Finally, after weeks and weeks confined to our homes, lockdown is beginning to ease. And with beautiful weather across much of the country, I’m sure that plenty of us are taking the opportunity to meet with family and friends over the next few days.

It’s been a reflective time for the whole country this week, as we marked a year since the first national lockdown.

I knew it would be popular – after all, we built it because it’s a timber garden building we’ve been asked for a lot over the last couple of years.

The Shields Buildings story is a long one. After all, we’ve been around for 30 years this month, so we’ve had our fair share of twists and turns.

While it’s cooled down a little bit over the last couple of days, and there are a few more showers on the agenda, I think it’s fair to say that the weather’s turned the corner in the last week.  After the bleak midwinter, the daffodils are out, and it really does feel like there are reasons for optimism everywhere.