dytkos 17,861 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, NEWKID said: It felt weird nicking your favourite trick.. lol Love it! Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 6 hours ago, Daniel cain said: Hereford was popular around here up until mid 90's for hop picking, something my mother and her siblings did growing up Bloody hell, DC! I've never even heard of it going on, so far up, or so Late! Did they mention the nits? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 10,800 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 8 hours ago, WILF said: All my family used to go and do this every year from way back.....I used to love the smell of the hop fields when I was a kid although the tradition had stopped with my brothers generation. We lived on a little small holding just outside Sandwhich in Kent and right in amongst the fields.....Sandwhich still had its old cattle market then.....it’s a car park and supermarket now Sadly now all lost.......I miss MY England Anyway, I hope some of you enjoy A stellar cast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,171 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I got old photos of my dad,and my nan hop picking in Kent.a farmer mate of mine still grows hops,the smell when their being processed is unbelievable.( not too far from goudhurst) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shovel leaner 7,650 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 That was a great clip . I watched it to see if my I could see my grandad. He used to have a fish and chip van on the hop fields of Kent . Made a fortune he used to say . Similar thing when I was a lad was black currant picking. A few coaches used to come and pick Up the pickers from our village and take us to Newent ( Gloucestershire) . They used to go to the Ribena factory. You were paid by the weight of your bucket . The trick everyone did was to piss in your bucket just before weighing...... every little helps . Never did like ribena . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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