Updates

  • Morrice

    The Travelling Morrice have just left Fordhall after coming to dance for us to celebrate the success of our campaign. A number of them are shareholders and the rest are new supporters. Well the guys were fantastic. We have never…

  • Morris Dancers at Fordhall

    If you are in the area this afternoon how about dropping down to Fordhall at 4pm to see the travelling Morris Dancers. They will be performing in the yard outside our farm shop for whoever wishes to watch. So long…

  • Another fine volunteer weekend

    Another fantastic volunteer weekend is over and the farm continues to improve as everyone puts something back into it. As this was the first volunteer working weekend after reaching our initial target of securing the farm, there was a renewed…

  • Display desperation…

    Hi All, Here we are again asking for your valuable help. We are coming and meeting you whenever we get the opportunity, and we want to create the right impression. We are looking for some second hand display boards but…

  • Burning the Midnight Oil

    Whilst we are all still working hard to catchup with the backlog the sun is beating down outside and the butterfiles are out in force. It is absolutly stunning here although the grass is crying out for some rain (but…

  • Tom Oliver and CPRE Support Fordhall

    At last we can show you the fun that was had at Saturdays dinner and ceilidh dance. Tom Oliver, Head of Rural Policy from the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE), was our guest speaker (see below). We…

  • The sun is shining and we need your help…….

    With the farm now secured we are starting to make plans for the future at Fordhall, as Charlotte pointed out earlier this week we have just purchased some new breeding Gloucester Old Spot pigs to join the herd on the…

  • The aftermath, By Charlotte

    Well, finally I think saving Fordhall has sunk in for us all. The celebration dinner on Saturday was a fantastic evening. We raised in excess of £4,000, but more importantly everyone enjoyed themselves. I think it was when I saw…

  • Internet Issues at Fordhall

    Now that we are here to stay, all the technical problems are coming out of the woodwork! We send our sincere apologies for all the unanswered emails and share enquires over the last week – our Internet connection was intermittent…

  • Come and Celebrate with us

    Exactly one week after we were able to secure Fordhall and I still dont think the news has sunk in, I know the workload certainly hasnt. We received so many share applications from you all in the final week and…