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St George's Day
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
St George's Day 23rd of April is St. George’s Day, when we celebrate the Patron Saint of England. Most people know that St. George killed the Dragon, but not many know that he first came over to England when King Richard 1 (Richard the... Read More
Happy Easter
Thursday, April 9, 2020
April 2020 May the joys and hope of the Easter Message be with you all at this difficult time Stay safe and take care regards Dorothy & Clive Poem by Patience Strong A BREATH OF AIR... Read More
March News 2020
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
March News This year, the whole of the month of March falls in the season of Lent, so it is perhaps a good time to take a look at our local churches and at the religious festivals that have played a part in village life past and present. Our... Read More
News February 2020
Monday, February 10, 2020
February News This week, we took a small detour off the A49 to visit the church of St. Peter at Stanton Lacy, near Ludlow. It’s one of just a handful of Saxon churches in Shropshire, and is notable for a number of things. Its visible... Read More
Welcome to 2020
Friday, January 3, 2020
Welcome to 2020--- JANUARY NEWS--- AS WE WELCOME THE NEW YEAR IN MAY WE WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY AND PEACEFUL 2020. ANOTHER YEAR is with us, a difficult year for Clive and Dorothy but hoping by the end of January the NHS will help... Read More
November News 2019
Friday, November 8, 2019
The autumn colours have been magnificent this year, despite a few very wet and windy days that threatened to strip the leaves before they reached their full glory. Down in the sheltered valley of Hope Bagot that houses the ancient church of St.... Read More
Heritage Open Days – September 2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Heritage Open Days – September 2019 The last two weekends of 14/15th and 21/22nd September saw the annual Heritage Open Days taking place across the country. For these days, various historic buildings that are normally private access only are... Read More
More Awards
Sunday, September 8, 2019
We were assessed by Visit England on 27th August and once again we obtain our 4 Star and Gold award this is just a small note at the bottom of the assessment Highlights "Acorn Lodge is a very well... Read More
News for August 2019
Thursday, August 22, 2019
News for August 2019 Our son, Mark and his wife Mary-Jane - who have a farm nearby – grazes some of their cattle on our smallholding. These form part of a beef suckler herd, which is a way of raising animals with very high welfare standards and... Read More
Make Hay Whilst The Sun Shines
Monday, July 29, 2019
Local farmers have been very busy over the last few weeks, getting the hay and silage crops in during the fine weather. Hay and silage are two ways of preserving grass for the winter to feed animals. Hay is simply carefully dried grass, and... Read More