Updates

  • Baby chicks at Fordhall Farm

    Yes Easter came and past us by. But we were left with a cluster of very young chicks. Alice came from Market Drayton came to visit and we hope others will too. Watching them, hopefully avoid the fox, and grow…

  • FARMERS’ MARKET and LAMBING SUNDAY!

    What a success Sunday at Fordhall Farm was! Although it was cold the rain held off and it was a great day, over 1,500 people came! The children loved the Easter Egg hunt, the lambs, chicks – even some sheep…

  • FARMERS’ MARKET and LAMBING SUNDAY!

    Are you coming to our Farmers’ Market and Lambing this Sunday at Fordhall Farm? I hope that the weather holds out as it is destined to be such an exciting day! Lambs are being born all the time and we…

  • Did you see the news today?!

    Once again Fordhall Farm is famous! The ITV news crew have been with us all day filming the lambs for an update on ITV Central, so far we have had two live broadcasts! It has been really great and is…

  • Spring Lambs arrive at Fordhall Farm!

    The new lambing shed was just finished after the working weekend, only a few minor finishing touches left. Thankfully we got there just in time, with the ewes having their first lambs on the same day we brought them in!…

  • Arthur’s Plough – Fordhalls story with music and laughter…

    Shropshire is to be put firmly back on the theatrical map this summer with a brand new version of the county’s legendary play about Fordhall Farm. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/7268374.stmVirutal Shropshire website info “Arthur’s Plough – 2008” will be performed in the garden…

  • Working Weekend

    What a fabulous (if a little exhausting!) working weekend we have just had at Fordhall Farm! Approximately 30 people attended on both days, with a few people staying over on the Saturday night. We saw a lot of the dependable…

  • Working Weekend!

    For those of you that don’t know, Fordhall Farm is having a volunteer Working Weekend this Saturday and Sunday! We have lots of jobs to do in order to get the Farm spink and span and ready for the spring!…

  • Roll up, Roll up …get your tickets here!

    Ah! I’m just getting in the theatrical mood because on Saturday the 8th March at the Festival Drayton Centre in Market Drayton we have a night of classic comedy in the form of ‘Three Men in a Bowtie’ at 7.30…

  • Creativity!

    Jessica Summerton, joined us for three days last week as she worked towards her Duke of Edinburgh award, and she made some fantastic signs for us! We really exploited her amazing artistic skills. Jessica is due to re-join us at…