Updates

  • Drainage works continue…

    Work around the house just gets more exciting. As soil is being extracted old bottles, shoes and pottery are being discovered, saved and recorded. Every step is being carefully monitored so that we can learn about the old building as…

  • Drainage works on Fordhall Farmhouse

    This week important works have begun on the 18th century farmhouse at Fordhall. Over the years the ground level has risen and as a result the house has got damp and been retaining moisture. With repairs due to start on…

  • Fordhall in the Daily Express

    Pick up a paper this Saturday and you will see (hopefully) a feature on community-owned enterprises, with Fordhall Farm being one of them! It is great to see that Social Entperprise and community ownership principles are being spread across the…

  • The Adventures of George

    Baaah! Me again!It’s been so busy at Fordhall at the moment – it doesn’t seem to have stopped after the Summer Fair! Phew! And guess what…Fordhall have even more exciting things coming up on the Summer that I want to…

  • Permaculture Introduction Course THIS WEEKEND!

    We have a few places left on our fantastic and topical Permaculture course this weekend. Whether your interest is gardening, farming, planning, building homes, community work, economic regeneration, business or just green issues in general, the application of Permaculture principles…

  • Fordhall’s Sunny Success!

    Everyone was busy at Fordhall Farm last weekend with our Summer Fair on the Sunday and our hard work certainly paid off as we had such a fantastic day….and the sun shone! We had over 2,000 people attend throughout the…

  • Fordhall prepares for the Summer Fair

    All this week Fordhall Farm is busy preparing for it’s biggest event of the year!Our famous Summer Fair takes place this weekend and this years event will not disappoint. All day from 11am -4pm, we are chocoblock with so many…

  • Charlotte helped to Launch Morgan Awards 2009

    After winning the Morgan Foundation Awards in the ‘Against All Odds’ category in 2008, Charlotte was asked to help launch the 2009 round. Founded by Steve Morgan, founder of Redrow Development and Chairman of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, the foundation aims…

  • The Adventures of George Part Five

    Baaah! What a great week – it’s been so nice and warm so far this week that I am so energetic, I just had to help out and what an exciting week.Ben is giving the farm shop a revamp and…

  • The Adventures of George Part Four

    Hi there, George here again. Sorry I missed the blog last week, but after all the rain over the weekend and all the work that got done at the working weekend – I felt like my hooves needed a rest.…