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Show News.
Sadly the Lamb Hill Show has been cancelled for this year but will be back as usual
in 2013.
The South Eastern Donkey Show has had to be postponed until June 10th
New Book on Sale in our online Donkey Store
It's called 'An Old Bag and An Ass' by Deborah Bragg and the selling price is £8.99.
The back cover says as follows:
'A young mother buys a donkey because she's always wanted one - even though she knows little about them. Almost three decades - and numerous misadventures later - they are still together, both a little greyer but wiser. This is a heart-warming story of a loyal and loving relationship between human and equine. '
Elizabeth Svendsen wrote a foreword, summarised as 'Sometimes really funny, sometimes very thought provoking ... whilst enjoying this delightful well written book, readers will learn more of the needs of the donkey in a most endearing way'.
Photos on the left are from our Foals 2012 Gallery,
Truly Scrumptious owned Carole
Travell, Firethorn Moriarty owned by Jayne Price, Glendene The Prophet (Murphy) owned
by Helen Naden which for those of you who are counting is the tenth Glendene colt
in a row, so only one more for a football team (plus four subs of course)
The ones
on the right are from the Greenham Common Drive with photos kindly sent by Veronica
Lilley
Cick on the links below to see more photos
Foals 2012 Greenham Common
On the left a lovely photo sent in by Finola McAlinden, if you have similar photos
please send them in so that we can open a new Gallery Page called “Favourite Photos”
please give details of donkeys name etc.
Whilst on the right Sheila Bell and her
donkeys beat the bounds on a Rogation Service at Great Missenden
The traditional day for beating the bounds of the parish was Holy Thursday (Ascension Day) 40 days after Easter. The rogation days fall on the four days from the fifth Sunday after Easter which itself falls on the Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox. In different places these may be called Cross Days, Gang Days or Grass Days
Sheila has sent so many photos in into our website it has been decided to giver her a web gallery of her own.
Go to the Gallery Page to view it.
If you have any photos of donkey events please send them to
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