homarus Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Manx Farmers have been warned by the Minister for D.A.F.F. not to burn gorse on their land as it may result in prosecution! More than just a little irony there I would say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Not even if it's for 'political' reasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homarus Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 Farming Scroungers F**k Off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minxie Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Hasn't it alway been illegal to burn gorse at this time of year because of nesting birds etc, or am I missing some other hidden meaning here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moghrey Mie Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Manx Farmers have been warned by the Minister for D.A.F.F. not to burn gorse on their land as it may result in prosecution! More than just a little irony there I would say? They will probably be 'prosecuted' in the same way as farmers not cutting their cushag by August 1st are 'prosecuted' ie not at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 On Sunday. Terry Cringle is doing some spiel on Gorse on Manx Radio's History Mann (8:30AM and 10:30 PM) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Hasn't it alway been illegal to burn gorse at this time of year because of nesting birds etc, or am I missing some other hidden meaning here? yes not allowed to burn at these times, there is a set period that it is allowed in Manx Farmers have been warned by the Minister for D.A.F.F. not to burn gorse on their land as it may result in prosecution! More than just a little irony there I would say? They will probably be 'prosecuted' in the same way as farmers not cutting their cushag by August 1st are 'prosecuted' ie not at all. just like The DOT then, who never clear the hedgers of the stuff, or on there land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 ...and no burning none of those Wicker Men either ya farming heathens! It's getting more and more difficult to find replacements for Chief Constables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 On Sunday. Terry Cringle is doing some spiel on Gorse on Manx Radio's History Mann (8:30AM and 10:30 PM) Well that's a date for my diary then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 On Sunday. Terry Cringle is doing some spiel on Gorse on Manx Radio's History Mann (8:30AM and 10:30 PM) Well that's a date for my diary then. Here's a bit of spoiler to whet your appetite if you can't wait: "Gorse (Ulex) comprises a genus of about 20 species of evergreen shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to western Europe and northwest Africa, with the majority of species in Iberia. Other common names for gorse include furse, whin and furze." "Gorse flowers are edible and can be used in salads, tea and to make a non-grape based 'wine'. Gorse was used as animal feed in Scotland and Wales within the UK." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homarus Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 My Grandmother used to add gorse flowers to the hot water used for boiling eggs at eastertime ,after boiling they would be a dried and painted . Anybody else remember doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I made yellow eggs with Gorse flowers when I was young too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I made yellow eggs with Gorse flowers when I was young too and i've made yellow snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Hasn't it alway been illegal to burn gorse at this time of year because of nesting birds etc, or am I missing some other hidden meaning here? Minxie. Would itn help if you knew that the Hon Minister was once convicted for arson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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