The New Forest Show - Celebrating Country Life
John Woolley Limited are pleased to announce that they are official sponsors of the Local Produce Market at the New Forest Show 24th,...
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John Woolley
Jun 28, 20181 min read
Chalke Valley History Festival
I was lucky enough this year to be invited by a regional firm of solicitors to this widely respected annual event. It is a great credit...
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John Woolley
Jun 21, 20182 min read
Diversify - and thrive
The Basic Payment Scheme is going to change in a few years' time, particularly when Brexit has been accomplished. The present Minister...
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John Woolley
Feb 15, 20182 min read
Purchasing property
Is it easy to buy a property? The answer may be 'No'. First of all you have to find it and that's not just looking in the right places -...
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John Woolley
Dec 7, 20172 min read
Whose boundary?
Boundaries - something that every property has and of which therefore every owner needs to be aware. Where is its exact line? What is it...
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Karen Chalmers
Nov 23, 20171 min read
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat.....
Or is it the cows? If you stop by the Salisbury Christmas Prize Show & Sale being held at Salisbury Market you can see for yourself. It...
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Karen Chalmers
Oct 26, 20172 min read
A man in action
As soon as John mentioned he had been invited to commence the auction at the recent Ovington Down Farm Machinery & Implements Sale I...
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Karen Chalmers
Sep 26, 20171 min read
Bring a Pound to Work - or more if you like!
In the past 4 years Spire FM have helped raise over £30,000 for the Stars Appeal through Bring a Pound to Work day. As John,...
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Karen Chalmers
Aug 15, 20171 min read
Where the Town meets the Country
Excitement is growing as the day of the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Agricultural Show is almost upon us. This years president - our very...
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Karen Chalmers
Aug 2, 20171 min read
Our first year in business
Twelve months ago John took his first tentative steps in creating a new business, offering a multi-service property consultancy to the...
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Karen Chalmers
Jul 19, 20171 min read
Showtime!
Midsummer may have passed and the harvest only just begun, but for many weeks small committees across the country have been busy working...
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John Woolley
May 25, 20172 min read
To plough or not to plough?
Perhaps it was Danny Boyle's amazing opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics that highlighted for many of us the change in...
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John Woolley
May 8, 20172 min read
What's it worth?
Valuations seem to have been coming in thick and fast lately. They are always interesting as every property and every assignment is...
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John Woolley
Mar 23, 20172 min read
Get it signed and sealed
A long time ago, 'Gentleman's Agreements' were all that were needed for two parties to settle the terms when transacting property...
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John Woolley
Jan 26, 20172 min read
'Tis the season to be trimming!
There are in fact strict timescales for carrying out this work, so that nesting birds are not disturbed and annual growth and blossom is...
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Karen Chalmers
Dec 16, 20163 min read
Almost six months now...
How time flies! A year ago it was....maybe? Six months ago it was...... yes, it's going to start! Now we are here (John Woolley...
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John Woolley
Dec 5, 20162 min read
While shepherds watch their flocks...
Nowadays, it is unlikely that they will be seated on the ground! And, in the UK, they are unlikely to be out in the open, or all gathered...
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John Woolley
Nov 21, 20162 min read
The English love to talk about the weather
Are we experiencing Climate Change? My amateur English readings and observation over 30 years might suggest not. The year's high and low...
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John Woolley
Oct 17, 20162 min read
Cereals and Seasons
A question non-farming people often ask is what is the difference between winter and spring cereals. The crops are the same - wheat,...
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John Woolley
Sep 29, 20162 min read
Michaelmas, 29 September
Once an important quarter day in the calendar year of the farming world. Traditionally, especially in the south of England with arable...
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