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First lambs of 2018

Lambing 2018!!

What a time its been with the weather, it has been absolutely pants for the poor sheep. First it was Wet Wet Wet because they could feel it with their fingers and their toes! (sorry, Marty Pellow fans!) Then it was just plain daft with freezing temperatures and Frosty the Snowman came for a visit both outside and inside the barn. So I’m not surprised that this has unsettled the ladies somewhat.

At present there have been 18 lambs arrive at the farm with another 15 mums to give birth.

There has been sad moments due to losing a couple of the lambs  through being born dead or after Mums abandoning them. Myself and Sue worked tirelessly with a hairdrier to try to warm a lamb and save it but eight hours later we lost the battle…..

So all Mums now are late in giving birth, hopefully the weather will only improve and will be lambing in a better climate.

Sorry for my late updates but its been a busy time here as the centre is moving on which I am getting really excited about.

Jon Smith
My name is Jonathan Smith, I am 47 years old and a few years ago I had a dream. I used to work in a fantastic club called the Parkway Club which was based at Park House on Riversley Road in Nuneaton. This club used to meet every Wednesday evening for a few hours and was for people with learning disabilities and difficulties. I loved this club and so did all of the staff and club members. It was a fun social club which I genuinely felt made a difference to people’s lives. One day sadly, due to the economic climate the funding was cut by the council, the club had to shut and the building was sold. I am a great believer in action and so when I saw a sign at a local country show I knew exactly what I was going to do, I was going to start a Care Farm!

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