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10th West Country Scythe Championship Results
Below are the full set of results in plot order from this years championship. I will update this post with photos and placings in due course. Well done all! Name Time Quality Olga Damant 09:11 9 Amy...
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Grass, sunshine and a mowing we will go
Originally posted on Wympole & Wratsworth: What a lovely meadow One man and his dog (plus one and Mr Anderson) went to mow a meadow in Somerset. Wish they all looked like Gill Barron’s painting. A...
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Mowing results for the seventh scythe festival at Wimpole
Sadeik:If there are any mistakes it’s the judges fault! seriously let me know and I will investigate Originally posted on Wympole & Wratsworth: Phil Batten Here are the scores for the Eastern...
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Scythe festival part one
Originally posted on Wympole & Wratsworth: The stable block where we hold the scythe festival Only a few days till the scything festival in front of the stable block, the grass was thick as I have...
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scythe festival part two
Originally posted on Wympole & Wratsworth: Breakfast and lovely and sunny The weather forecast for Sunday was good, may be a little rain in the afternoon, Sunday morning was lovely and sunny with...
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Mr O’Reilly’s little tale of one man went to mow a meadow.
Originally posted on Wympole & Wratsworth: The would be mower ‘What have you been doing this week?’ My hairdresser asked as a way of getting me talking. I thought for a moment and told her ‘I...
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Wimpole Hall – Eastern Counties Scythe Championships
Originally posted on Woodlandantics Blog: The competition mowing season reaches its climax with the Eastern Counties Championships at Wimpole Hall. Simon Damant, Jim McVittie and the estate team at...
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Reflections of a mower by Shane O’Reily
Originally posted on Wympole & Wratsworth: Shane honing his skills Following on from my initiation into the art of scything, or mowing as the old hands call it, I attended a couple of evening...
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Reed Cutting in Norfolk
woodlandantics:Here is an article on the SABI winter meeting this weekend that I’ve just posted on my woodlandantics blog – Mark Originally posted on Woodlandantics Blog: You’d be forgiven for thinking...
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SABI Winter Meeting 24/25 Jan 2015
At our recent winter SABI meeting, refreshed from cutting reed in the crisp winter air, and having renewed our enthusiasm for the scythe, we looked back at the achievements of the last year and forward...
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Hay Making at Brading Roman Villa
I am John Hardy a volunteer gardener and trustee of The Friends of Brading Roman Villa on the Isle of Wight. We are a team of five dedicated gardeners who look after the garden. Last year we were...
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Spring Peening and Restoration
Spring is a time to bring scythe blades out of hibernation. Time to check that the oil we coated the steel with when we put them into storage in the Autumn is still protecting them (of course we all...
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Finnish the mowing
Sadeik:Right you lot, here’s a challenge for Somerset!!!!!!! Originally posted on Wympole & Wratsworth: It’s getting to that time of year when you start thinking about mowing, have a look at the...
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Willow, reed & alder
Sadeik:No bare chest’s here I’m afraid to say, to dam cold! Originally posted on Wympole & Wratsworth: What was in store for us this week? More willow sets Piles of ’em The last of the willow sets...
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Reed mowing, a burning passion ha ha
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Wympole mowers in action
Originally posted on Wympole & Wratsworth: It’s getting that time of year to start mowing the grass and of course honing your skills for the competition, watch out the West country we’re in...
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West Country Scythe Championship time!
A reminder from last year of the competition ahead… (Photos and montage by Dave Oxford ) Overall Joint Champions: Simon Damant and George Montague Simon Damant 1:48: 6.5 George Montague 1:31; 5...
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Got me stumped there!
Sadeik:A few snippets about flowers and mowing in this blog Originally posted on Wympole & Wratsworth: Where the mushrooms Time to wonder down the south avenue to see what flowers are growing down...
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East of England scythe festival
Sadeik:Camping available Originally posted on Wympole & Wratsworth: To be held on the 27th & 28th of June 2015 up at the folly on the Wimpole Estate where you can mow (or watch) to your hearts...
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