16 Nov 2012
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Quiet time…

Well compared to shovelling all the sand last week, this week has been a little quieter on the farm. The sand is in the arena and our new motto has been roll roll roll! We will hopefully be getting the rubber to go on top as soon as possible and we will soon be able to use the arena as much as possible! There is some exciting news in the horse care, with a new addition arriving on Monday!  Badger is a 13hh piebald (black and white) gelding (boy) who has a lovely easy going nature and a very chilled out attitude towards life!  There aren't any pictures of…
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09 Nov 2012
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Horse arena construction…

The arena has started to be filled with the new surface and already 70 tonnes of silica sand has made its way to the farm all the way from Cheshire. Once all the sand is in we will add a top layer of rubber to ensure a nice springy surface to work on and ride the horses in. Here's a little about what we have done so far... Laid a hardcore base layer Put a geotextile membrane down for the surface to lie on Spread silica sand 10cm thick all over and roll, roll, roll! We still have lots to…
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20 Jul 2012
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Hibernation…

Its been another week of us trying to hide from the weather! The plus side of this is that the show jumps have all received a welcome lick of paint and are now looking nice and bright in the field. We even had time to add some cool designs to some of the planks! On Thursday 18 Reynolds Cross School students came to visit the farm and have some lunch in Berry's Cafe. Jimbo received a lot of attention during the morning when he did a meet and greet with the students! The gardening group have welcomed a small break (very small break) in…
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06 Jul 2012
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Boat anyone???

Well the weather is definatley testing out everyone's patience here at the farm! None of us know whether to wear waterproofs or sun cream! But as always there has been lots to do an its been yet another busy week. Firstly a huge thank you to a group of seven Lloyds bank staff who came to the farm to volunteer last week! One of the veg beds is now ready to plant up with some thing tasty for chef to use in the cafe! And another huge thank you goes to National grid again. Another group came to the farm all day…
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18 Jun 2012
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A magic wand is waved around the farm…

Despite the weather last week was full of productivity at the farm. The NEC maintenance team came in for the week to help continue renovating the cabin located down the end of the farm ready for it to evolve into an outdoor children’s nursery. It appeared to be transformed from an ugly duckling to a swan and now looks fantastic. Many thanks to the team that came for their time and all their hard work and expertise! IMI (an engineering company) also came on mass to the farm on Thursday with over 65 people coming to help with various jobs…
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