UP! - North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Fruit tree harvesting reaches its peak. Maize harvested.
Autumn calving, sheep tupping starts.
Englefield Steam-Up
15-16 October
UP!Market
Monthly Farmers’ Markets and local
produce markets normally run from
8.30-9am till lunchtime 1-1.30pm. Most
markets are overseen by local authorities
and markets’ associations but some are
independent.
Aldworth Saturday Market* -
(Kathy Neville 01635 578090)
Andover* - 3rd Sun, 10am-2pm
Calne* - 2nd Sat (01249 814000)
Devizes* - 1st Saturday
Didcot* - 2nd Saturday
Hamstead Marshall & Enborne*
2nd Sat 10am (Sue Watts 01488658932)
Hungerford* - 4th Sunday
Inkpen* - 3rd Sunday, 10am start
(David Thomas 01488 668305)
Marlborough* - 2nd Sat, 9.30am -
1pm (Jo Ripley 01672 513950)
Newbury* - 1st & 3rd Sun , 10am start
Pewsey* - 2nd Thursday
(Nick Venters 01672 810257)
Purley-on-Thames* - 2nd Saturday
Reading* - 1st and 3rd Saturday
Swindon* -(Old Town) last Friday
Swindon*- (Designer Outlet) every
Sun, 10am-4pm (Gerb 01453 758060)
Wallingford* - 3rd Tues and 5th Sat,
(Caroline Tyler 07860 129508)
Wallingford* - (Regal Centre) Sat,
Caron Spence 01491 825034)
Wanborough* - 3rd Saturday,
(Sue Birley 01793 790438)
Wantage* - last Saturday (Town
Council 01235 763459)
Wootton Bassett* – 4th Saturday
* independents
* www.hampshirefarmersmarkets.co.uk
* www.wiltshirefarmersmarkets.org.uk
* www.tvfm.org.uk
There are also traditional general
Market Days within the AONB
Hungerford - Wednesday
Marlborough - Wednesday & Saturday
Pewsey - Tuesday
Calendar of events sponsored by GJ Pope, NFU Mutual Hungerford Agency
Tel: 01488 684551
www.nfumutual.co.uk/Hungerford
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OCTOBER
13 North Wessex Downs AONB Annual Forum
8 & 15Marlborough Mop Fairs
15 Newbury & District Agricultural Soc. Ploughing Match
22 Marlborough Apple Day (St Mary’s Church Hall) 10am-1pm
22 Feast of Food (Cancer Research UK) Marlborough College
Grape-picking, wine-making. Pheasant shooting season starts.
NOVEMBER
5 Bonfire Night!
Coveys of grey partridges roam arable farmland looking for seed to
eat. Winter vegetables and Christmas trees harvested. Dairy and
beef cows housed for winter.
DECEMBER
9 Hungerford Victorian Extravaganza
22 Winter solstice (Shortest day)
Flocks of farmland birds feed on lifesaving seed-plots on
Environmental Stewardship farmland. Fatstock shows at livestock
markets. Christmas turkeys and geese prepared.
JANUARY 2012
7-8 Icicle International Balloon Meet, Warren Farm, Savernake
Some flocks start lambing indoors. Shooting season draws to close.
FEBRUARY
26 Pewsey Terminator off-road run
Look out for snowdrops – charitable viewing at Welford Park, near
Newbury. Orchard tree pruning, farmland preparation. Good time
for hedge-laying and farm maintenance.
MARCH
15 Coarse fishing season ends (rivers and streams)
Lambing-time. Look out for farm open days. Lapwings start
nesting. Planting of spring cereal crops (barley, wheat, oats).
Details correct at time of publication but readers are advised to check personally nearer the event