Anyone go to Seale Hayne?

[Barleycorn]

This is a bit before my time, I was there in the seventies,
Not sure of his accent, sounds like Eddie Grundy on the Archers!

A Farmer's Boy | British Council

A young man learns to become a farmer, keen to show the integration of traditional farming with modern science and education.

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[Warnesworth]

Happy days. Decor looks the same as I remember...

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Been to a few Balls @ Seale Hayne

I went to Devon’s poor relation at Bicton - the county Ag college

 

[Red Fred]

The shocking thing is that I was there 40 years ago, which is about as far back as that film was in 1981. I bet Mr Toosey was there in 1941 as well

 

[Sid]

Been to a few Balls @ Seale Hayne

I went to Devon’s poor relation at Bicton - the county Ag college

What year was that then?

 

[Boysground]

The students look better dressed than when I was there, rugby shirt was the attire of choice. Everything else looks the same. I left in 90 I think

Still have my bar club membership card in my wallet

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[Johnnyboxer]

What year was that then?

1984-87 NDA

 

[Sid]

1984-87 NDA

Old codger .....89-91

 

[Boysground]

So we were there at the same time @Sid

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[Sid]

So we were there at the same time @Sid

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Were we....interesting

 

[Red Fred]

I see they had Food Tech girls back in the 1940s. I seem to remember a few sausis coming our way from the ladies who lodged up the lane. (1981-5 HND)

 

[Boysground]

I lived next door to some food techs. Free ice cream when they were on work experience at a factory.

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[Barleycorn]

I see they had Food Tech girls back in the 1940s. I seem to remember a few sausis coming our way from the ladies who lodged up the lane. (1981-5 HND)

I married one of them (Not from the 40s!)

 

[Boydvalley]

Everyones from same era.
83-86 HND

 

[deleted user 837354]

I was there way way later, interesting to see the Quad and even the old pig unit buildings- they were still there in my time, I bet that was the bees knees back in the day.

I've seen some interesting vehicles driven up those steps to the Quad mind and a giant tinfoil spoon on top of the tallest point of the Quad, how the heck anyone got it up there remains a mystery to this day.

I dunno what you guys thought of the narration/voice acting, I've spent a lot of time in Devon, Somerset and Dorset and I've never heard a bloke sound like that. Reckon he was either from the Bridgewater area or Cornwall of all places.

Reckon I can near recognise some of those fields if they are truly filmed at Seale Hayne.

I've still got my life member bar membership card in my wallet too.

 

[Benr]

I was there way way later, interesting to see the Quad and even the old pig unit buildings- they were still there in my time, I bet that was the bees knees back in the day.

I've seen some interesting vehicles driven up those steps to the Quad mind and a giant tinfoil spoon on top of the tallest point of the Quad, how the heck anyone got it up there remains a mystery to this day.

I dunno what you guys thought of the narration/voice acting, I've spent a lot of time in Devon, Somerset and Dorset and I've never heard a bloke sound like that. Reckon he was either from the Bridgewater area or Cornwall of all places.

Reckon I can near recognise some of those fields if they are truly filmed at Seale Hayne.

I've still got my life member bar membership card in my wallet too.

When were you there? I was 2001 -2004

 

[deleted user 837354]

When were you there? I was 2001 -2004

I was there the last year it was open, was that 2003 or 2004? I was only there for a year.

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Old codger .....89-91

Ha.............just a young'un then

Good times

 

[vantage]

86-89 for me. The film showed it had changed very little, the Quad especially. Agree old Mr Toosey was probably there in ‘45! Always remember his tale of being on honeymoon and seeing a magnificent field of oats, which on inspection (obviously!) turned out to be wild oats standing over a field of barley!

 

[Barleycorn]

I was '73 to '75, you're all nippers!