The second Bank Holiday Monday in May always means the Stockland village fair. It’s an eclectic mix of entertainers, games and market traders to keep
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Village VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations
This week has mostly been taken up with the final preparation and then hosting of our village celebrations for the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Pea & bean vegetable bed progress
This feels like another particularly busy week and weekend. We’ve made good progress with our new pea & bean bed – we finished making the
A ‘2025 major job’ ticked off – Farmhouse front garden tidying
This week we’ve had a near-single focus – to finish tidying the Farmhouse gardens ready for the season. It’s our last ‘empty’ weekend which meant
An early start to 2025 (‘s job list)
One of our first ‘Big Jobs of 2025’ jobs was to clear the ivy from the wall between our kitchen garden and orchard. Most of
A week of different weather
It’s certainly been a mixed week of weather. After a frosty start to the week the snow finally hit on Thursday, covering everything in a
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