Hatton residents have been wondering when the next stage of the bridge building would happen.  There does not seem to have been much action on the site for the past few days.  But today is the day!   From my garden I saw the jib of the enormous green crane towering over the houses in Rowan Terrace and I knew that things were actually happening at last.

With my camera in hand – and ignoring the hail showers –  I grabbed a few pictures this afternoon of the workers dropping the side-panels of the Bailey Bridge into place over the burn.  Quite fascinating to watch – a bit like an over-grown version of  the Meccano set which I used to enjoy when I was a boy.

The next stage has started.