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[ardcarp]

Ferretfancy.

I drove through Wivvy yesterday! Still some snow on the Quantocks, but it's probably gone now.

and sold to jam manufacturers

..and that would be The Quantock Jam Factory, I expect, which used to be a big local employer.

[Ferretfancy]

Ferretfancy.

I drove through Wivvy yesterday! Still some snow on the Quantocks, but it's probably gone now.



..and that would be The Quantock Jam Factory, I expect, which used to be a big local employer.

ardcarp

I had a very happy WWII childhood in Wivvy, but I have no relatives there now. Our house was just off Golden Hill in the brewery's shadow with a beautiful orchard behind it. The last time I visited, I found to my dismay that the apples have now been replaced by a housing estate!
I have a hankering to visit for a few days and return to old haunts, but that might be too much nostalgia, I still go there in my dreams !

Nice to see a mention of 'Wivvy' on these boards !

[eighthobstruction]

Used to play rugby against Wivvy in 60/70's....remember someone stole a sign from an antique shop , 'The Croft'....as that was the name of our team Stokes Croft....it was taken back the next week I believe....too much

[Ferretfancy]

Used to play rugby against Wivvy in 60/70's....remember someone stole a sign from an antique shop , 'The Croft'....as that was the name of our team Stokes Croft....it was taken back the next week I believe....too much

My uncle was a keen player for Wivvy way back in the 1930s, they always had a strong enthusiasm for rugby, and still do, I believe.

I still have a faded photograph of all those knobbly knees.

[ardcarp]

Wivvy is a funny old place these days, but if you fancy a visit to The Quantocks in general, they are the most beautiful range of hills. Places such as Crowcombe or Aisholt retain their charm, and a walk up to Wiils Neck (for instance) is rewarded by stunning views over the Bristol Channel. The great thing about The Quantocks is that most tourists to the Weat Country go blasting past on the M5 without even noticing them. So apart from locals from Bridgwater or Taunton they are not much frequented. And then there's the pleasure of picking Wortles in the summer!

[Ferretfancy]

Wivvy is a funny old place these days, but if you fancy a visit to The Quantocks in general, they are the most beautiful range of hills. Places such as Crowcombe or Aisholt retain their charm, and a walk up to Wiils Neck (for instance) is rewarded by stunning views over the Bristol Channel. The great thing about The Quantocks is that most tourists to the Weat Country go blasting past on the M5 without even noticing them. So apart from locals from Bridgwater or Taunton they are not much frequented. And then there's the pleasure of picking Wortles in the summer!

Our childhood expeditions took as as far as we could walk with many distractions on the way. The universe was rather small without transport, but the Brendon Hills nearby were within reach, and later the bus took us to Dunster and Minehead My uncle rode his bike to outlying farms on his post round, and came home with rabbits and the occasional partridge, so we did rather well in war time.The Milky Way looked amazing in the country during the blackout, and that fired a love of science that's still with me today.

[ardcarp]

I'm getting a little off-topic, Ferretf. But I wonder if Andrew Crosse's love of science was inspired by the open skies nearby?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Crosse