Working Party

Our neighbours have been busy clearing out part of an old hedge in their field, ready to plant a new one. We offered them a hand. 8.30am on a Sunday in September seems like a good time for bonfire night.

The boys get the fire going

While the girls move huge heaps of blackthorn from one end of the field to the fire

A back draught catches Husband out and removes some of his fringe, eyebrows and eye lashes


Time for a break as the first two heaps have been cleared.

Then the cavalry arrive in the shape of John and Gill, also friends from the village. John is the mad chainsaw man (ex forester) and soon has us moving more blackthorn, holly and rose down to the fire.

A barbecue lunch, cooked over embers from the fire sets us up nicely for the afternoon.

Then it's back to work with truck and trailer to transport more hedging to the fire. By now it was too far to drag it down.



Two sides of a 5 acre field later, and a huge pile of embers which Will probably still be burning in two days time.