Barry Thomas, Author at Ticknall Life

Ticknall Milton Circular Walk

This Ticknall walk is from the publication “South Derbyshire Walks” by Melbourne Civic Society (2011). Please let me know if I have missed

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Fun Gardening with an Isolated Child
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Village Hall Closure
Following a meeting of our trustees today we have taken the step …
Wonderful Agapanthus
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Garden Club Calendar Suspended
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TPHS Programme Cancelled
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Repton Study Day
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Henry Harpur, First Baronet of Calke Abbey
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The Wonderful World of Weeds
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How the Johnsons Inherited the Harpur Crewe Estates
Have you ever wondered how the Johnson family of Vermont, USA came …
Paraffin City Services
We finished the last article warmly ensconced in the double privy in …
The Beauty of Bromeliads
Plants, but not as we know them! Don Billington came to Ticknall …