On The Farm In St Weonards+

A Memory of St Weonards.

During the years 1964 - 68 my ex husband and I lived in a cottage on Trelasdee Farm in St. Weonards. He was a stockman/tractor driver for the farmer. The farm had 4 houses for the employees, we lived in one of the semi-detached cottages, older than the other two houses. Comfortable all the same, heated by a Rayburn in the kitchen area and a fireplace in the front room. St. Weonards was very small, had a lovely 12th-century church where I attended the Christmas Eve services, and a handy shop run by a family called Clark. They also came round a couple of times a week with a van, with milk, bread etc., and you could order for the next time. I remember buying a couple of empty sweet jars from the shop, and using them for pickled onions! I do remember the summer fetes in the garden of the big house, and voting for the first time in an election. The local school was used for it. We used to shop in Monmouth, it was closer than Hereford and our doctor was there too. I didn't drive back then so was only able to leave the farm when we went for our groceries, usually on a Saturday. The only other way was by bus. I used to work on the potato digger in September, it was expected of the wives of farm workers, and hoeing sugar beet in the season. In the winter, the potatoes were riddled in the barn, and that was a freezing job!!! We lived there until March, 1968 when we left and emigrated to Canada. Funny how the memories stay clear after all these years.

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