Come and PLAY at Fordhall!

A fantastic opportunity for everyone who loves to have a good time, and may possibly have always, deep down, wished they had learnt to juggle. The Play Festival has once again returned to Fordhall Farm and as people flood (literally) through the gates wearing wellies, the atmosphere is buzzing with excitment.

The festival will climax with a special fire show on Friday and a circus performance on Saturday. It really is a brilliant festival to be part of, as everyone trundles from tent to tent socialising and just having a great time. Its almost impossible to overcome the urge to join in with the spinners or having a go at unicycling - which, considering it is on a field, is a talent in itself!

We are hoping to persuade a few skilled attendees to return for our Family Fun Day on August 19th so more people can share the fun.

Look at http://www.playfestival.co.uk/ for more information and we look forward to seeing you there.

Welly Wanging in the Rain

Even though the Family Fun Day was postponed due to poor weather, some enthusiastic volunteers still braved the rain and sold tea and cake to the flurry of visitors arriving throughout the day. The decision to postpone the original event was welcomed by everyone as the field to be used as car parking would have been destroyed. Overall, the day was nice and relaxed with everyone enjoying themselves and spending time at Fordhall Farm. There was even a substantial Welly Wanging Competition which seduced all passers-by.

A huge thanks must go to everyone who gave up their Sunday to help create such a lovely atmosphere. It was an excellent warm up to the rearranged Family Fun Day whcih will now be held on Sunday August 19th with exactly the same set up as before - Food and craft stalls, games, demonstrations, hog roast and much more, including the OFFICIAL Welly Wanging Competition 2007.

Watch this space for more information to follow shortly!

Please contact us at project@fordhallfarm.com to enquire about bringing stalls or to request welly wanging technique hints.

Postponed - Family Fun Day!

Due to the exceedingly wet weather this week we have decided to postpone our Annual Family Fun Day. The new date, with excellent weather confirmed, will be Sunday 19th August at the same time 11am-4pm and will all the same activities as this weekend. As you can see from the picture above the River Tern that surrounds the farm has burst its banks this week too. Luckily, Ben has brought all the lovestock to the higher fields, but the wet weather has caused further problems for our event such as car parking.

We hope this does not cause too much inconvenience for yourselves - but farms in the rain are not the most exciting of places to visit.

However, there is plenty to keep us busy on the farm with the soon to be published 'Fight for Fordhall Farm' book. Watch this space for new developments and more news on the August event.