Cornwall NFU invests £250,000
Nov 30, 2009 - 03:00 PM
The presence of NFU President Peter Kendal ensured a huge turn out for the Annual County Meeting at The Royal Cornwall Showground on November 23rd. During the meeting, Robert Knowles, Chairman of the Agriculture House Committee, announced that following the sale of Ag House, £250,000 of the receipts would be invested with the ARC-Addington Fund, to provide more housing for farming families in Cornwall.
Earlier this year the Jersey Cattle Society increased their loan to the Fund to £542,000, fully funding three dwellings. Warwickshire NFU has also agreed a loan of £8,000.
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