There was jubilation at Blissford Cross (and especially at PBC) on Saturday when a man with a van arrived to replace Blissford’s missing postbox. The campaign by residents, led by the High Sheriff and aided and abetted by the BV, had been successful at last. The ESW, stung by media criticism that he had failed [...]

The High Sheriff was reported as saying on the reinstallation of the postbox, “The Ponies will love that – they will rub up against it. Before long it will be bent like a banana.”
Squire ‘Enery meanwhile was taking a more cynical approach to the news (allegedly – Ed.), “It’s a NEW postbox! The old one [...]

As two and four legged inhabitants of the Vale of Blissford get used to Postbox Mark 2, ‘The BV’ takes the facts into order, arranges the hypotheses, ruminates and cogitates the arguments for and against, then … produces a worthless piece of column filler.

Having dined at Meddlars on Sunday night, The Editor, whilst ambling home, and walking past the new post box on its pole, now remarks it to be very fetching but [was more interested in this weeks] big news that the Men From the Council have come to beautify the Watersplash and have turfed over the [...]

(from our Oxford correspondent)
Purchasing two copies (one for himself, and one for the EMS) shortly after 9am on 8 July, your roving reporter swiftly headed upstairs of Blackwell’s flagship Oxford store to the newly opened Good Bean coffee shop. There, once installed in a comfy leather sofa with a steaming cup of coffee he began [...]

Our dear Ed and family gave a splendid teen bbq on the eve prior to departure. The Colonel and Chicken Supremo were lucky enough to be swept up in the party and champagne was consumed (on an empty stomach too) resulting in a tottery return to the Hen Haven. Emlyn the saintly coz is now [...]

Your own dear Chicken Supremo was able to add another useful article to the All Blissford Useful Tools and Implement Collective on Tuesday (yes – another market purchase) Nestling amongst the bric a brac of the “deadstock” (this is a technical auctioneers term to describe everything not connected with animals – nothing to do with [...]

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As regular readers are aware, Nicholas Cochand will be staying on in Canada in September for his first term at his new college. As is only natural, both Jude and Chas, are bound to miss his company when they first get back and will feel there is something “missing” at Brook Farm. I think, as [...]

BVToday.com – online home of the Blissford Voice has today exceeded the 500 visitor mark since its launch in January 2000.

The Blissford Millennium Golf spectacular has been postponed until September.