Category Archives: Events

HAY THERE

Posted on July 27, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Make hay while the sun shines is an old English proverb meaning to make good use of an opportunity while it lasts. Well the sun rays were very short lived last week for making hay in Meadleys meadow – the … Continue reading →

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Good-bye-ee

Posted on July 15, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

  Good-bye-ee  What can you say to someone who has been the life-blood of an organisation for years, when they leave unexpectedly? Good-bye-ee! good-bye-ee! Wipe the tear, baby dear, from your eye-ee. Tho’ it’s hard to part we know, You’ll … Continue reading →

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STEADY PROGRESS

Posted on July 11, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Twenty volunteers gathered at the Visitor Centre last Friday to hear Ben N give a briefing on the new instructions and information being rolled out from the Estate Office. The Trust are pleased to now be able to implement certain … Continue reading →

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A Chequered Past

Posted on July 5, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

It is hard to imagine today that Kings and Queens and the aristocracy would have passed this way over the years. The Thursday volunteers have been working to restore the look of Old Copse Drive, in the shadow of the … Continue reading →

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EARLY DAYS

Posted on June 13, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

NATIONAL TRUST EXCURSION TO ASHRIDGE. “On Saturday, May 26th, the first of the summer excursions of members of the National Trust took place at Ashridge. Ninety members, accompanied by Mr. S. H. Hamer, the retiring secretary, and Mr. I). Macleod … Continue reading →

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Twenty one years young.

Posted on May 24, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

The annual Plant Fair on Sunday last was the big day for Sarah Jones the organiser, after all the months of effort – there was no dress rehearsal. The sun was up, the Scouts and volunteers were present all waiting … Continue reading →

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A PERSONAL PROFILE

Posted on April 22, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

For those of us that have reached retirement there are one hundred and one things, so we are told, that we can do to pass the time away until the fatal day. Jumping out of a plane at 13,000 feet … Continue reading →

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The Bluebell

Posted on April 20, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

John Keats called it the “Sapphire queen of the mid-May” in his poem Fancy published in 1820. Two hundred years later we have to move that into April because of another early Spring. No other flower holds quite the same … Continue reading →

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EGG-CELLENT ……..

Posted on April 17, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

A lot of approval and pleasure has centred around the Visitor Centre this past week, with egg-collectors cracking on with their egg hunting despite the chilly weather, while the volunteers have been on hand to help the staff with the … Continue reading →

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VOLUNTEERS’ FORUM

Posted on April 6, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Last Friday’s Forum attracted over forty volunteers from the different groups. Susie presented the Workplan for 2017 at Ashridge, with Lawrence giving details of past and future commitments to conservation, and Lalenya outlining details of her forthcoming events. Capitol projects … Continue reading →

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