Gloucester born & bred, Beekeeper, Honey retail & wholesale, Allotmenteer, Chandler, Angler, Vigneron, now @gloucesterhoneyco
Gloucestershire
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The settled weather is giving some stunning sunsets in Gloucestershire, Severn Estuary this evening.
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“Wouldn’t it be more accurate to call it Serco Test and Trace?”
Labour’s Zarah Sultana says health contracts are being outsourced “often to friends and family of Tory MPs”
PM says it is “right” government reaches out "across the entire UK economy”
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Leisurely breakfast watching a Thrush in the garden. Rarely see any these days for some reason, though we have lots of sparrows which are supposed to be declining & nest annually in the garden. – at Quedgeley, England
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An everyday miracle to ponder today, the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere
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Result in for Harescombe Affordable Open - @fishharescombe
Tim Hadland - 45lbs 10ozs 0drams
Martin Hook - 39lbs 1ozs 0drams
Rich Powell - 33lbs 3ozs 0drams
Full list of results here (no log in required!) - match-angling.co.uk/viewresu…
I wonder how much local business Gloucester Canal generates? 34 teams of 5 anglers, looking for accommodation food & possibly drink late March for English leg of top European competition. Approx 40 teams of 10 in September plus June & Aug comps #gloshour – at Quedgeley, England
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Result in for Eight Bells AC - Fur and Feather
Dave Darlington - Dave D & John Scott (Eight Bells) - 46lbs 3ozs 0drams
Andy Norton - Andy H & Andy N (Eight Bells) - 40lbs 13ozs 0drams
Bernard Lees - Bernard &... facebook.com/250864655273498…
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Result in for the MILDURA MASTERS 2019!
Pairs result for the two day event:
1. Pools Fodder - 5 - 218kgs 650grams
2. Oxford Match Group - 7 - 145kgs 400grams
3. Theres a Reason - 8 - 208kgs 850grams... facebook.com/MatchAnglingRes…
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Great to see anglers using new technology it can only promote the sport with the public & media @5liveSport
Two more matches today. Great to see Festival Angling's League progressing and a big welcome on board to the Australian Federation of Coarse Anglers who ran Day One of the #Milldura Pairs in #Victoria.
Link in our… instagram.com/p/B3zzSiAlBp-/…
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Last countntry market this morning spent ages talking to Ruth, now In her nineties, who started Minchinhampton market in 1977. Sad to see it go but pleased we were trying to make a go of it as independent. #socialhub
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Sad to see it fold but we’ll be back next week. Honey & Seville Marmalade, Buns & cakes by independent traders along with local fruit & veg
Everything prepped for final country market after 30 years at #Minchinhampton market house tomorrow. Sad to see it go but hey we’ll be back next week as an independent market same time same place 8.30 - 11.30 support your local market
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What a year so far. Congrats to #Barnsley Blacks, the winners of the Div 1 in August and of course to Crewe MG for their Div 2 win!
We have been rubbish posting on here 🙈 must do better!
Anyway, we've welcomed… instagram.com/p/B2wBI6olimk/…
Half of the #mead bottled more to do later. 10 litres of #beer siphoned into mini kegs . Sticking up for winter #goodlife #homebrew instagram.com/p/B2bwoOZHdzt/…
The margin between promotion or not to Division 1 is so close #bagem #maver #fishing #anglingtrust instagram.com/p/B2bemNYnUY6/…
Night fishing #torbay severe lack of #mackerel but nice views #moonlight instagram.com/p/B2XRqrCHEwY/…
Small traders supporting each other #minchinhampton market traders & #Henry’s, Thursdays at the market hall instagram.com/p/B2B0tSQncHK/…
Pomegranate tree flowering again this year. Beautiful flowers just no fruit yet. It has taken over 10 years to reach this stage, worth waiting for #pomegranate #homegrown #gloucestershire instagram.com/p/B0kvrnqHMK9/…
Chilling out on the front porch. This particular hive always has #bees outside the #hive come rain or shine. Or is it a Saturday night rave? #beekeeperlife #gloucestershire instagram.com/p/B0btcfxn17C/…
Placing two supers back on hive after extracting the #honey, this has to done in the evening to prevent other bees being attracted to the honey aroma & “robbing the #hive. Big colony of #bees instagram.com/p/B0T0VsCnW2s/…
Queen & travelling companions put in outdoor metal letterbox in full sun, thanks #royalmail our usual postman reads the envelope, “live bees” & knocks on the door. #queenbee #geneticimprovement #honey #buckfastbees instagram.com/p/Bz0ZeXpHR4-/…