Category Archives: Flint wall group

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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Calling all Rangers

Posted on January 8, 2017 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Rangers have been invited to a meeting at the Visitor Centre on Friday 27th January at 2.00pm., which is a change from the original date of January 20th. The gathering will include a short walk around the Estate to view … Continue reading →

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The Flint Wallers Go Round the Bend

Posted on December 11, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

The end of October has brought the building season to an end,  and the completion of about 35 meters (some 40 yards) of flint wall, taking us round the bend in the Horseshoe Track. Having got round the bend in … Continue reading →

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Louise Prideaux

Posted on October 27, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

In the “myvolunteering” newsletter for October, Louise Prideaux the N T’s volunteering correspondent for the South West, wrote a piece about being a “voice for the countryside”. Visiting the Countryfile Live exhibition at Blenheim in August where the N T … Continue reading →

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Why Do I Volunteer?

Posted on September 27, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

Thanks to Roger Evans and Rikki Harrington for their take on “why I volunteer”. It’s an exciting time for volunteering in the Trust , according to Helen Timbrell, the Volunteering and Community Involvement Director. Since 2012 the whole organisation has … Continue reading →

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Where is the flint wall?

Posted on July 1, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

A visit to the volunteer flint wall builders to view their progress. They are a bit stumped at the moment! Until the stump is removed the rebuilding cannot continue on down the hill.

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Learn flint walling.

Posted on June 13, 2016 by ashridgevolunteersblog

With an abundance of flints in the area it is not surprising that they appear everywhere, in churches, houses and garden walls. So it was at Ashridge when the Bridgewaters required a coach route throughout the Park, and it was walled … Continue reading →

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