John Wilkie, Peter Ross and Giles Downes
On the evening of 17th August, Giles Downes, Peter Ross and John Wilkie arrived to view the bridge and assess its merits under the 'Structural' and 'Special Award for Best use of British timber' competitions. It was a beautiful charismatic summer evening - warm low light and after-rain scents which followed us through the beautiful arboretum and shrub garden up to the bridge. The judges kindly asked me to stay and tell them about the bridge and I tried my best to field the varied and interesting questions. It was alltogether a good experience and I think that they genuinely enjoyed the visit.
