The Summer Fair held at Fordhall Farm on 26th June was a brilliant celebration of 5 years in community ownership! Over 600 people came out to join in the fun and spend the day at Fordhall. The day started with…

A proposed new law to make it easier for community groups to buy land is “in jeopardy” because of widespread misconceptions about how it would work, the community umbrella body Locality has warned. The community ‘right to buy’ is one…

This weekend is Fordhall Community Land Initiative’s biggest event of the year. We are celebrating 5 years in Community Ownership at our North Shropshire organic farm, near Market Drayton, and we are all very excited! There will be loads of…

The Fordhall Community Land Initiative’s 2011 AGM was held at Fordhall Farm for the very first time!  It was really well attended by shareholders from all over the country.  As it was held here, it gave people the chance to have…

Not only has the rennovation work of the dairy been completed, so too has work on the clay oven.We held a fabulous hazel hurdling course back in April and Alan Houseman, who taught the course, also delivered the hurdles he had made, using…

  Yes that’s right – after years of planning and months of construction our new tea room and farm shop opened at Fordhall Farm this weekend. We went for a soft opening, so no major publicity, but lots of signs…

Helen Hedges a shareholder in Fordhall Farm, dropped by on Friday to lend a hand. Currently Helen is the logistical support behind The Big Walk http://thebigwalk.co.uk/ and took the time to fit us in inbetween dropping off and picking up her walking team. Helen’s husband…

The transformation at Fordhall over recent months has been staggering. Can you believe that in 2 weeks time we will have a fully operational farm shop, tearoom and classroom space?? Our new septic tank! Lovely Hazels and Daisy’s have been…

 Charlotte watering the newly planted green roof in front of the newly installed PV cells thanks to Salop Energy.  It’s all go here at Fordhall where the new walls are being painted, calves are being born and volunteers…

This May bank holiday weekend we are holding a Dawn Chorus Walks at Fordhall to help celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day and of course the Royal Wedding! It will begin at 4.30am on Sunday May 1st at Fordhall. Led by local twitcher…