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Sutton Mandeville Heritage Trust is reinstating two First World War regimental badges cut into the hillside and investigating the former camps in the village

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Busy day on Saturday with great team of volunteers working on #WWI #RoyalWarwicks badge. Pretty wet in the morning but turned out nice and we got loads done!

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@ww1australiamap @digginggardener @fovantbadges Many thanks. We look after #Shiny7th and #RoyalWarwicks (https://t.co/XKROcwCBU3). Shiny 7th was restored in 2018. It’s just been strimmed but needs a bit of work still. Coincidentally we were busy on Royal Warwicks yesterday …

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Busy day on Saturday with great team of volunteers working on #WWI #RoyalWarwicks badge. Pretty wet in the morning but turned out nice and we got loads done!

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Had the pleasure of guiding Tisbury Footpath Club around our #WWI camps and badges yesterday. Gorgeous evening - downs covered in flowers & butterflies. #RoyalWarwicks #Shiny7th

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Fine weather at last, so our working picnics are back underway! Great turn out to weed #WW1 #RoyalWarwicks badge. Join us in June if you would to help!

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Another working picnic on #WWI #RoyalWarwicks badge today. It’s a fantastic haven for wildlife too. Next picnic is 8th July - please get in touch if you would like to join us!

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Beautiful day for our working picnic on #WWI hillside badges of #RoyalWarwicks and #Shiny7th. Great turnout and lots done . Thanks to all!

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@suttonbadges A very satisfying day and good to catch up!

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A good day today, working with @suttonbadges on the Shiny 7th chalk badge, cut into the downland during #WW1. Along with @ww1australiamap & the Royal Warwickshire badge (all WW1) they were abandoned in the early 2000's, but thankfully all now being cared for.

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Many thanks @HelenR864!

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Busy day on #FWW #Shiny7th badge overlooking the camps at Sutton Mandeville. Please get in touch if you’d like to join us for our next working picnic.

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The dandelions have stopped flowering but from #Shiny7th you can still see the shape of the camps in the #cropmarks

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On #RoyalWarwicks badge this afternoon, doing a bit of weeding. Dandelions still doing their #cropmarks thing on the #WWI camps. Rewarded with a fairy ring and splendid views!

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@HelenR864 Not really sure - it might be soil chemistry due to chalk being used for the tracks. They are very striking! #cropmarks

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Dandelions clearly showing layout of #FWW camp over 100yrs after it was removed. Thousands of soldiers trained here before heading to Western Front including #RoyalWarwicks & #Shiny7th. More here https://t.co/wwqaHZFxlO

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Each block comprised a row of huts - detail likely to be like this one in neighbouring Fovant …

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Original layout of camp …

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Great start yesterday to our 2023 programme on #FWW #RoyalWarwicks #Shiny7th badges. Working picnics to follow - pls get in touch if you would like to join us!

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Lovely weather today on #WW1 #RoyalWarwicks badge - refreshing the chalk surface of the Antelope with some heavy duty weeding. #volunteering. More here: https://t.co/WXVzPsKKEQ

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Lovely weather today on #WW1 #RoyalWarwicks badge - refreshing the chalk surface of the Antelope with some heavy duty weeding. #volunteering. More here: https://t.co/WXVzPsKKEQ