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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...
Meeting our pledges: Impact Report 2024-25
  • 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…

  • 16/12/2025

    50th anniversary event: My Heart Was a Tree

    Join us to mark the beginning of our 50th anniversary year with a very special evening at Exeter Cathedral, celebrating the beauty of the British countryside through words and music. This special concert, My Heart Was a Tree, features our…

  • 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….

  • 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…

  • 07/11/2025

    Autumn activity: A guide to planting daffodil bulbs

    Planting daffodil bulbs is an easy and fun way to bring bright colour and happiness to your garden. These cheerful flowers pop up in spring and come back every year, reminding us that warmer weather is on its way. At…

  • 07/11/2025

    Autumn recipe: Wick Court apple tarts

    Our autumn recipe is based on a firm favourite with visiting children and young people at Wick Court, particularly after they’ve collected the apples from the farm’s orchard. With this year’s hot summer leading to bumper crops of apples, why…

  • 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…

  • 15/10/2025

    Christmas Tree Festival at Nethercott House

    We’re excited to invite you to take part in our Nethercott House Christmas Tree Festival, a magical evening filled with festive lights, music and cheer. On Friday 12 December, from 4pm to 8.30pm, the house and grounds will come alive…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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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