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A tale of beef and butterflies – creation of a wildflower meadow

By Adam Bratt – Farm Operations Manager, Nethercott House On winter evenings at Nethercott after the children have had their tea, the cattle need to be fed. All the cattle are settled in the barn, lying in their deep straw...
A tale of beef and butterflies – creation of a wildflower meadow
  • 07/10/2022

    Support Farms for City Children this Christmas with Advent of Change

    Farms for City Children supporter, and award-winning social enterprise, Advent of Change, has announced the long-awaited return of its festive charity range for 2022 – including its best-selling charity advent calendar, which replaces chocolate or plastic-filled advent calendars with a…

  • 05/10/2022

    Joules’ support reaches £50,000 milestone

    Here at Farms for City Children we’ve been a proud partner of much-loved British lifestyle brand Joules since 2016. The company has supported us in all sorts of ways over the last six years, raising money to support our work,…

  • 28/09/2022

    The Ernest Cook Trust Press Release September 2022

    Scheme giving children the chance to connect with nature expands into Wales “Unforgettable”, “brilliant” and “changed my view of nature” are just some of the comments from children who have taken part in a pioneering initiative to help get them…

  • 22/09/2022

    2021-2022 Impact Report

    We are delighted to share our impact report for 2021-2022.

  • 03/03/2022

    Brewin Dolphin Southwest offices raise over £12,000 for children’s charity

    Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin’s Southwest offices (Exeter, Plymouth and Truro) have raised over £12,000 for Farms for City Children, during a two-year partnership with the charity, which began in 2020. The money raised will be able to subsidise around 39…

  • 22/12/2021

    Britains donates £10,000 to Farms for City Children

    We are absolutely thrilled to share the following press release, celebrating the generous support we have received from Britains Farm Toys. Happy 100th anniversary to Britains and happy Christmas everyone. To mark its incredible 100 year anniversary milestone, Britains, Europe’s…

  • 17/12/2021

    2021 Service Dealer Awards raises £3,500 for Farms for City Children

    On 25th November over a hundred representatives from the garden and farm machinery, turfcare, and outdoor power equipment industries came together for the annual Service Dealer Conference and Awards in Oxfordshire. Every year the organisers, Service Dealer, choose a charity…

  • 10/12/2021

    Lower Treginnis officially opens Farm Shop

    Last month we celebrated the official opening of a farm shop at our Pembrokeshire farm, Lower Treginnis. A disused barn has been converted into a stunning shop, where visiting children can learn about what happens to the farms produce after…

  • 25/08/2021

    BMO Bank of Montreal raises £13,500 in a month for Farms for City Children!

    Bank of Montreal’s BMO Capital Markets team in London has raised £13,500 to subsidise a residential trip for their local primary school at Farms for City Children’s Gloucestershire farm this autumn.  Farms for City Children offers residential breaks for primary…

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