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Two FCN quiz nights coming up!

January and February can often be a hard slog for the farming community – with seemingly-constant inclement weather combined with dark mornings, short days...

A quick catch up with the FCN

Christmas has so many different meanings to each person and every family. For me, it’s the tradition that makes Christmas important – and as...

Watch where you put your finger …

Last month my partner and I actually managed to sneak away for a well-earned break. For a whole weekend we managed to have no...

The serious matter of brooms

With rain-soaked weeks, compost chaos and sweeping revelations, George Hosford has been navigating a turbulent autumn on the farm It’s been quite the soggy autumn...

Inheritance tax uproar shakes rural Britain

The recent budget has ignited rural anger and exposed a deep gap in the government’s understanding, says Andrew Livingston Jeremy Clarkson called it the ‘end...

Growing Christmas – one tree at a time

Dorset’s expert grower, Pete Hyde, gives The BV’s editor Laura Hitchcock an insider peek at the secret life of Christmas trees ‘I started selling Christmas...

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Horse holidays and housekeeping

The horses are off for a rest, but it’s time for cleaning, sorting … and perhaps some jumping, says three-day eventer Toots Bartlett With the...

HR Officer | Milton Abbey School

Start As Soon As Possible We have an exciting opportunity available to join Milton as the School’s HR Officer. This is a full-time role based...

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