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Royal visit celebrates our community connections

Staff, volunteers and visiting children at our Lower Treginnis farm were delighted to welcome a very special guest this week, as Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal joined them for a visit on Wednesday. The Princess Royal has been a...
Royal visit celebrates our community connections
  • 15/10/2024

    Nethercott House Festive Feast

    Celebrate this festive season with this ‘Farm to Fork’ immersive experience whilst raising money for the charity Farms for City Children. Enjoy a home grown three course Christmas dinner in our grand Victorian dining room & walk in the footsteps…

  • 15/10/2024

    Farms for City Children – Impact Report 2023-24

    Farms for City Children is delighted to share with you our Impact Report for the year 2023-2024. What an incredible year it was for the charity as we welcomed more schools and community groups than ever before as our new…

  • 14/06/2024

    Farms for City Children hosts Festival of Learning

    Farms for City Children was delighted to host its Festival of Learning event in partnership with the Worshipful Company of Butchers at the Butchers’ Hall on the 11th of June 2024. With a distinguished guest list including schools, charity organisations,…

  • 17/05/2024

    Redditch District Scouts – The Impact of a Week at Lower Treginnis

    In April 2024 Farms for City Children welcomed its first group of scouts to stay on its Lower Treginnis farm in Pembrokeshire – the most westerly point in Wales. District Scout Leader Hannah Malpass shares her insight into the booking…

  • 05/03/2024

    Farms for City Children – Impact Report 2022-23

    We are delighted to share our Impact Report for the year 2022-2023. What a terrific year it was for the charity as we welcomed more beneficiaries than ever before, following our commitment to a new growth strategy that sees the…

  • 27/02/2024

    Farms for City Children Welcomes NFU Cymru to Lower Treginnis

    Lower Treginnis was delighted to welcome our friends from the NFU Cymru to the farm this week to see the Farms for City Children offer in full effect. NFU Cymru, Deputy President, Abi Reader, was accompanied by Pembrokeshire County Chair…

  • 15/02/2024

    Croeso Gethin! Welcome to our new Farm School Manager at Lower Treginnis

    We’re excited to welcome our new Farm School Manager Gethin Jones – find out why he’s excited to be leading the team at Lower Treginnis and what he’s been up to since starting in this blog… Hi! My name is…

  • 09/02/2024

    ‘Stepping stones of biodiversity’ connect children with nature and farming

    An innovative farming practice in Devon is connecting city children with nature and farming. The Woodland Trust is working with Farms for City Children, a charity founded by Michael Morpurgo and his wife, on a unique “roundel” scheme. These roundels…

  • 05/02/2024

    My Voice Matters – Improving Connections and Wellbeing at Farms for City Children

    By Charlie Harrison – Farm School Leader, Nethercott House For Children’s Mental Health Week 2024 Farm School Leader Charlie reflects on how a week at one of our three farms benefits the mental health of our young beneficiaries, especially within…

  • 01/12/2023

    2022-23 Highlight Report

    In 2022-2023 we made 3,288 children and young people farmers for a week and welcomed 620 adult beneficiaries. Find out more about how their lives were transformed through our immersive residential farm experience in our latest highlight report.

  • 15/11/2023

    Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023

    We’re taking part in the 2023 Big Give Christmas Challenge, and this is your chance to DOUBLE your donation! Every £1 you donate during the campaign will be doubled thanks to our generous pledgers and champion funder, The Reed Foundation….

  • 27/10/2023

    New Report Evaluates the Transformational Impact of Farms for City Children

    The transformational impact of the work of the Farms for City Children charity has been set out in a detailed new report produced by a Harper Adams postgraduate researcher. The charity brings children from all areas of England and Wales…

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