Success at the Show

Some of those involved in the Agriculture Project here at Caring For Life recently enjoyed great success when they took some of the sheep they care for to the Lincolnshire Show!

The kindness of some local supporters was greatly appreciated and the team had great fun showing three sheep in various classes at the prestigious event.

A collection of our Agriculture Team's recent awards, with highest honours from Lincolnshire.

They were thrilled to witness our Lleyn shearling ewe win Champion Female and Overall Reserve Champion in the breed. This was an excellent performance, against strong competition from all over the country.

Our ewe also secured a trophy for the best animal exhibited by a member of the Regional Breeders Club. This was won for the fourth consecutive year - quite an achievement!

Caring For Life’s Agriculture team are making lots of friends in the Lleyn Sheep Society, who really appreciate the value of what we do at Caring For Life and are very encouraging.

The team are extremely proud of their success in the competition and this provides a massive boost to their confidence and self esteem.

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Open Day 2019

Our recent Open Day was preceded by rather wild weather, with almost constant heavy rain, often accompanied by strong winds. This made preparations for Open Day pretty difficult at times, so we were very thankful when the Open Day began with sunshine! The weather pretty much held for the majority of the day, though really heavy rain in the late afternoon saw most people scurrying to their cars!

The Tractor Safari is always a popular Open Day attraction, taking guests on a proper farm tour.

Vanny, our resident Unicorn, was a smash hit at her first ever public debut!

The children’s area proved immensely popular, with streams of families arriving in the morning. "Vanny the Unicorn” was the star of the show, and appeared to know that she was! There was a constant queue of families waiting to meet her.

There was a great deal for visitors to do, and some were juggling getting to watch the sheep shearing, horse shoeing and TailWaggers Dog display team, whilst also ensuring they hitched a ride on the Tractor Safari or the horse and carriage.

In the middle of the day, the Centre was engulfed by families ordering burger and chips and the Hog Roast just outside also did a roaring trade, alongside the Granary Restaurant and Cafe. The Steaks Roadshow in the marquee was much enjoyed, and visitors were able to look round the local food products in the Food Fayre, as well as purchasing from the cake stall.

The Garden Nurseries was busy all day and visitors also enjoyed looking round the sensory gardens and following the nature trail down into the valley, popping into the bird hides on site.

Throughout the day, it was also wonderful to be able to catch up with some longstanding supporters of Caring For Life, many of whom popped into the PR and Exec tent in the main yard, to chat with staff members there and catch up.

The day ended with a few supporters joining the staff and staying on for a short time of fellowship in the Centre at the close of the afternoon. It was really good to take time to thank the Lord for His goodness and blessing on the day.

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Open Day Madness

It’s that time of year again, when we at Caring For Life are busy getting ready for our annual Open Day.

The large food demo and vendor marquee is set up.

With that comes a great deal of hectic activity that we tend to call, “Open Day Madness”!

A great deal is involved in ensuring that the whole site is ready for a mini invasion by the general public, and much thought goes into planning what will take place where! 

We are tremendously grateful to volunteers who help us in the run up to Open Day, as well as on the day itself, and we could not take on such a large event without their help. 

New to our Open Day this year will be the Tailwaggers Dog Club, and also a Food Fayre, showcasing local food producers. Everybody needs to be catered for, with the site carefully planned and marked off. 

Cutting grass and putting up tents and gazebos can be tricky in heavy rain or windy weather, so inclement weather conditions can really add to Open Day madness! But our prayer is that everyone who comes along will really enjoy the day, and that many people who previously knew little of our charity's work, will go away inspired and encouraged by the ministry of Caring For Life.

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