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Mindful Walking
This new practice, which is a form of meditation on the move, helps us to feel more connected to the environment of which we are an inseparable part. There is no destination in mind, it’s all about the travel. This … Continue reading
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Recognition – Who Needs It?
Volunteers are very special people whose donation of time and effort warrants special consideration. They should always be encouraged to develop, learn and seek fulfilment as they help an organization, even if it means accepting the reality that not everyone … Continue reading
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EARLY BIRDS
Early-bird volunteers are being called out to lend an ear with the bird surveys led by staff members at 6am on Fridays in May and June. If you have never risen at daybreak, which you should do at least once … Continue reading
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Wild Walks
The “Thursdays” are out for a walk – First volunteer walk on Wed 10th May. The walk starts at 10am at Chipperfield common car park next to the church (+), Landranger 166 coordinates 044016. The walk takes in the Chess … Continue reading
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EXCEPTIONAL VOLUNTEERING
Richard Gwilt has joined the elite of extreme sports – the skydivers. “I did the jump on Fri 28th April at about 2pm to raise funds for the Hospice of St Francis charity. It was dry but cloudy. We circled around … Continue reading
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WAKE UP
Wake up and smell the………………… Ancient woodlands, hills meadows and commons that make up the Ashridge estate. Our sense of smell has a profound impact on how we connect with the world around us – how would you feel if … Continue reading
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A PERSONAL PROFILE
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
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 ……..
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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What happened to Juniper?
We only have two viable bushes at Ashridge! When juniper bushes were blighted by a fungus, horticulturists feared it could be the end for British gin. Now drinkers of the spirit can breathe a sigh of relief as experts say … Continue reading
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