Emma and her new job

[art600]

It is closer than Dorset 

Even though I may travel the world, my UK geography is not good.

[emma T]

Ah I shall have to visit if there is that much demand for me too lol

[Mavers]

Good news Emma, what an interesting job.

There are more opportunities for you in this new job.

I love my job but I often wish I had become a horticulturalist when I was younger.

[Brian Ellis]

One of the nicest things will be that you are close to Richard and Valerie at Woodchippings and Evenley Wood too

[Gail]

Congratulations Emma, I'm sure that you will find it a fascinating job. I think we will need a forum outing to visit you once you are settled! 

[Alan_b]

I think we might need to be security-vetted first.  I vaguely recall talk of checks being made when the Galanthus Gala visited.

[Martin Baxendale]

I think we might need to be security-vetted first.  I vaguely recall talk of checks being made when the Galanthus Gala visited.

You mean because of Michael Heseltine's political prominence (notably as a former secretary of state for defence in the Thatcher government)?

Well I wouldn't get in then. This little book I wrote at the end of the 1980s when the deployments of the cruise missile convoys from Greenham Common were still supposed to be secret tends to raise flags with the UK and US security agencies (as I had confirmed by someone in the civil service with connections at GCHQ during the security mania that followed 9.11 and the attack on the twin towers in New York) - Cruisewatch: Civil resistance against American nuclear Cruise missile convoys in the English countryside, 1984-1990 [Paperback]
Martin Baxendale (Author)

Sorry Emma, visiting you may not be as simple as I imagined 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cruisewatch-resistance-American-countryside-1984-1990/dp/0951354256/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1396001773&sr=1-1&keywords=cruisewatch

[emma T]

Mmm I think they have garden open days there . I will find out .

[David Nicholson]

Well I wouldn't get in then. This little book I wrote at the end of the 1980s when the deployments of the cruise missile convoys from Greenham Common were still supposed to be secret tends to raise flags with the UK and US security agencies (as I had confirmed by someone in the civil service with connections at GCHQ during the security mania that followed 9.11 and the attack on the twin towers in New York) - Cruisewatch: Civil resistance against American nuclear Cruise missile convoys in the English countryside, 1984-1990 [Paperback]
Martin Baxendale (Author)

Cor! I've always wanted to be 'blacklisted'

[mark smyth]

well done! I don't remember any glass houses from the snowdrop day that was held there

[emma T]

There's 7 of them in the walled garden !

[mark smyth]

so there are
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Thenford/@52.0725745,-1.23559,285m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x4877213bbfe33941:0x2189b386f509d295

[Brian Ellis]

Indeed

[Alan_b]

I don't remember any glass houses from the snowdrop day that was held there

As I recall, some areas were not open on the day and I think the glasshouses were in one of those.

The gardens were open to the public in October 2013 http://www.artfund.org/what-to-see/events/2013/10/04/sculpture-garden-and-arboretum-thenford-house-nr-banbury

[Martin Baxendale]

That lot should keep you busy, Emma!