James Willis is part of the Willis Bros course building team
Work has progressed well in the unseasonably warm February weather
much of the timber used comes from around Badminton
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James Willis has been coming to Badminton since he was born
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Harry Verney our site manager pegs out for the tradestands
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Some 1,200 pegs are used to mark out the site
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a glimpse of the detail on this year's course
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A close up of the craftsmanship needed in creating a bullfinch fence
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Badminton House in the February sun
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Alan Willis has been building fences at Badminton for 53 years in May 2019
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Badminton stables winter occupants
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the world famous stable yard
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a quiet Badminton morning
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The stables at Badminton
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In May this scene will be full of our international competitors
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Badminton stables in winter
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Badminton house on a cold December day
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The Lake
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The famous Badminton Lake
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Badminton's FEI Technical Delegate, Marcin Konarski from Poland
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Badminton cross country course designer Eric Winter
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James Willis from the Willis Bros, cross country course builders
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inspecting the course so far
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ground preparation takes many forms!
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landing
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geese at Badminton lake
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a beautiful sight at our Lake
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Even the geese enjoy the lakeside view of Badminton House
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Captain Mark Phillips
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a loyal little friend
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Mark and James talk through Eric's plans
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the course is starting to take shape
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another view of beautiful Badminton House
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Dogs can also enjoy course inspections too
Focused discussion!
Mark Phillips takes a look at the 2019 course
Discussing lines & widths
a sneak preview behind the scenes
Discussing lines and distance
discussing the course
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a frosty day
Cold, frosty, but sunny start to the day for the first XC inspection
Eric talks through the 2019 course with Jill from CrossCountryApp.com
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Fence building in progress
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Eric Winter walking one of the lines
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Badminton parkland is used in many ways
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Eric revisits his course notes
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Eric Winter
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