http://sussexroots.org.uk/forum/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:13:36 +0100 MyBB http://sussexroots.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=4 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:49:53 +0100 Joseph Dorrell http://sussexroots.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=4
Building list:
Plastic piping or hose,
A toilet cistern,
Lots of water trays,
Pots,
Various clip-together plumbing joints,
Clip-in taps,
Water butt at raised level,
Stand/chocks for water butt,
Water meter (optional)
Gaffer tape.
Wateproof glue (epoxy resin??) or filler gun.


Tools:
Sharp knife,
Spade,
Water pump (to raise the water from the blue water butts),
Scissors,
Hands.]]>
Building list:
Plastic piping or hose,
A toilet cistern,
Lots of water trays,
Pots,
Various clip-together plumbing joints,
Clip-in taps,
Water butt at raised level,
Stand/chocks for water butt,
Water meter (optional)
Gaffer tape.
Wateproof glue (epoxy resin??) or filler gun.


Tools:
Sharp knife,
Spade,
Water pump (to raise the water from the blue water butts),
Scissors,
Hands.]]> http://sussexroots.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=3 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:09:18 +0100 Joseph Dorrell http://sussexroots.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=3 http://sussexroots.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=2 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:00:56 +0100 Joseph Dorrell http://sussexroots.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=2
The Hard Times of old England Retold - The Imagined Village

For five generations my family have farmed,
by horse and by tractor, by hoe and by hand,
but that won't stave off the bank's latest demand.
Singing oh, the hard times of old England.
In old England, very hard times.

Time was, I could sell what I grew at the shop,
Then Tesco's turned up, all of that had to stop.
Now I can't make a living out of my crop.
Singing oh, the hard times of old England.
In old England, very hard times.

More and more of our village gets sold every day,
To folks from the city who are happy to pay,
For their holiday cottage to stand empty all day.
Singing oh, the hard times of old England.
In old England, very hard times.

The Countryside Alliance expects, I suppose,
My support when they're marching to bloody Blair's nose,
But they said not a word when our post office closed.
Singing oh, the hard times of old England.
In old England, very hard times.

The hedgerows my grandfather tended have gone,
And with them the lapwing and the corncrake's sad song.
And I fear I'll be following on before long.
Singing oh, the hard times of old England.
In old England, very hard times.

And now to conclude and to finish my song;
Let's hope that these hard times they will not last long,
And I may soon have occasion for to alter my song
And sing oh, the good times of old England.
In old England, very good times.

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It's an old English folk song, and due to its oral tradition, many variations of the song have been recorded. This latest retelling is by Billy Bragg and The Imagined Village, and deals with rural issues with a kind of nostalgia for the days before Tesco and Argobuisnesses. It's very much in line with my aspirations for an agricultural system run by farmers and local economies, rather than bankers on an international stage.]]>
The Hard Times of old England Retold - The Imagined Village

For five generations my family have farmed,
by horse and by tractor, by hoe and by hand,
but that won't stave off the bank's latest demand.
Singing oh, the hard times of old England.
In old England, very hard times.

Time was, I could sell what I grew at the shop,
Then Tesco's turned up, all of that had to stop.
Now I can't make a living out of my crop.
Singing oh, the hard times of old England.
In old England, very hard times.

More and more of our village gets sold every day,
To folks from the city who are happy to pay,
For their holiday cottage to stand empty all day.
Singing oh, the hard times of old England.
In old England, very hard times.

The Countryside Alliance expects, I suppose,
My support when they're marching to bloody Blair's nose,
But they said not a word when our post office closed.
Singing oh, the hard times of old England.
In old England, very hard times.

The hedgerows my grandfather tended have gone,
And with them the lapwing and the corncrake's sad song.
And I fear I'll be following on before long.
Singing oh, the hard times of old England.
In old England, very hard times.

And now to conclude and to finish my song;
Let's hope that these hard times they will not last long,
And I may soon have occasion for to alter my song
And sing oh, the good times of old England.
In old England, very good times.

--------------------------------------

It's an old English folk song, and due to its oral tradition, many variations of the song have been recorded. This latest retelling is by Billy Bragg and The Imagined Village, and deals with rural issues with a kind of nostalgia for the days before Tesco and Argobuisnesses. It's very much in line with my aspirations for an agricultural system run by farmers and local economies, rather than bankers on an international stage.]]> http://sussexroots.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=1 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:14:58 +0100 Joseph Dorrell http://sussexroots.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=1 This is a bit of a test thread. Heregoes...

The returning daylight has both returned me from the gloom of winter, and opened up lots of opportunities in the garden. So, I'm going to start doing a weekly report on the state of all the stuff growin'. Hope that somebody reads it, but if not, it'll be a good record for me so I know when things were planted, etc.]]> This is a bit of a test thread. Heregoes...

The returning daylight has both returned me from the gloom of winter, and opened up lots of opportunities in the garden. So, I'm going to start doing a weekly report on the state of all the stuff growin'. Hope that somebody reads it, but if not, it'll be a good record for me so I know when things were planted, etc.]]>