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HighGroundEstate Management: Rob Honan on Leadership, Community & OpportunityHighGround speaks with Rob Honan, a former Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters officer who now runs the 4 000‑acre Ascott Estate in Buckinghamshire. Rob describes his journey from the Army into estate management, explaining that many estates encompass a mix of arable and livestock farming, residential and commercial properties, sporting ventures and tourismedenprivatestaff.com.Estate managers are responsible for planning and overseeing these activities; they direct staff, oversee agriculture, manage maintenance and budgets, liaise with government agencies (DEFRA and the Rural Payments Agency) and work with specialists such as agronomists and vetsedenprivatestaff.com.The role is hands‑on, requ...
2025-12-1835 min
Short History Of...Bletchley ParkDuring World War II, a country house in Buckinghamshire hosted some of the UK’s top minds as they worked to crack enemy communications, most famously the German Enigma cipher. It is estimated that breakthroughs at Bletchley Park shortened the conflict by at least two years, saving over 14 million lives.
But why was Bletchley Park chosen, and what was life like there during the war? Who were the brilliant scientists working tirelessly behind its walls? And when did the veil finally lift on the shadowy world of wartime intelligence?
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2025-09-1557 min
Wild About WellbeingCommunity and Access: Nextdoor Nature in BurnhamWelcome to season two of Wild About Wellbeing. In our first episode, Dom and Rob talk to Burnham community members Pam and Tony and Barbara from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust about Nextdoor Nature, and what it meant for spending time in nature and helping the community.https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/nextdoor-nature Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-03-0738 min
Silver Stumps - the Over 60s/70s Cricket PodcastRon’s March for Prostate CancerIn this episode of the Silver Stumps podcast Buckinghamshire’s Ron Hedley joins hosts Grant Timms and Trevor Lee to talk about the amazing walks he has organised with over 60s cricket counties to raise awareness of Prostate Cancer and raise money for the Bob Willis Fund.Ron’s walks were inspired by one he went on in the North-East which was headed by Jeff Stelling from Sky SportsAt the time of recording Ron has galvanised 18 counties into action with another 10 planning walks and has raised right now £32,000The walks started in 2023 and t...
2024-03-1535 min
History with HS1:E5: Let's talk about... HughendenFor Episode 5 which was recorded on Sunday 26 November 2023, I was joined by Rob who shared his experience of visiting Hughenden Manor in Buckinghamshire, England. It was great to have Rob on the podcast and hear about his experience - particularly as he worked on the electrics in the secret war rooms when they were discovered and re-opened by the National Trust.
2023-12-0338 min
From the Library With LoveWho was the real Ronnie Biggs? Sixty years on from the Great Train Robbery, his biographer and friend gives us a glimpse into his colourful and audacious life.Send us a textAugust 2023 marked 60 years since one of the most iconic crimes of the 20th century – the Great Train Robbery. Ronnie Biggs emerged as the most notorious member of the gang, and today is synonymous with the 1960s as Lord Lucan and the Profumo Affair. In this conversation, his biographer and friend Chris Pickard gives us a glimpse into his colourful and audacious life. His fascinating book on Ronnie, The Great Train Robber, my autobiography, is out now. ***8 August 1963. It is the early hours of the morning, and a group of men are waiting at a railway br...
2023-11-181h 01
Yore TownThe Lost Boys of Bucks County | Yore Town Episode 32So we had another story submitted to us by a listener and I'm pretty stoked about it. So I just wanna give a quick shout out. Thank you, Rob from the Drink O'Clock podcast for bringing this story to us. It's a little bit different of a story than we typically do. We typically do stories from like way, way in the past. And this one occurred in 2017. So I'm kind of excited about it. What's your initial thoughts on this, Meg? Pretty recent. Very recent. Pretty different.Different, wild, wild. I mean, it...
2023-11-1321 min
Yore TownThe Lost Boys of Bucks County | Yore Town Episode 32So we had another story submitted to us by a listener and I'm pretty stoked about it. So I just wanna give a quick shout out. Thank you, Rob from the Drink O'Clock podcast for bringing this story to us. It's a little bit different of a story than we typically do. We typically do stories from like way, way in the past. And this one occurred in 2017. So I'm kind of excited about it. What's your initial thoughts on this, Meg? Pretty recent. Very recent. Pretty different.Different, wild, wild. I mean, it is in the whole kind...
2023-11-1321 min
Curios CastEP 82: Interview with Britain’s Most Eccentric ManRob and Tom are joined by one of Britain's wackiest and unique inventors. Recording live from a shed in Buckinghamshire, surrounded by hand-woven vehicles and pointless contraptions, this is episode 82 of the Curios Cast.
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2022-05-1638 min
Buckinghamshire CouncilEpisode 10: adopting through early permanenceBuckinghamshire Council has recorded a series of podcasts to discuss some of the real-life experiences of foster carers and adopters in Bucks.
In this episode, Rob, a Buckinghamshire adopter, spoke to us about how he and his wife came to adopt their little girl through early permanence. #YouCanAdopt
2021-10-1510 min
Hoxton RadioHoxton Radio Food + Drink Show Podcast #14Wham bam bow – lets rock out – or rather eat out with a fine selection of options for your pallet:
Cocktail expert Pritesh Mody joins us on the line to talk the nations favourite cocktails.
Rob Star from the newly opened Lord Napier pub in Hackney Wick stops by the studio.
David Begg founder of Real Kombucha dials us up from his Buckinghamshire brewery.
Emily Roux of Caractère talks us through her Notting Hill restaurant and childhood memories of cooking with the family.
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2021-08-1244 min
The Integrated HomeInside Mulberry HouseWe take an in-depth look at Mulberry House, a luxury six-bedroom, new-build home in Buckinghamshire and winner of a Best Residential Property Award in the 2019 International Property Awards.
Co-presenters, Shereen Russell and Jeff Hayward are joined by Peter Warren, Director of EAB Homes, the developer behind this amazing project, and Rob Garrett from integration firm, ARP Smart Homes, to help us understand and explore the design, installation and marketing challenges they both faced.
We also find out how EAB Homes changed from cycnic to technology advocate as a result of their experience on this project.
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2020-06-1651 min