Available very soon - a chance to bottle feed the orphan lambs. Ring 01452 305728 to book your space or pop in. £1 a go. Please do not take part if you think that you are pregnant or are breastfeeding!
Buttercup and Clover, are the two latest arrivals at St James City Farm . The ‘Dexter’ breed of cows are both girls and one is just over 6 months and the other 10 months old. Dexter cows are the smallest native breed of cattle in the UK and originate from Ireland. The ‘farm’ had one that lived for over twenty years and was due a replacement for some time but awaiting sponsorship, so fortunately Gloucestershire Young Farmers Association and local retired farmer Eric Farmer sponsored these friendly creatures.
11-3pm
Saturday 28th May 2016
• Horse riding demonstrations
• owl flying demonstrations
• meet the hedgehogs of Tredworth
• pony rides
• sit in the fire engine
• bouncy castle
• information stalls
• plants sale
• cake sale
• milk the ‘cow’
• and lots more….
Thanks to Niks timber yard from Bristol Road, ( www.nickstimber.co.uk ) who are very kindly donating us some wood, volunteers from Network Wood group and the Fair Shares Art group will be making a life-size cow that will give children (and adults) to learn about milking cows. Watch this space for more information.
The riding school has just been awarded the approval of the British Horse Society, following a rigorous inspection process to ensure safety and welfare standards for both students and ponies are up to a high standard. Thank you to all our staff and volunteers who helped achieve this milestone achievement!
Luke, Karen, Rich and Kate are among the 60+ volunteers involved in making the farm tick over, and they made their way to Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Garden Party. The farm was selected to receive the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for the huge input of the volunteers.
Pony racing introduction: For boys or girls aged 9 -14 @ St James City Farm on Tues 26th May, 2pm. A chance for children to try out the ‘equicisor’ a dummy race horse used to train jockeys, and to register your children on a course to try out racing ponies. The course is planned to run at the farm during Summer and hopefully enter some children for races later in the year. Come along to the open day to find out more. This programme is run by the Pony Racing Authority, who will be subsidising the course to make it affordable or even free.
