LOCATION!

We are located 4 miles north of Cirencester, between the villages of North Cerney, and Woodmancote. From A435 you take the turning towards Bagendon, go up past the Church to the T junction. Turn right towards Woodmancote and Scrubditch Farm is approximately 100 yards on the right. The Care Farm is situated down the drive, up the track on the left.
From A417, turn off at Perrotts Brook/Daglingworth, and proceed towards Perrotts Brook. Just before the A435, turn left towards Woodmancote. Go for approximately 1 1/2 miles and Scrubditch Farm is on the right, just past the Bagendon/North Cerney Cross Roads.

Tuesday 2 November 2010

Monday 1 November 2010

Well, we've managed our first week - so to speak!  I had to cancel last wednesday, as i didn't have enough volunteers, but we had a lovely day on Thursday, with Danny, Tom & Simon.  Bob & Fran were my very trusty helpers for the day, and we had a seriously 'hands on' care manager for the day too.  The boys worked really  hard filling two old stone drain covers stacked up on the site, with a combination of soil, very well rotted manure, and top soil.  In the afternoon, they helped clear the car park, levelling, and picking out the stone from the dim and distant wall that used to be there.  This is being cleared ready for our first 'fund raising' event on the site; a dry stone walling competition!  We had great fun, and everyone worked really hard.

Today we had Will & David back.  Will was assistant to Ben, and between them they have made two planters up for the poly tunnel.  These were put together from an old cattle 'feeder' that had definately seen better days.  David and i potted up more baskets for the Christmas Fair, and watered all the other baskets from last week.  Will and Ben have started on the fencing round the site - using the ash seedlings that Mike cut down from the jungle in July, they have shaped them to fit along the top of the posts - a very fetching post 'n' rail effect.  Once the chicken wire goes up, this will provide a secure 'chicken zone' for our Cobs that are ready for collection.  David & I spent the afternoon wheeling loads of muck 'n' soil back & forward to the poly tunnel filling the planters that Will & Ben had made.  I wheeled the full barrows, with orders from David, and he wheeled the empty barrows!  I've just been to see Shelley for a back massage, so feeling a lot better now!

These two guys, Will & David work at a gentler pace than the others during the week, but none the less, have achieved a lot over their two days.
Unfortunately we had a break in on the farm last week, and the generator was stolen, so we have had to hire one, and it just about heats up the portacabin 'mess room' - we've been incredibly lucky with the weather, so only need a heater on to take the chill off first thing.
I have some very supportive friends, who have already started fund raising, and hopefully we will get enough to pay for the electrics to be installed before Christmas!

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