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Going Green The work continued this morning on Daisybank our new self catering log cabin. As the school was closed today for Shrovetide (more about that later) and our elder son was off college we had a family fun day laying 220 square meters of turf to landscape the garden area - so much quicker than sowing seeds! The levels have been raised to match the new ramp and make easy access to the lawn for wheelchairs and those who prefer a level approach. Even the boss had to get down and dirty, trimming the ends of the turf rolls where they met...
National Tourism Finals!
February 22, 2011
Accessible Holidays, Awards, General, Peak District, Tourism,Oxford Advance mobile hoist available free of charge We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the National Enjoy England Excellence Awards Finals. We will receive either a Gold or Silver Award in the Access For All Tourism category at an evening ceremony on Friday 15th April 2011. These prestigious "Oscars" of the tourism world, currently in their 22nd year, celebrate the very best the country has to offer, and it's a great feeling to be selected. It's going to be an amazing evening and as we are representing Derbyshire and the Peak Di...
Winning Watercolour
February 21, 2011
Awards, Derbyshire, Farm, General, Peak District, watercolour painting,Fabulous news about our resident artist Roger Allen, he has had his watercolour painting "Boy with a broken arm" accepted for the Royal Watercolour Society Open Competition. The painting is on display at the Bankside Gallery in London from now until 10th March 2011. Boy with a broken arm Roger's inspiration for this picture came from the formation of the background trees, which have already appeared in several of his other paintings. The trees are on our farm fields here at Hoe Grange in the stunning Peak District and the boy is our youngest ...
Time for some major maintenance In between getting the new Daisybank cabin up and running and while things are fairly quiet we have taken the opportunity to install new french doors in Hipley cabin. It is quite an exposed spot here in the Derbyshire hills and the old doors were beginning to let the wind and rain in. The new doors are a much higher specification, with K glass with a higher thermal value and a sturdy, tight fitting wood frame. This will hopefully reduce energy consumption and heating costs. The other advantage is that the new ...
Thought you might like to see some of the live action from yesterdays delivery of our new self catering log cabin Daisybank! Felicity...







