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John Parkin's memories of Reaseheath
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This interview with John Parkin, father in-law to the presenter Lizzy Parkin, was recorded back in April 21, long before the first ever episode of this Reaseheath100 Podcast series.
Lizzy used John as a guinea-pig for her demo podcast which formed part of her interview to become the Marketing & Communications Manager. Thankfully she got the job!
John had a long and varied connection with Reaseheath, from being a student in the 1950s, to then living in Reaseheath Old Hall and farming on the land when his family were tenants of Cheshire East.
John moved to his own farm in Aston where he kept the relationship going by inviting students to visit their farm as part of their studies (more about this in the next episode with Pat Cullen)
Sadly, John passed away in October 2021 before Lizzy had a chance to delve deeper into his memories, but at least we have this little snippet to share.
Before he died, John's family commissioned a book about his life, over 200 copies sold in aid of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) and raising almost £2,000.
John, a stalwart of the Nantwich Agricultural Society will be fondly remembered at this years Nantwich Show, which, as it happens, moves to Reaseheath Old Hall for the first time in it's 125 year history!
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