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Category: Hook Norton

HM King Charles III Coronation Party

May 19, 2023 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

To celebrate the coronation of King Charles which took place on Saturday 6 May on a dreich day in London…

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Posted in: Hook Norton, Local History Filed under: atmosphere, coronation, enjoyment, entertainment, fun, party, people, street party, village, villagers

Walking from Hooky

March 8, 2023 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

A few years ago the Local History Group revised the walks booklet that had been on sale for a number…

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Posted in: Hook Norton, Local History, Walking Filed under: exercise, footpaths, Hook Norton, leisure, route, Swerford, walking, Wigginton

Hook Norton Viaducts

December 30, 2022 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

A wet day here in Hooky, so a quick edit of an image in Photoshop of No2 Viaduct taken in…

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Posted in: Hook Norton, Local History, Photography Filed under: agriculture, countryside, disused, farmland, historic, landscape, Oxfordshire, railway, Viaduct

Hook Norton Community Smallholding

April 14, 2022 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

Our pigs that we have been raising have now been slaughtered and the meat distributed. It was the longest we…

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Posted in: Community Smallholding, Hobbies, Hook Norton Filed under: Berkshire x Gloucester Old Spot, community, farming, livestock, meat, pigs, pork, produce, rare breed, smalholding

Hook Norton Community Smallholding

April 3, 2022 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

A group of villagers got together a number years ago to raise pigs on a small plot off and rented…

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Posted in: Activities, Hobbies, Hook Norton Filed under: agriculture, Berkshire X, farming, feeding, friendly, Gloucester Old Spot, land use, livestock, pastime, pigs, rare breed, smallholding

2021 Posts

March 1, 2021 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

I realise that I have been remiss and have not posted anything for a couple of months. We are now…

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Posted in: Hook Norton, Photography, Travel, Weather Filed under: cold, landscapes, snow, snowfall, sunshine, village, winter

Collapsed Wall

October 7, 2020 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

The wall at the front of our house collapsed overnight…….

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Posted in: Hook Norton, Uncategorized Filed under: boundary, collapse, damage, dry stone wall, garden, wall

Hook Norton Footpaths -8 Walks around the village

September 4, 2020 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

The booklet has now been published and is available from me at a cost of £4 plus P&P of £1.50.…

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Posted in: Activities, Hook Norton, Local History, Travel Filed under: countryside, exercise, footpaths, leisure, Oxfordshire, paths, routes, villages, walking

Walks around Hooky – Map

July 28, 2020 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

Work on the revised walks booklet is progressing and we hope to get it printed in August. Colour maps will…

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Posted in: Activities, Hook Norton, Local History, Travel Filed under: exercise, footpaths, lesiure, pastime, routes, village, walk, walking, walks

Walks around Hooky

July 9, 2020 Whitehall1965 Leave a comment

Recently I have been testing the walking routes that will be in the revised Walks around Hooky booklet the local…

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Posted in: Activities, Hook Norton, Local History, Travel Filed under: countryside, exercise, footpaths, leisure, Oxfordshire, paths, routes, villages, walking

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