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Ballooning on the Ridgeway
1) George Graham I'm open to informed contradiction on this, but I believe the first manned flight over The Ridgeway took place on July 16th 1824 at around 19:45. It was the first perhaps the only entirely successful flight of an accident-prone aeronaut, George...
Autumn on the Ridgeway
To the surprise and delight of us all, 2013 presented us with a beautiful summer, with a mini-heat-wave in July, not too hot, but dry and sunny for a golden fortnight. It was a great summer for walking, and for enjoying the views across the Vale and over the...
The Ridgeway and Alfred
(reprinted from Aspects of the Ridgeway) From the hills south of Oxford, from Boars Hill and Wytham, the dark line of the Downs marks the horizon. Between it and the river lies the ancient borderland between Wessex and Mercia. The way that runs along the ridge of the...