![Hive_woodpeckers_in_wood_no_glass.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/hive-woodpeckers/23x17DPrvaL6wAoitvyLvTSYTEUKFhKUCspfpzQK1tDwipqN5MBmgCa7M7HyQVcchQC5v.jpg) Good afternoon to you all and thanks for stopping by and supporting us. It's been a long ol while since the last post, there are multiple reasons which I will go through and explain it all. We are still around but unfortunately inactive as such. **Reasons for a lack of posts about the Hive Woodpeckers** First off, money has been extremely tight due to a number of reasons which sadly was so far out of my control and vision that I didn't even see these costs coming. 1. Insurance costs - Scarily we have been going as a group for over a year now which was very surprising and quite frightening to see that a year had flown by so quickly. Originally the insurance costs for the Tools, Equipment, Health and Safety and Life Insurance was a huge financial hit to me personally, but I took it on the chin and just worked more hours to get enough money to pay for it and get the group up and running. Now the renewal has come through and I've had to have a safety inspection etc and the costs is eye watering. We are talking in the £1000's for the year. This came as a bit of a shock if I'm honest as I'd expected an increase but we are looking at a few hundred percent increase on last year. With this increase in costs I have also been informed that I need to install more safety measures in the workshop. This again will cost me a lot of money as I have to have a registered Electrician do all of the work and sign it all off before I can even get insured. I have shopped around and this is the cheapest quote I can get which is not a great start. 2. I have had some bother in my personal life involving a previous partner and I have had some uncomfortable investigations been done towards me. I have been cleared of everything and my ex partner has been warned for wasting police and local authority time thankfully. Still though due to this it has put a lot of pressure on me financially, emotionally and mentally. Luckily I am focusing on improving these aspects so we will see how things go over time. 3. I have been pulling overtime in as much as I can to try and build up some funds for all the changes and costs that I'll incur from them. I don't get paid enough at all so it's taking me a while to save 😅 4. Previous work that we were commissioned to do has had to be put on hold and the clients have been given a full rundown on where we are at. Thankfully they have all been very understanding, with a big shout out to @stickupboys who are allowing us to finish the work when we can re open. If we can't re open any time soon I will complete the works and get them shipped out to the clients. I will continue to work on getting us back up and running but for now it is paused, when I get better news I'll let you all know. Thankyou for taking the time to read this. Any questions please do let me know and I'll answer as soon as I can ![hivewoodpeckers_divider.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/hive-woodpeckers/23w2cfiRiaBhThUYHrZecUbMBTHczVJJS8aL47k6mKxsbHY44EcvvRnonWfzCQSf6Va79.png) ![Hive_Woodpeckers_Logo.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/hive-woodpeckers/AJbpkQZS7JpsQRKDdiKKpFGd6mQqRaw7G7GK5egmHjNWjtXYtJ7YF4LGyee2dFG.png) If you are reading this post and wondering who the [Hive-Woodpeckers](https://peakd.com/hive-177682/@hive-woodpeckers/introduction-to-the-hive-woodpeckers-3cg) are, click the link and check out our introduction post. ![Hive-Woodpeckers.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/hive-woodpeckers/48K7SnSpVovbVzQqx8CdXDH7wDLg9SVoGv1ZuFB6WZAx4mNi9Xe6o4XV2yKSdD5NAR.png) I want to say a massive thankyou to everyone who has supported us so far, from words of encouragement to upvotes. You are helping change kids lives and it is an amazing thing to be a part of. **A big thanks to our sponsors ** @stickupboys The coolest folk around making some kick ass Gifs for our pleasure and enjoyment. Along with their great humour, these are top rank Hive members for sure. ![untitled.gif](https://media.tenor.com/BdWoCboyEz8AAAAC/lego-stickupboys.gif) @phoenix-bank ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/hive-woodpeckers/23x18nXdwGxAqBpUHwLA89KfaMij2WMhcC3iimQ8BThwU5g6iPHMiLDSDa5VLmmygfQGt.png) A great group of Splinterlands Guilds who are an amazing community, chatting about all sorts from Life to Crypto. Come drop by their Discord and meet some amazing people [Phoenix Arcade](https://discord.gg/M3SE9bSAva) @duo-curator and the HOC ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/hive-woodpeckers/AKbFNS6LLZ99yvD4wb4B7siCMyLBbjnt3bj6odoXWgHSqyW7V6QQESbNCDgSA99.png) The Hive Onboarding Committee are a group of Hivians focused on making Hive a better place for newcomers. Supporting them on their journey in Hive and helping them to grow across the chain. With the use of their Duo Token it is a great project and a generous group. Check out their Discord [HOC](https://discord.gg/6cRZ5DrRgy) and get to know them. They are a great group and well worth getting to know. Check out the [Duo-Token](https://peakd.com/@duo-curator) and their posts on Hive. @bradleyarrow @bbh ![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/hive-woodpeckers/23wCbCsNESPxavHaKFDuaapFsDxwJgsokb16w5xgLWkARRrrWe5BLCsYxSgjYnDak67ff.png) The BBH Project is a combination of different projects that feed into one purpose. Making the BBH token the best passive income token on Hive. You can read the details in our WhitePaper: https://peakd.com/bbh/@thebbhproject/the-bbh-project-white-paper. Accounts link to the project are @bradleyarrow, @bbh, @bbhbot, and @thebbhproject. **Some Honourable mentions to our long standing supporters** A big thanks to @bitcoinman who's been a great help and also @stickupcurator, @brosonleo and @raymondspeaks for being awesome and helping support me through this project so far.