Rich and famous and farming.

[hally]

Wife watches that love island program and was telling me one of them on it is a farmer called Chris from Cheltenham no he has cows as was on about the the other night but then he was on about doesn't like getting up in the morning so not sure what kind of farmer he is not really famous either but guess he will get his 5mins of fame with it been a reality TV program.anyone no him?

Are you sure it's only your wife that likes love island

 

[hally]

Charles Haughey ( norbrook ) bought a lot of land round here til his untimely death now Phil Day ( Endinburgh woollen mill ) is buying farm after farm for his digester at Penrith

 

[vulcan]

Are you sure it's only your wife that likes love island

Yeah it's the wife that likes it I just have to watch it!!

 

[DrWazzock]

Used to make hay for Babette Cole. A real character and treated us to a nice meal after the day's work. She always helped with the work as well.

RIP, last of the Bon Viveurs.

 

[vulcan]

helen skelton is a farmers daughter ive known her since I was a teenager her dad Richard used to millk cows..they still have the farm but don't farm anymore

Her dad delivers spunk for genus now sounds like some story you would read in the sun newspaper Helen Skelton's dad delivers seamen!!!

 

[tinto]

Her dad delivers spunk for genus now sounds like some story you would read in the sun newspaper Helen Skelton's dad delivers seamen!!!

That was a tad course!

 

[Grassman]

Simon Groom off Blue Peter has a farm near Matlock. We bought some sheep off him once

I saw him in mole valley at Darley dale. Seemed to be very careful with money!

 

[simon-0116]

Simon Groom off Blue Peter has a farm near Matlock. We bought some sheep off him once

Sold him some wendsleydales about 30 yrs ago. When he was on tv

 

[Ball acre]

Sir Cameron Mackintosh the theatre chappie has 1600 acres near me. I think he milks 6 or 700 cows. Not personally I imagine.

 

[David.]

Where was the Bron y aur cottage that Robert Plant and the rest of the band used to stay, and kick back and write music?

 

[Penmoel]

Artists valley Machynlleth
edit
Only just remembered the name of the farm, Dolgors

 

[glasshouse]

Oh yes, she was gorgeous but very pleasant with it, husband less so, I think he thought I was a threat. Protected by numerous ex Gurkha soldiers, fortunately they managed to keep her off me!

BB

no wonder, he will have read about what goes on in the english countrside in lady chatterly

 

[glasshouse]

Apparently ms cox lost her virginity on the pool table at her local pub.

how many were in the team.?

 

[Banana Bar]

I hope you made good money of it. Was it an offer you couldn't refuse?

It was a very good deal, unusually I held the cards.

 

[Banana Bar]

If my memory serves me correctly it is good land that she purchased,it was a few years ago .Is it now farmed ?

Yes, farmed organically and done very well by John Pawsey. Very lucky to have John as a neighbour, I can see that organic farming can be done successfully.

BB

 

[glasshouse]

It was a very good deal, unusually I held the cards.

Did you not negotiate a little extra?
Nudge nudge wink wink?

 

[Red Fred]

Mr Richard Drax is one of the biggest farmers and landowners in Dorset and Conservative MP, but was a well known face on TV as one of the local news presenters on BBC South Today every evening for many years. I guess he did things the other way round as it were.

 

[Banana Bar]

Did you not negotiate a little extra?
Nudge nudge wink wink?

It would of been nice, Mr Vaughn very good friends with Vinnie Jones and I didn't fancy him paying me a visit!

BB

 

[bluebell]

im pretty sure the late great actor richard todd, who was a real war hero, not like todays action actors, had a dairy farm in the 1950s at the height of his fame, or could any one else shed more light on that?

 

[beltbreaker]

Used to spray ground on Mohammed Al Fayed estate, armed security (keepers rifle) used to turn up when you turned up at 5am wondering what I was up to. Security cameras all over the shop makes you wonder how he really made his cash. Plonked the SpraCoupe in his pond after losing it on a hill some how made it through a gate while folding the booms. He spent a fortune up here but I would think it will be one the market when he dies as it is a much smaller enterprise.

Lots of well-known more old money up here. Like to keep the riff raff where they belong. The shedder obviously doesn't work all the time.

Cheers BB