Ray has just told me that this year exactly marks his 60th as a Nurseryman.
So, as I feel a party coming on, what I'm wondering is whether anyone of the
appropriate age can tell me roughly when the summer terms finished in the
1940s in England? ;-) I think my own, in the 50s and 60s, ended in late
July.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

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Ray has just told me that this year exactly marks his 60th as a Nurseryman.
So, as I feel a party coming on, what I'm wondering is whether anyone of the
appropriate age can tell me roughly when the summer terms finished in the
1940s in England? ;-) I think my own, in the 50s and 60s, ended in late
July.

ISTR it being somewhere between the 10th and 15th of July - BICBW

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"Sacha" wrote in message
...
Ray has just told me that this year exactly marks his 60th as a
Nurseryman.
So, as I feel a party coming on, what I'm wondering is whether anyone of
the
appropriate age can tell me roughly when the summer terms finished in the
1940s in England? ;-) I think my own, in the 50s and 60s, ended in late
July.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online


I can't help you out with the term times, Sacha, but please pass on my
congratulations to Ray. That's what I call dedication!

Spider

On 30 Jan, 18:22, "Spider" wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message

...

Ray has just told me that this year exactly marks his 60th as a
Nurseryman.
So, as I feel a party coming on, what I'm wondering is whether anyone of
the
appropriate age can tell me roughly when the summer terms finished in the
1940s in England? *;-) *I think my own, in the 50s and 60s, ended in late
July.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

I can't help you out with the term times, Sacha, but please pass on my
congratulations to Ray. *That's what I call dedication!

Spider

Congratulations to Ray on 60 years in horticulture, how things have
changed inthat time.
School holidays will depend where he was in England as Parts of London
and Kent (and I would suspect other hop growing regions) the summer
holidays were later so as to allow families to spend September hop
picking, there was a mass migration from the East End of London to the
Kent hop fields.
otherwise I believe they were the same as in the 50's
I only started in horticulture 50 years ago
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries.

On 30/1/09 21:46, in article
, "Dave
Hill" wrote:

On 30 Jan, 18:22, "Spider" wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message

...

Ray has just told me that this year exactly marks his 60th as a
Nurseryman.
So, as I feel a party coming on, what I'm wondering is whether anyone of
the
appropriate age can tell me roughly when the summer terms finished in the
1940s in England? *;-) *I think my own, in the 50s and 60s, ended in late
July.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

I can't help you out with the term times, Sacha, but please pass on my
congratulations to Ray. *That's what I call dedication!

Spider

Congratulations to Ray on 60 years in horticulture, how things have
changed inthat time.
School holidays will depend where he was in England as Parts of London
and Kent (and I would suspect other hop growing regions) the summer
holidays were later so as to allow families to spend September hop
picking, there was a mass migration from the East End of London to the
Kent hop fields.
otherwise I believe they were the same as in the 50's
I only started in horticulture 50 years ago
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries.

Ah well, that's what I wondered, David. He was at school in rural Essex.
His family owned a nursery in Upshire so his childhood was spent there and
they didn't do the hop picking migration thing. But I did wonder if school
terms could have been affected by such things in rural areas.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

On 30/1/09 18:22, in article , "Spider"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
Ray has just told me that this year exactly marks his 60th as a
Nurseryman.
So, as I feel a party coming on, what I'm wondering is whether anyone of
the
appropriate age can tell me roughly when the summer terms finished in the
1940s in England? ;-) I think my own, in the 50s and 60s, ended in late
July.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online


I can't help you out with the term times, Sacha, but please pass on my
congratulations to Ray. That's what I call dedication!

Spider


The really lovely thing is that he's enjoyed every second of it. I truly
believe he wouldn't choose another way of life for all the tea in China.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:33:38 +0000, Sacha
wrote:
I truly believe he wouldn't choose another way
of life for all the tea in China.

all the tea in China? I would be tempted!

On 31/1/09 12:14, in article ,
"Fuschia" wrote:

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:33:38 +0000, Sacha
wrote:
I truly believe he wouldn't choose another way
of life for all the tea in China.

all the tea in China? I would be tempted!

Maybe we don't like Chinese tea? ;-))


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

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Ah well, that's what I wondered, David. He was at school in rural Essex.
His family owned a nursery in Upshire so his childhood was spent there and
they didn't do the hop picking migration thing. But I did wonder if school
terms could have been affected by such things in rural areas.

'Op Pickin' generally affected urban areas. Some of my pupils - indeed,
getting on for half of them - used to roll up for school several weeks
after the beginning of the Michaelmas term.

(Schools in Custom House and Canning Town)

'Op Pickin' was about the only holiday 'away' most of the families ever had.

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Rusty
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Fuschia wrote:

all the tea in China? I would be tempted!

There's a short story where someone sells his soul for all the tea in
China; couldn't find it in a quick Googling.
Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

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On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:33:38 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

I truly believe he wouldn't choose another way
of life for all the tea in China.

all the tea in China? I would be tempted!

Point of information Mme Chairperson - is the nom de net spelling intentional?

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On 31/1/09 12:14, in article ,
"Fuschia" wrote:
On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:33:38 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

I truly believe he wouldn't choose another way
of life for all the tea in China.

all the tea in China? I would be tempted!

Maybe we don't like Chinese tea? ;-))

I know a good tea trader...

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On 31/1/09 15:42, in article ,
"Gary Woods" wrote:

Fuschia wrote:

all the tea in China? I would be tempted!

There's a short story where someone sells his soul for all the tea in
China; couldn't find it in a quick Googling.

It's a very old saying - or perhaps it's just in my family!


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online

Dave Hill wrote:

School holidays will depend where he was in England as Parts of London
and Kent (and I would suspect other hop growing regions) the summer
holidays were later so as to allow families to spend September hop
picking, there was a mass migration from the East End of London to the
Kent hop fields.

Even further off topic, but school terms in my area (northeastern U.S.)
were adjusted for the hop picking season. A fertile valley south of me
grew them many years ago, and one machine in a local farmer's museum is a
press that compressed hops into bricks for shipment.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 30/1/09 18:22, in article , "Spider"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
Ray has just told me that this year exactly marks his 60th as a
Nurseryman.
So, as I feel a party coming on, what I'm wondering is whether anyone of
the
appropriate age can tell me roughly when the summer terms finished in
the
1940s in England? ;-) I think my own, in the 50s and 60s, ended in
late
July.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online


I can't help you out with the term times, Sacha, but please pass on my
congratulations to Ray. That's what I call dedication!

Spider


The really lovely thing is that he's enjoyed every second of it. I truly
believe he wouldn't choose another way of life for all the tea in China.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Perennials & shrubs online


That's great. I'm sure there aren't many people who have enjoyed their
career, vocation or life nearly so much. Mind you, half the tea in China
*is* a considerable temptation .. :~))