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Horsey keep your tail up…….
The volunteers supported the Fun Ride as road marshals last Sunday. The weather was ideal for the event, which was attended by eighty riders – a four fold increase on the first Fun Ride. Susie was pleased that it all … Continue reading
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Busy Bank Holiday Weekend
All car parks full to capacity on the Monday. At least six hundred and fifty cars along Monument Drive resulting in plenty of litter and some disposable barbecues for the volunteers to collect. Richard Gwilt came to the rescue of … Continue reading
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Bob Davis Do
The Trust put on a “leaving” event for Bob Davis our Head Forrester of forty two years service, at Base Camp last Thursday evening. Chrissy was responsible for the fine fare, and speakers arrived from Head Office. Susie has said … Continue reading
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Walk Bob Forester’s Way – (please complete the poll below)
The Trust have just added another route to their series of walks – known as the Forester’s Walk. The four mile stroll starts at Barrack Square and takes you around Aldbury common and Thunderdell Wood. Way-mark signs in the form … Continue reading
Calling all Volunteers
The long awaited meeting with the Trust takes place Monday 15th August 11.00am at the VC. Homemade refreshments will be provided by Posh Janet.
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An Olympic sport!
On Sunday July 31st, Ashridge played host to an international mega event, which was expected to attract some one thousand visitors. GEOLYMPIX 2016 was organised to coincide with the Olympic games, and was last arranged in 2012. A summer festival … Continue reading
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Walk 10.30 am 03/08/2016 from Tring Natural History Musuem car park.
We meet at the Tring Natural History Museum car park at 10.30am on Wednesday 3rd August (OS Explorer 181, ref: 925109). The walk takes us through Tring Park and along the Icknield Way past Hastoe, Pavis Wood and then descends … Continue reading
Garden Visit
Some twenty volunteers attended the garden visit at Ashridge House last Wednesday, along with Lawrence and Bob representing the Trust – the immediate neighbours. Ashridge House relies upon the goodwill of the Trust to secure the various vistas from the … Continue reading
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Volunteers’ Coffee Morning
Babs had the bright idea of inviting all volunteers to a get-together at Hill Farm last Monday morning. Some twenty people attended from all the different volunteer groups, spending an hour talking over points of interest. This was an attempt … Continue reading
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Making charcoal
How to make charcoal – easy peasy! The charcoal burner’s trade secrets were handed down from one generation to the next, and charcoal fired the early Industrial Revolution until it was replaced by coke. As a woodland industry it started … Continue reading
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Ashridge Volunteers 