and fling them out into the river (PS we are next to the Severn).

    somafunk
    Full Member

    Gather them up and stone any tories who come to your door to ask for your vote?.

    Personally I have a catheter bag full of my piss that any tory who comes to my door will get thrown at them

    TheDTs
    Free Member

    Flog it!
    Worth a reasonable amount I expect.
    Have the Severn Beach Parish Council got money to burn!

    reluctantjumper
    Full Member

    RC rock crawler track

    Was my immediate thought on reading the title before clicking on the thread!

    redthunder
    Free Member

    “Have the Severn Beach Parish Council got money to burn!”

    No.

    Offered to the Council for nothing. Looking for a use.

    thegeneralist
    Free Member

    Build a quarry?

    Can you do that with a pile of rocks? Surely you can only destroy/eliminate a quarry with a pile of rocks…

    Olly
    Free Member

    ah, the old “i cant be bothered to dispose of this waste properly, i wonder if some one will collect it for me”

    You want to be careful you dont fall foul of the waste disposal regs and your project doesnt get classed as an illegal landfill

    Dont get me wrong, im all for obvious reduce reuse recycle, but the law isnt laid out like that

    redthunder
    Free Member

    @Olly

    Its a genuine offer by the sea defence contractor. If we dont want it they will dispose of it properly.

    Its very nice stone and was most likely used on the Aust Ferry landing, circa 1800.

    Its not a waste disposal wheeze… even though it could look that way.

    timba
    Free Member

    Build a communal pizza oven

    ossify
    Full Member

    Childrens stepping stone course.

    Build a giant Trebuchet and fling them out into the river (PS we are next to the Severn).

    What, the children?

    Sounds good to me 😁

    sharkbait
    Free Member

    Build a wall to stop you falling into next doors driveway

    🤣

    thepurist
    Full Member

    Dump it all on their lawn as a pre emptive strike?

    No – dig up your own lawn, lay the stone just beneath the surface then returf. Your lawn is now free from the risk of frozen sausages. Next step is to always keep your shoes in sealed bags.

    keithb
    Full Member

    Please build something with it. To chuck all that in a landfill would be criminal.

    Personally I’d go for a dry-stone wall for now, so that it’s easy to reclaim and re-use in something else more permenant (extension?) later down the line.

    sharkbait
    Free Member

    Its not a waste disposal wheeze… even though it could look that way.

    Agree.
    But it’s still going to cost you to move it anywhere if you do decide to keep it (which I can see the attraction of).

    Caher
    Full Member

    Use it as a patio to solve relationship issues.

    dyna-ti
    Full Member

    Put an ad in the local snips.

    For Sale, stones- Suitable for

    Maze/Sculpture
    Benches
    Giant rockery
    A boundary wall.

    Pick up only.

    Northwind
    Full Member

    Bike trials course/rc rock crawler course. Or absurd rockery

    I’d totally take 3 or 4 of those if I could

    TheDTs
    Free Member

    Can you not use it for the pump track?

    Harry_the_Spider
    Full Member

    Lay it in a pattern (spiral, snake, wave etc) in a green space and encourage kids to play on it. Use some for seating.

    Northwind
    Full Member

    Put on a Spinal Tap concert

    thelawman
    Full Member

    Build a ferry slipway, might come in useful one day.

    timber
    Full Member

    Ampitheatre seating.

    Search Gwennap Pit for what’s in my head.

    sirromj
    Full Member

    Bike trials course/rc rock crawler course. Or absurd rockery

    Yeah bike trials course. In fact if you want to bring some to E.Kent I’ll have a few for my back garden!

    singletrackmind
    Full Member

    Rock Garden section on your fav downcountry trail is the obvious answer
    Screw everyone who doesn’t ride anything techy but hey ho, reclaimed sea defences makes the trails come alive

    ElShalimo
    Full Member

    Patch up a little bit of Hadrian’s Wall?

    maccruiskeen
    Full Member

    Patch up a little bit of Hadrian’s Wall?

    Leave them where they are – but call it Hadrian’s wall. I’ve no qualms about the border being redrawn to take in lands north of the River Severn and you save on transport costs. Win-win.

    kayak23
    Full Member

    Give them to a local school for the kids to paint.
    Kids love painting pebbles.

    devbrix
    Free Member

    Thought I recognised those stones
    B46594-A6-EFDB-436-A-B881-B23-E5-F510-CE3

    csb
    Full Member

    Build a shelter for kids to hang out in. Buses might start stopping there so they can escape the drudge.

    csb
    Full Member

    Sorry, I was reminiscing about what I’d have wanted as a yoof.

    mrmonkfinger
    Free Member

    Childrens stepping stone course.

    Build a giant Trebuchet and fling them out into the river (PS we are next to the Severn).

    What, the children?

    Sounds good to me 😁

    Yes, people were really paying money to be thrown 70ft in the air, by a trebuchet, into a net, 100ft away.

    sharkbait
    Free Member

    WTAF!
    Wrong in many many MANY ways!

    redmex
    Free Member

    https://postimg.cc/PLYrSZxZ

    Never chuck it away to a skip or crusher

    Bunnyhop
    Full Member

    Dig a large pond and use the stones to edge.

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