Wartime farm

[Wilksy]

Sorry if this has been done, but there is a program on channel 82, together TV wartime farm, on now back to back episodes

 

[JockCroft]

Watched a couple of hours of it. Very interesting. I'm sure their will be a few comments about a Field Marshall of early 50's vintage portrayed as wartime. Did anyone notice when they were watching "WarAg" films the comment on the film something like "when its all over lets not forget the people on the land"?

 

[Scots_Knight]

Thanks @Wilksy
I got to watch part of the last program as I noticed your post

I used to really enjoy these programs when they were on in the past, it's very much like what my late father's life was on the farm he grew up on.

He was brought up on a rented hill farm and he was even in the Home guard, chief hill scout, well looking after the families hill sheep was his thing.

Maybe there should be a What's on TV Tonight, section ??
Just an idea.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Thanks @Wilksy
I got to watch part of the last program as I noticed your post

I used to really enjoy these programs when they were on in the past, it's very much like what my late father's life was on the farm he grew up on.

He was brought up on a rented hill farm and he was even in the Home guard, chief hill scout, well looking after the families hill sheep was his thing.

Maybe there should be a What's on TV Tonight, section ??
Just an idea.

there used to be but it fizzled out.

 

[ploughman1963]

Watched a couple of hours of it. Very interesting. I'm sure their will be a few comments about a Field Marshall of early 50's vintage portrayed as wartime. Did anyone notice when they were watching "WarAg" films the comment on the film something like "when its all over lets not forget the people on the land"?

I think what was said was nearer to 'lets not forget the peole who farm the land again' - almost indicating that previously, the farming community had not been uppermost in the countries' thoughts. It occurred to me how things are cyclical.

 

[ploughman1963]

Incidentally, the Acton Scott farm museum where the 'Victorian Farm' series was filmed with the same cast is in serious danger of being closed by Shropshire County Council. Hopefully a private/group operator will be found that will run it with a bit more business acumen!

 

[Wilksy]

I missed the first episode but I’ve recorded the rest, my grandad was a farm labourer pre war and was employed as a groom at the outbreak of war so had to go, he came back and farmed into his seventy’s, I’ve read bits and bobs on here about war ag and found it very interesting looking forward to a wet day to watch it

 

[glasshouse]

The victorian farm was very good

 

[Tomo23]

Incidentally, the Acton Scott farm museum where the 'Victorian Farm' series was filmed with the same cast is in serious danger of being closed by Shropshire County Council. Hopefully a private/group operator will be found that will run it with a bit more business acumen!

I thought it was owned by the estate owner. The old chap and his son were on the series weren't they?

 

[ploughman1963]

I thought it was owned by the estate owner. The old chap and his son were on the series weren't they?

The Acton Family own it but the museum was leased to SCC and I think there is about 17 years of the lease to run.
Tom, who originally et up the museum, sadly died about two years ago.

 

[ploughman1963]

I missed to watch the credits - where was 'Wartime Farm' filmed?

Answered my own question


Manor Farm Country Park

The series, the fourth in the historic farm series, following the original, Tales from the Green Valley, was made for the BBC by independent production company Lion Television in association with the Open University, and was filmed at Manor Farm Country Park close to Southampton.

 

[Tomo23]

The Acton Family own it but the museum was leased to SCC and I think there is about 17 years of the lease to run.
Tom, who originally et up the museum, sadly died about two years ago.

Ah. I didn't know that. We've driven past on way to a few places and keep saying we will go.

Wartime farm was filmed here https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryparks/manorfarm

 

[ploughman1963]

Having just looked at the Manor farm Country Park website, it looks far better managed than Acton Scott - which is a wonderful place but the Council havent got a clue about how to adapt and run a successful business! In private hands it would be a winner! The staff and the facility are great but managed by inept muppets I am afrai. Apologies - drifting away from the original post

 

[Wilksy]

Having just looked at the Manor farm Country Park website, it looks far better managed than Acton Scott - which is a wonderful place but the Council havent got a clue about how to adapt and run a successful business! In private hands it would be a winner! The staff and the facility are great but managed by inept muppets I am afrai. Apologies - drifting away from the original post

Not at all it was only a heads up, all very interesting!

 

[borderterribles]

Having just looked at the Manor farm Country Park website, it looks far better managed than Acton Scott - which is a wonderful place but the Council havent got a clue about how to adapt and run a successful business! In private hands it would be a winner! The staff and the facility are great but managed by inept muppets I am afrai. Apologies - drifting away from the original post

Acton Scott is one of my favourite places and has been for the last thirty years. I can see that Shropshire Council probably aren't the best organisation to run it , the e-coli outbreak traced to there being the last straw for them☹. It will be such a pity if it can't find a new operator. Is it just the small acreage just around the buildings that the Council rent ? @ploughman1963 ?

 

[Barleycorn]

This barn was dismantled from a farm in our village and rebuilt at Manor Farm.

 

[ploughman1963]

Acton Scott is one of my favourite places and has been for the last thirty years. I can see that Shropshire Council probably aren't the best organisation to run it , the e-coli outbreak traced to there being the last straw for them☹. It will be such a pity if it can't find a new operator. Is it just the small acreage just around the buildings that the Council rent ? @ploughman1963 ?

Yes, not a large acreage. You only have to look at how somewhere like manor farm or other successful attractions operate/how they have developed their offering to see why they are successful. A private operator would have to have adapted or gone under several years ago.

 

[DeeGee]

I do like Victorian farm as a series, albeit a bit twee at times. What annoys the hell out me though is why Ruth Goodman has to collapse in that silly hysterical laughter so often in every programme when nothing remotely amusing has happened?

Apart from this I enjoy watching it. Just need to cover my ears when a tree falls or she arrives in the field with tea.

 

[steveR]

Having just looked at the Manor farm Country Park website, it looks far better managed than Acton Scott - which is a wonderful place but the Council havent got a clue about how to adapt and run a successful business! In private hands it would be a winner! The staff and the facility are great but managed by inept muppets I am afrai. Apologies - drifting away from the original post

the Shropshire Council havent got a clue about how to adapt and run a successful business!

 

[steveR]

I do like Victorian farm as a series, albeit a bit twee at times. What annoys the hell out me though is why Ruth Goodman has to collapse in that silly hysterical laughter so often in every programme when nothing remotely amusing has happened?

Apart from this I enjoy watching it. Just need to cover my ears when a tree falls or she arrives in the field with tea.

This!!!