Tom's Field ramblings

I have been searching high and low for the leaflet I made about Nissen huts, cannot find it anywhere either on real paper or digitally so am going to have to start the history of our Walker's Barn at Tom's Field all over again, that is not too much of a problem so shall make a start soon. Meanwhile here is a link to an interesting site about Nissen huts.

Coming Event 2011

One of our customers is to undertake a 4000 mile cycle ride around the coast next year for Sutrans and Mind. We wish him all the best and will keep up to date with his progress through a link to his blog.

Frost in Purbeck

What an amazing scene today that I saw when walking to The Artist and Stallholders event in Worth Matravers Village Hall. There was such a thick hoary frost that coated every leaf and blade of grass and was stunningly beautiful even though bitterly cold.
There were a fair number of visitors come in for a coffee and hot mince pie.

The re-decoration of the Walker's Barn is going well at Tom's Field and should be finished soon. We don't have this open over Christmas or the New Year so it is a good time to get the work done.

Will write something about the history of the Walker's Barn and Nissen Huts .It was from the dilapadated Nissen Hut, that has been on the site since the year dot, that the Walker's Barn grew.

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Snow hits Tom's Field

Along with the rest of the country snow came to Tom's Field and Swanage last week. This is a rare event in this sheltered part of the world.It was thick, meringue soft and inviting. We were at the campsite as the Walker's Barn is being decorated and we also had to check for any frozen pipes even though in fact everything is drained down. So here are some pictures taken on the way to Worth Matravers for the setting up of the Purbeck Atists and Stallholders Christmas event and on the campsite where it was fascinating to look at all the tracks that had been made by various animals and birds.