Many of you may have watched the documentary on BBC Midlands on Monday 27th February. It was an Inside Out film about the fight to save Fordhall and to open it as an educational and social resource promoting sustainable farming…

Watch out for us on BBC 1 Breakfast News Thursday 23rd Feb 7.40am and 8.40am… Also – Monday 27th Feb we are on BBC 1 7.30pm Inside Out Documentary – apologies this is a regional broadcast, only in the midlands!…

Last week Ben and Charlotte were followed by BBC One Life camera crew who are recording a 10 minute slot on the regional (Midlands) programme to be aired on 27th Feb, 7.30. The crew were all lovely and easily fitted…

What an amazing weekend! Both Saturday and Sunday saw 28 people throwing themselves into hedgelaying, fencing and tree planting with tremendous enthusiasm! There was a mixture of old volunteers and new, young and old, experienced and amateurs. The farm was…

Last night the board met to dicuss the unique tenancy agreement between future landlord (FCLI) and the tenants (currently the Hollins family). This was the first of many meetings to come as it is vital that this document can relate…

We have recently had a meeting with Iain Morrison from MFG Solicitors who has very generously agreed to work on the land purchase agreement between the Initiative and the landowners free of charge. This detail is paramount to the success…

Thank you to everyone who have sent messages of support – its always difficult to know if anyone reads blogsites but apparently they do! So, we will continue to post the campagin ‘story’ so you can all be involved. It’s…

Jane and Pete from BBC Breakfast News paid us a visit on wednesday. They are doing a five part piece for BBC Breakfast looking at people who are trying to change things and Fordhall was top of their list! They…

The Fordhall Community Bank Account is eventually open! The trial and tribulations with having a new and innovative society are solved and we can now move forward. This is with huge thanks for all the effort put in by Karen…

The bain of our lives – banking cheques. Little did we know when deciding which bank to go with back in October that we would still, 4 months later, be waiting for details to be finalised here and there amongst…