Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
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Tinsmiths Calendar Post – What do Hairdressers do all day?
On being asked why he became a hairdresser, Mervyn Parnell is liable to give one of two answers, either: “I…
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Tinsmiths’ Calendar Post: What do Upholsterers do all day?
Sam Prentice’s workshop is crammed with furniture. It’s always this way when I visit. Sam is self conscious about it,…
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Tinsmiths’ Calendar Post : What do Chocolatiers do all day?
Sitting in the Velvet Bean’s chocolate kitchen, beside the shop in Church Street, Ledbury, was a deep breathing moment for…
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Visiting The Old House Hereford
I knew that I really should have been Christmas shopping. I’ve walked past The Old House Museum for the last…
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What do Printer’s do all Day? January Calendar Post
“I’m a compositor” Martin Clark explains, “but not many people will know what that is these days, so you’d better…
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Sunny Todd – giving it some thought
There is something very inspiring about passion. In this case, I mean passion for one’s work. Sunny visited us with…
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Game – December Calendar Post
Serendipity! Just as I was wondering what to write about ‘Game’ for our December calendar blog, into the shop walked…
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Bangers – November Calendar Post
Bangers that go off in the sky early in November are best accompanied by bangers that warm the onlooker. Guy…
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Pears – October Calendar Blog
It looks like being a bumper year for orchard fruits. My conference pears could hang for a few more days…
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Damsons – September’s Calendar Blog
Damsons have been part of the Herefordshire landscape for centuries and are common in Cumbria, Shropshire and Herefordshire. Their uses…