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Celebrating 50 years of growing, learning and thriving on our farms!
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23/02/2026
The lasting benefits of a winter farm visit
Thinking about a winter residential for your school? A visit during the colder months isn’t always top of the list, but it offers a wealth of benefits – both on the farm and back in the classroom. At Farms for…
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10/02/2026
50 voices: This is our place
This year, Place2Be’s theme for Children’s Mental Health Week is ‘This is My Place’, aimed at supporting the systems around children and young people that help them feel they belong. In this piece, part of our 50 voices series, our…
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29/01/2026
A golden birthday celebration
Yesterday, visiting children and teachers joined our staff and volunteers at all three farms for a very special celebration – Farms for City Children’s 50th birthday! At Nethercott House, where our story first began, we were delighted to welcome our…
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26/01/2026
Celebrating 50 years of growing, learning and thriving on our farms!
This week marks a very special milestone for Farms for City Children – 50 years since our very first school arrived at Nethercott House. What started as our founders Clare and Michael Morpurgo’s powerful vision to give children the chance…
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20/01/2026
The further adventures of the Golden Goose
2026 is a very special year for Farms for City Children – our 50th Anniversary! To celebrate this golden milestone, we’re inviting every school and group visiting our farms this year to take part in a brand‑new creative challenge. During…
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02/12/2025
Big Give Christmas Challenge 2025
For the next seven days, we’re really excited to offer you the opportunity to get your donation DOUBLED! Every £1 you donate to our Big Give Christmas Challenge will be matched, thanks to our amazing champion funder, the AKO Foundation….
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10/11/2025
Growing our partnership with Computershare
Our three-year partnership with Computershare launched in January 2025, uniting their teams across their London, Croydon and Bristol offices to further their work through their global Change a Life Foundation. Computershare has an established commitment to supporting good causes, with…
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22/10/2025
Meeting our pledges: Impact Report 2024-25
We are delighted to share our latest annual impact report, summarising the highlights of a truly remarkable year and – most importantly – the impact that time on our farms has had on visiting children and young people. Opportunities to…
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25/09/2025
Reaping the rewards of a September residential
September isn’t a typical month for school residentials. Understandably, time and focus is on welcoming pupils back to school and settling them into new routines. However, for many schools who have taken the leap and visited us in September, the…
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24/09/2025
Women in Dairy Conference: celebrating voices, views and virtual tools
Last week, Farm School Manager Stevie Edge-McKee and Corporate Fundraising Manager Susannah Mair enjoyed an inspirational day at this year’s Women in Dairy Conference. The event, which brought together farmers, professionals and advocates, celebrated the passion and impact of women…
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19/09/2025
Congratulations St Woolos!
We’re absolutely delighted that St Woolos School Primary School has been shortlisted as one of this year’s School Travel Award finalists in the ‘My Best School Trip’ category for their Year 5 residential to Lower Treginnis earlier this year. The…
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20/08/2025
An unforgettable summer on the farm
If you were a fly on the wall at our farms this summer, you would have seen children, young people and adults arriving from all over the country — and leaving a week later with stories they’ll carry for life….
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