Palais, I have one of those pointed tools that opens and closes like a 2 dimensional umbrella, that you dig into the dalek bin and pull up and that turns the compost; it is v. good exercise! As a child, our compost heap was the size of an average room and my father and brother would attack it now and then with pitchforks.
Dove; I applied last spring, but just missed that April's course, so if you are interested I strongly recommend that you apply now, also with council cuts the course may not exist for much longer.
Sadly no time at the moment, what with full-time work for said local authority, plus elderly parents to visit, family to spend time with and a garden to tend (I too am supposed to be a painter, but what with all the other calls on my time .... .... roll on retirement ). I'll have to rely on your Ambassadorial talents
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes I know the tool you mention Artjak and very useful, i just prefer taking out the front slats of one of the heaps and using a fork toss it out and back, replacing the slats as I go the same end product only quicker. I told my son to make a long heap on his farm so as you add to one end you can take compost from the back, he has plenty of room so no problem and we can turn it with the JCB. Gardeners are tied by the room allowed and in some of the new build gardens down the lane they are lucky to get a Dalek in, a square of lawn back and front a garden shed and a clothes line although some manage to produce food crops. If the spirit is willing there is always a way.
Frank. PS Artjak my name is Frank, the Palais Glide bit was forced on me by the misplaced electronic madness we call board sign in, you would have seen a demonstration of the dance on the History of Ballroom dancing
Hello Sam getting any where with your compost heap?
I think I will have to add another layer to my wormery as getting a bit fuller and the worms need to climb up another layer, so I will be able to use the compost from the bottom layer in spring may be great if I get to use the compost.
Fantastic mine is doin great. Im working on my household layer which will get added today and the Im going to go and collect some garden stuff from my neighbour for another later on today then mix it up a little. Thinking about a wormery too now
It has been a lot of hard work with my wormery it took a year to get right but I am getting somewhere with it now, much easier to have a compost bin I think as the worms just come up from the ground and water drains out nicely.
That nice of your neighbour to give stuff for your compost heap.
I am not doing much out in the garden at minute as a bit cold just sorting out compost bins and wormery and a bit of bird feeding and having a quick look a plants seeing what bulbs have popped up.
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Palais, I have one of those pointed tools that opens and closes like a 2 dimensional umbrella, that you dig into the dalek bin and pull up and that turns the compost; it is v. good exercise! As a child, our compost heap was the size of an average room and my father and brother would attack it now and then with pitchforks.
No I haven't, but I keep seeing them advertised/promoted - I'll be interested in what you make of them.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove; I applied last spring, but just missed that April's course, so if you are interested I strongly recommend that you apply now, also with council cuts the course may not exist for much longer.
Sadly no time at the moment, what with full-time work for said local authority, plus elderly parents to visit, family to spend time with and a garden to tend (I too am supposed to be a painter, but what with all the other calls on my time ....
.... roll on retirement 
). I'll have to rely on your Ambassadorial talents 
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes I know the tool you mention Artjak and very useful, i just prefer taking out the front slats of one of the heaps and using a fork toss it out and back, replacing the slats as I go the same end product only quicker.
I told my son to make a long heap on his farm so as you add to one end you can take compost from the back, he has plenty of room so no problem and we can turn it with the JCB.
Gardeners are tied by the room allowed and in some of the new build gardens down the lane they are lucky to get a Dalek in, a square of lawn back and front a garden shed and a clothes line although some manage to produce food crops. If the spirit is willing there is always a way.
Frank.
PS Artjak my name is Frank, the Palais Glide bit was forced on me by the misplaced electronic madness we call board sign in, you would have seen a demonstration of the dance on the History of Ballroom dancing
Do all local councils have these courses, Think I will look into it tomorrow
Frank, I didn't know if I had permission to call you Frank; thanks.
Sam, I don't know, I guess it is in the council's interest to have people composting as much as possible to keep stuff out of landfill.
Hello Sam getting any where with your compost heap?
I think I will have to add another layer to my wormery as getting a bit fuller and the worms need to climb up another layer, so I will be able to use the compost from the bottom layer in spring may be great if I get to use the compost.
What else are you upto in the gsrden?
It has been a lot of hard work with my wormery it took a year to get right but I am getting somewhere with it now, much easier to have a compost bin I think as the worms just come up from the ground and water drains out nicely.
That nice of your neighbour to give stuff for your compost heap.
I am not doing much out in the garden at minute as a bit cold just sorting out compost bins and wormery and a bit of bird feeding and having a quick look a plants seeing what bulbs have popped up.