Monthly Archives: March 2018

  Volunteers attending the recent Forum briefing were greeted by an all female line-up, rather apt when we are celebrating one hundred years of women’s suffrage. Susie led the team of Steph, Bev and Llona. These meetings help to foster … Continue reading →

It was with intense sadness that the Ashridge Estate community learnt of the death of their long standing friend and comrade Michael Bean.  Like so many of us, both Mike and his wife Carol became involved with Ashridge after retirement … Continue reading →

Our veteran volunteers who played their part in the Friends of Ashridge will remember the late John Wilson with admiration. He was a gruff Yorkshireman drawn to the South to take a challenging job and was both feared and respected … Continue reading →

he volunteers have been visiting Frithsden Beeches helping to restore the old    plantation by creating new beech pollards to succeed the ancient ones, like the late lamented Harry Potter tree. Frithsden Beeches has seen better days – before the … Continue reading →

Hello Volunteers – you have now clocked up over 10,000 hits on the ashridgevolunteers.blog – a milestone achievement. The last twelve months has seen the publication of over seventy articles, far fewer than in the previous year, but viewed more … Continue reading →