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Bill The Bodger

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What actually is a Bodger? WoodlandsTV met Bill at the Oak Fair at Stock Gaylard, and in this film, Bill explains how the traditional bodgers worked in teams in the woodland, each performing a different task. We were pleased to be accompanied on the harp by "Mrs Bodger" Hillary, shyly hiding in their van while Bill was finishing a mallet on his pole lathe. They were working hard to raise money for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young, www.c-r-y.org.uk, which has personal significance for them.

A film for WoodlandsTV by Jemma Cholawo.


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Was a bodger assigned to task based on his skill level or was a bodger able to do all parts of say the chair leg.

Andy Clarke

June 19, 2020