Thank you to everyone who came along and helped in the orchard today - it was tremendous! Above you can see the new planters, made from poplar wood grown on the farm and at a good height for wheelchair users. Graham, Paul and Tom made two of these planters in the centre of the orchard. I feel the photograph should have the caption '3 men in a boat'!
Here is our new roadside sign. Martin, on the left, dug the holes (and the ground was hard and stony) and Tom used quick drying cement around the posts.
To comply with planning regulations for the orchard entrance we've had to remove a section of roadside hedge and replant it further back to improve visibly for drivers.
A couple of years ago we had a gentleman from the Milestone Society (yes- it really does exist) staying in one of our holiday cottages. We'd spent some time unsuccessfully searching for the missing milepost, which records showed to be along this stretch of road. When Tom came to remove the hedge a few days ago we found this:
We were delighted with the discovery of the top of the old milepost! Tom brought it home late one night and put it on the kitchen table. There's nothing like a heap of soil and cast iron on the table at 11 o clock at night! Today, with the help of Darren and his metal detector, we discovered the remaining missing pieces. The whole post had been completely buried. We're going to see if we can get it repaired, repainted and replaced.
Digging up the buried milepost.
We achieved such a lot today. Thank you very, very much to all our helpers!
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