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Combe Down allotments podcasts – Episode 4

The allotments comprise part of Combe Down’s heritage, having been in existence for 130 years, but they are also an important resource in the present day: our allotments generate an abundance of high-quality food locally. It was to make use of the generous surplus of this food in the Summer of 2020, that a number of residents started the CropDrop project. Fiona Bell from CropDrop relates how this all started, and how it redistributes food to the Three Ways special needs school, near to Sainsbury’s in Odd Down. She is in conversation with Charlotte, a student from Bath Spa University.

Episode 4 – distributing surplus food from the allotments.
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Combe Down allotments podcasts – Episode 3

In this podcast, two wildlife and conservation students from Bath Spa University, Cara and Victoria, are interviewed by Morgan. In a lively conversation full of laughter, we hear about young people’s view of allotments and their value. The students go on to discuss the importance of allotments for wildlife, and their pros (and some cons) for the environment.

Episode 3 – allotment wildlife and environmental benefits and impact.
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Combe Down allotments podcasts – Episode 2

In this podcast, Jacqueline Burrows is interviewed by Tom, a student from Bath Spa University. She describes what being an allotment holder has meant for her, and the allotments’ importance to CDHS. Their role in the community is outlined, both in the past and today.

Episode 2 – experience of being an allotment holder and Heritage Society member
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Combe Down allotments podcasts – Episode 1

Over the next few weeks we will be releasing a series of podcasts about the Combe Down allotments. These have been created by students from Bath Spa University. First of all, we have a video trailer describing the series.

And here is the first podcast – an account of the history of the allotments related by Jacqueline Burrows, who is interviewed by Matthew from Bath Spa University.

Episode 1 – the history of the Combe Down allotments

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Pines Express in verse

Your Society’s committee contains a veritable wealth of talent! One of our members, Dave Bishop, has been inspired by Colin Maggs’ talk in September to pen a poem celebrating the famous rail route, the “Pines Express”. He writes:

The origin of the poem is born out of my passion for local railways, esp. the Somerset & Dorset.

My father was very keen on steam trains, and would take me down to Midford station where we were quite often invited up into the signal box.

The recent talk by Colin Maggs plus the commemoration of the Last Pines in the Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust’s recent magazine inspired me to start putting the words together. I have tried to do the Bath area justice with a line-by-line description of a southbound summer holiday express trip.

Dave’s poem is to be found as one of the items on the Combe Down top menu.