by Alfred Poppins | May 8, 2013 | News
We have been getting lots of call outs with birds nesting in chimneys so far this year. Dont wait until it’s too late call Alfred Poppins and we can come and fit you a quality bird guard.
by Alfred Poppins | Apr 14, 2013 | News
If you have a wood-burning stove, you will have plenty of wood ash. You may not know this, but wood ash has many uses… 1. Use wood ash to add nutrients (potash and calcium carbonate) to your compost. 2. Deter snails from plants by...
by Alfred Poppins | Apr 14, 2013 | News
Most people have the image of Dick Van Dyke in their mind at the mention of Chimney Sweeps, yet their profession has seldom been a lucky one. Their work, Often done by children, was extremely dangerous and often fatal. In recent times, the industry has also been hit...
by Alfred Poppins | Apr 13, 2013 | News
Inquest hears of importance of carbon monoxide monitors Father and children died after crisp wrapper blocked chimney Householders were yesterday urged to install carbon monoxide monitors after an inquest heard the “silent killer” claimed the lives of a father and two...
by Alfred Poppins | Apr 10, 2013 | News
500 year old Ryedale cottage destroyed by fire CHIMNEY sparks have destroyed a 500 year old cottage with a thatched roof despite a long fight to save it. Seven crews of firefighters from Ryedale, Hambleton and York with specialist equipment fought the blaze for half...
by Alfred Poppins | Apr 7, 2013 | News
The heartbroken owner of a thatched cottage in Somerset that went up in flames suddenly yesterday was shortly due to open a bed and breakfast business there. Ian Allen owner of the Granary Barn, in Thorney, near Langport, with his wife Deborah and daughter Molly, aged...
