When Ben and I first accepted the 18 month tenancy two years ago, we debated whether it was worth it. What if we were to get further into debt? Were we wasting our time and energy and fighting a loosing…
100 year Tenancy all signed!
Author: Charlotte Hollins
Portacabin Preening
What a great weekend! 40 volunteers from across the country came together over the weekend to help fix and decorate the portacabins. Once again there was a mixture of old and new volutneers and everyone worked hard on their own…
The final stages of buying Fordhall!! by Charlotte
As you will know, we were able to take up the option to buy Fordhall on June 30th this year when, with your inspiring help, we were able to raise the required £800,000. We signed contracts and paid a deposit,…
Newsletter Mayham
Finally (!) the next newsletter will be arriving on your doorstep shortly. We would like to apologise for the delay. There has been an extrodinary number of technical hitches at every corner. After hours of volunteer time spent stuffing envelopes…
Ben pods the peas like a champion
Wow – what tension! Charlotte was adab hand in the kitchen but it was Ben who won the nations hearts! Who would have thought? He’ll have to find better excuses to aviod the cooking now.The whole experience was nerve wrecking…
Ready Steady Cook
If you missed Ben and Charlotte on Inside Out last Monday then dont fret. They will appear onReady Steady Cook this Wednesday at 4.25pm on BBC 2. Charlotte and Ben travelled to London last month to film for the programme,…
A Birthday Visit
Dear Charlotte,I had a great day yesterday, it came as a complete surprise when my wife Kim told me about the purchase of the shares in Fordhall Farm. I spent an hour or so Saturday night reading all the literature…
Shareholders claim the cows
Dear Fordhall Farm, We, (myself, Catherine, my sister Rachel, my brother Tom, cousin Ewien and Aunty Helen) made it to the farm at last this week and had a great time. We are writing to tell you about our day.…
Farmers Guardian rise to the challenge
The article in last weeks Farmers Guardian was fantastically written by Neil Ryder. You can read it by following the link below http://www.farmersguardian.com/story.asp?sectioncode=55&storycode=4078 The article is written from the farmers perspective. Ben explains how important all of your are to…
Watch out for us in the Farmers Guardian
Yes Fordhall is out and about again. This week you can read about Ben and his management of Fordhall in the Farmers Guardian. This is a national farming press and so available to you all – if you fancy an…