The Poetry Please group from Wendover Free Church were so inspired by the Pretty field and its lovely view that a new banner has been made for the church in time for Lent and celebrating Easter. The banner includes the intricacies of flowers like pyramidal orchids, lady’s bedstraw, oxeye daisy and grasses along with butterflies [...]
Our second Carols in the Barn was enjoyed, with guest appearances from several 4 legged beasts. Proceeds from a raffle were sent to Shelterbox Charity which provides emergency tents and equipment to be shipped around the world when disaster strikes. We borrowed a demonstration shelterbox from local Rotary to show people, accompanied by mulled wine [...]
Kiteridge school in Wycombe continues to bring several young men here each week, and we’ve become a “continuity” point to help with those transferring between child and adult services, much to our delight. Wendy attended very helpful “Dementure Adventure” Training held at another Care Farm in Herts ; we hope to provide a special group [...]
Open Farm Sunday had around 250 visitors who enjoyed seeing the newly born piglets and meeting Nan and Etty our Golden Guernsey goats. We also held our first Providers Afternoon with cream tea refreshments! Our regular Farm Helpers kept coming over the summer holidays with a few extra people who are normally at school. We [...]
Great Missenden C of E School Yr 3 visited in February and to link with their Stone Age topic: we split into groups to be Farmers, Foragers and Flintstones (Fire-makers). Great visits, including sitting with cosy skins over laps and doing cave painting: full marks to the children and teachers for braving the cold. Lyndhurst [...]
Our Terrific Toilets Appeal is launched! We held our first Super Sizzling Sausage Supper complete with sausage making demonstration by Duncan; much fun had by all, with thanks to our helpers too. Our Terrific Toilets Raffle raised over £600 with prizes donated by The FireCrest, The Black Horse Pub, the Roald Dahl Museum, Oasis Spa, [...]
The Bucks Roving Artists spent a sunny day here using acrylics, water colours, oils and allsorts; we held an Apple chop and chatter and welcomed our first regular weekly Farm Helper! We also welcomed a visit from Gateway school children and at the other end of the education scale, from Berkshire College of Agriculture Foundation [...]
Open Farm Sunday in June saw over 300 visitors of all ages, especially enjoying Gwyn and Nell the sheepdogs working with Farmer David. Many thanks to our band of helpers! The donkeys have been busy: we visited our local pub the Black Horse’s Charity Day, raising funds for the Thames Valley Adventure Playground for those [...]
