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John Woolley
Feb 7, 20222 min read
A Traveller's rest
I defy anyone to say they are not impressed by the flower displays that mark a fresh grave of a member of the Gypsy community. They are...
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John Woolley
Dec 23, 20211 min read
Happy Winter Solstice!
The JWL Open Raffle -- which visitors to the auction centre have been invited to enter by simply hanging their name on our office...
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John Woolley
Dec 3, 20211 min read
Christmas comes to the Market
At John Woolley Ltd, we particularly like the fact that our office (admittedly small, but perfectly functional) is located right in the...
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John Woolley
Nov 11, 20212 min read
Fabulous Fund-raising Fayre
We’ve held back on reporting on this year’s Berwick Fayre so we could let our readers know how much money has been raised for Salisbury...
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John Woolley
Oct 14, 20211 min read
A sweet canal-side home
Over the past four months John Woolley Ltd has managed the complete renovation of a portfolio property belonging to one of our clients. ...
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John Woolley
Sep 15, 20211 min read
The Great Fair 2021
Wilton Great Fair this September drew about six thousand sheep which whilst a far cry from the old days still attracts a big crowd of...
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John Woolley
Sep 1, 20218 min read
Counting Sheep
Over the centuries, Wilton has been an important commercial and political centre. Capital of Wessex in the time of King Alfred, it later...
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John Woolley
Aug 20, 20212 min read
Happy Return - The Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show 2021
I should think everyone was pleased to see the Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show back this year; last year was cancelled because of the...
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John Woolley
Jul 19, 20213 min read
Catching the carbon
This is a subject I have to admit I don’t know enough about, so this might just be an article which prompts you to do some research of...
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John Woolley
Jun 28, 20213 min read
Conservation by Cluster
If you watched Country File on the TV recently (Sunday May 9th) you may have taken note of this item, if only because it related to...
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John Woolley
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Candlemas is here....
Candlemas is the Christian feast day which commemorates the presentation of the baby Jesus at the Temple. It was also the official end of...
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John Woolley
Feb 3, 20211 min read
Meet Tracey - New to the Team
Tracey was born and raised on the farm where her father worked near Andover. Tracey spent her childhood around the cows and horses on the...
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John Woolley
Jan 19, 20215 min read
'Farm worker required; cottage available'
Two hundred or more years ago many landowners and rural estates began to invest in providing accommodation for their workers. This may...
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John Woolley
Jan 11, 20213 min read
The 'Growing' Appeal of Woodland
What is it about woodland that has made it become so popular in recent years? It never used to match the price of agricultural land – and...
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John Woolley
Dec 28, 20203 min read
Thinking about ELMS
If we haven’t already got used to this acronym, then with Defra’s help by the Spring of 2021, we certainly shall. It stands for...
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John Woolley
Dec 15, 20202 min read
Why More for Less?
People are often surprised that small areas of land cost more to buy than larger parcels – pro rata that is. Right now, agricultural land...
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John Woolley
Sep 23, 20201 min read
The Lost Year
Where has it gone? Time has passed as quickly, if not more quickly, than usual. Spring came; summer went; harvest has happened; autumn...
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John Woolley
Aug 17, 20204 min read
Resurgence
I think in so many ways we at John Woolley Ltd have been lucky. Once we felt sufficiently sure that, despite the threat of Covid, life...
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John Woolley
Jul 14, 20202 min read
Small is good again
It has really been quite gratifying this week to read about this in the national press and even in my professional journals. They are...
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John Woolley
Jun 9, 20203 min read
Hindsight 20:20
There is a good little video that’s doing the rounds on Whatsapp – and probably elsewhere, but that’s where I got to see it – recording a...
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