In his latest column, Les is full of praise for his new AGT Alpine Tractor which has had its first outing in the orchards. The wet weather is not stopping Les from getting on with his pruning work. If you…
Les rocks at the Wassail!
Les Davies was Master of Ceremonies at the Wassail at the Somerset Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury on 18th January 2014. The event was a great success, with Les ensuring that everything ran smoothly. His daughter Lizzie was appointed Queen…
Winter Wassail at the Community Farm
Wassails are the main calendar event for January, when the sleeping apple trees will be woken from their winter’s rest and encouraged to think about giving a good crop for the coming year. (Read more about this in Les’ January…
Mendip Times – January 2014
Are we in for a cold spell to match that in the winter of 1962/63? Find out what Les thinks and read his memories of that cold snowy winter in the January 2014 issue of the Mendip Times. To read…
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Mendip Times – November 2013
In the November 2013 issue of the Mendip Times, Les talks about another very successful Mendip Ploughing Match, talks about pre-decimal units of measurement and settles his backside into a new tractor seat! He also has another picture-riddle for you…
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Mendip Times – September 2013
In the September 2013 issue of the Mendip Times, Les talks about the summer we’ve had and the harvest that’s yet to come. Read about the ‘low-tech’ machinery of yester-year and read about September on the Mendips. To read the…
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Mendip Hills Through the Time Tunnel
Les Davies will be at the Somerset Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury to give his talk on ‘Mendip Hills Through the Time Tunnel’. The talk is on Saturday 28th September from 11am-midday. Coffee is included, served from 10:30am in the…
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Mendip Times – August 2013
In his popular column for the August 2013 issue of the Mendip Times, Les talks about the unspoilt Mendip grassland around St Hugh’s Church at Charterhouse, remembers with fondness the Bamford trailer mower and talks about how the work is…
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BBC Somerset – 13th July
On Saturday 13th July, Les was Emma Britton‘s guest on her ‘Somerset Lives’ section on her morning radio show on BBC Somerset. Countryside expert Les Davies MBE talked to Emma about his life and work in the heart of the…
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Peter Coate Painting Exhibition
At the Wells & Mendip Museum from 6th July to 4th August, artist Peter Coate shows a selection of his work over the past 50 yrs on the Mendip Hills and the Somerset Levels. Les Davies thoroughly recommends this exhibition,…