FEATURE
Countrymen’s club offers lifeline for retired farmers
14th December 2020
A countrymen’s club that offers retired farmers a more fitting alternative to a day centre, has been getting creative to support its members during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sarah Kidby reports.
Farmer creates life-size Christmas tractor and Land Rover for charity
10th December 2020
Andrew Wilkinson’s annual light up tractor is a popular feature and has raised thousands for charity over the years.
Virtual ploughing match raises over £5K for charity
10th November 2020
The UK’s first virtual ploughing match, machinery show and steam rally, VPlough, has raised in excess of £5,000 for Air Ambulance charities.
New project helps farmers plan ahead and stay resilient through change
1st October 2020
A new project led by national rural support charity The Farming Community Network (FCN) will help farmers in England and Wales plan ahead for the future.
Research to explore farmers’ experiences of isolation, loneliness & mental health issues
21st September 2020
New research led by the University of Exeter and national rural charity The Farming Community Network (FCN) aims to explore how social isolation, loneliness and mental health issues within the farming community are experienced and managed – and how to improve support available.
UK fertiliser mine set for world’s deepest marathon to raise funds for mental health
16th September 2020
A team of marathon runners will use the deep mine at Boulby on the North Yorks Moors as they attempt to set a record for the deepest marathon on record and raise funds for three charities devoted to mental health issues.
AB Agri ‘Chicken Run’ and ‘Drink for Dairy’ delivers for the industry
7th September 2020
Teams across AB Agri, Britain’s leading manufacturer of ruminant, pig and poultry animal feed have come together to help the agricultural industry and vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis, in a novel way.
Steve Trostler Memorial Tractor Run
2nd September 2020
Local agricultural machinery dealership, Ben Burgess Coates, is getting ready for its second tractor run, raising money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance once again.
Be part of nature recovery and join big wildflower planting push
28th August 2020
Grants of up to £5,000 will be available to help create vital new wildflower havens for bees and other pollinators.
NFU Mutual Charitable Trust donates a further £118,500 to support rural charities
12th August 2020
The funding boost will help deliver a range of initiatives, such as relieving rural poverty, supporting helplines offering emotional and practical advice, providing affordable housing for farming families and helping to sustain food and farming education.
Sunflower field opening raises thousands for Cornish mental health unit
10th August 2020
£4216 has been raised Sowenna, the inpatient mental health treatment unit at Bodmin for young people aged between 13 and 18, when the gates to a field of more than 275,000 sunflowers were opened to the public.
Win a luxurious hide chair and raise money for R.A.B.I
3rd August 2020
Hayley Hanson, the brains behind the eponymous luxury leather brand Hayley Hanson, has set her sights on raising £5,000 for The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (R.A.B.I) by raffling off a one-of-a-kind hide chair worth £2,000.
