Read our first Farmer Cluster newsletter
Date: 14th January 2020
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Part 2: Memories of the Cottages, by Doug Tilbury
by Doug Tilbury
Date: 10th January 2020
In the corner of an outhouse would be a copper. The washing was passed through a mangle, and on wet days, wet washing would hang everywhere around the cottage. The copper was also used to boil puddings, such as the local favourite, bacon badger.
Green light for new major link road through the AONB north of Luton
Date: 09th January 2020
Very disappointing decision to permit a new major road through the Chilterns AONB north of Luton. Click below to read our statement to the planning committee asking them to refuse the application or defer until after the Local Plan Inspectors’ Report.
Chilterns Tourism & Hospitality Masterclass
Date: 07th January 2020
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A green and heartwarming end to 2019
Date: 06th January 2020
We hedged our bets on 2nd December and headed out…
Stories of the Bodgers: Part 1: Memories of my father, Reginald Tilbury
by Doug Tilbury
Date: 18th December 2019
On a Saturday night, he and his father would walk to Spring Coppice, Speen, where the cobbler would instruct him to stand on a piece of leather. The cobbler would then draw around his foot with a pencil, allowing a little extra room for growth. The following Saturday night they returned to the cobbler to collect the new pair of boots.