Snowdrop Spectacular!
Posted on 20/01/10

Some of our greatest gardens are rolling out the white carpet to celebrate the first signs of spring.

Idyllic England of the 1930s
Posted on 13/01/10

Open now for winter weekends, Pendon Indoor Model Village and Railways, near Abingdon in Oxfordshire, is a rare and special place. In exquisite and colourful miniature, it captures the life and landscape of the Vale of the White Horse as it was around 1930.

Cinderellas of the Soil: Digging for Victory on the Sussex Downs
Posted on 12/01/10

The Land Girls: Cinderellas of the Soil tells the triumphant story of the 200,000 women who left their pre-war lives to learn milking, rat catching, threshing and tractor driving as members of the Women’s Land Army, whose heroic efforts sustained our farming industry during World War II.

Sounds just right for this weather!
Posted on 06/01/10

Nordic Walking will be featured in the COUNTRYSIDE 2011 fortnight – but it sounds just the thing for snowy or wintry weather.

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15 Jul 2011
Mondraker comes to Bedgebury

Quench Cycles has joined forces with distributor Silverfish to sell Mondraker bikes through its Forestry Commission outlets at Bedgebury and Alice Holt. There will be a Demo Day on 23 and 24 July! Read more

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