No ‘Chuggers’ at the Addington Fund
Aug 27, 2010 - 02:10 PM
Over the last twenty four hours the media have carried several stories about ‘chuggers’. These are the people who approach you in the street on behalf of a charity and ask you to sign up to a standing order to make regular payments to their particular charity.
The media has revealed that some well known high street charities are paying up to £136 for every new donor the ‘chuggers’ sign up, yet over 40% of standing orders are cancelled after one payment.
ARC-Addington Fund does not use any such fund-raising tactics. Furthermore, please be assured that every penny of every donation we receive will reach the families for whom it is intended.
We do not use any donation to cover any running costs whatsoever.
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ARC Addington Fund to Benefit from the Prince’s Countryside Fund
Aug 06, 2010 - 02:33 PM
Guests at The Prince’s Countryside Fund Ceremony. Pictured left to right: Ian Bell, ARC Addington Fund; John Longden, Pub is the Hub; Paul Burrows, RABI; Will Rawling, The Farmers Network; Caroline Spelman MP; Paul Harper, The Farmers Network; HRH The Prince of Wales; Alan Stevenson, RSABI; Diane Spark, Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Service (UTASS); Dr Jonathan Nainby-Luxmoore, UTASS; Rev. Sarah Brown, Farm Crisis Network; Mark Price, Waitrose. Photo courtesy of Alastair Fyfe.
The Prince’s Countryside Fund is the brainchild of The Prince of Wales who has a long-held commitment to supporting Britain’s hard pressed rural areas. The Fund is raising money from a wide range of businesses who have responded to The Prince’s call to action to help improve the long-term viability of the British countryside and its rural communities. The intention is to inspire other businesses and the general public to get involved and recognise the importance of the countryside to the nation’s well-being and the wider British economy.
“The vision and commitment of The Prince of Wales has brought together in common cause this extraordinary alliance of food businesses. The Fund will be a lifeline for Britain’s most vulnerable farmers and communities, helping them to secure a sustainable future for themselves. I hope that other companies will be inspired to contribute to the Fund so that more and more can be done to improve the long-term viability of hard-pressed rural areas,“ said Mark Price, Managing Director of Waitrose and Chairman of The Prince’s Countryside Fund trustee board.
The funding raised will be channelled into providing grants to projects, large and small, that are delivering the three core objectives of The Prince’s Countryside Fund. These objectives focus on improving the sustainability of British farming and rural communities, targeting the areas of greatest need; reconnecting consumers with countryside issues; and supporting farming crisis charities through a dedicated emergency funding stream.
All the companies that have partnered with Business in the Community to launch this Fund, which has a starting pot of £1m, have a special connection to the British countryside through the products they make or sell. They will feature The Prince’s Countryside Fund’s logo on selected packaging from next month and help communicate the importance of the countryside to consumers. In addition, from the autumn, The Post Office will make it possible for consumers to donate over the counter to The Prince’s Countryside Fund at their 12,000 branches.
Stephen Howard, Chief Executive, Business in the Community, said: “We are delighted to have helped develop this initiative and now to be running it. We have attracted remarkable support from the British food industry from companies who care about how they do business and want to be a positive force for change.”
Ian Bell, ARC-Addington Fund Director comments “The ability to be able to draw down funds to deal with an emergency situation, means we can act faster and be more effective. In almost all the circumstances we encounter livestock are involved, providing feed stuffs becomes a priority and we must be able to act quickly. His Royal Highness has had major impact on the ARC-Addington Fund since its inception in 2001 to deal with outbreak of FMD. This is just another example of the tremendous support he gives the charity.
For more details on the Prince’s Countryside Fund, including details of the companies supporting the scheme please visit http://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk
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Generous Support from NFU Mutual
Jul 26, 2010 - 01:36 PM
NFU Charitable Trust present Farming Help with a cheque for £75,000. Pictured right to left Mr Richard Percy, Vice Chairman NFU Mutual; Revd Sarah Brown, Executive Director FCN; Georgina Lamb and Sally Conner, Field Offiers for RABI; Ian Bell, Director ARC Addington Fund.
The successful Great Yorkshire Show became the location for the 2010 Farming Help breakfast, kindly hosted by Mr Richard Percy, Vice Chairman of the NFU Mutual. Mr Percy used the opportunity to present Farming Help with a fantastic cheque for £75,000 donated by NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, which will be split equally between ARC Addington Fund, FCN and RABI.
We would like to thank NFU Mutual and the Charitable Trust for their continued generous support which enables the Farming Help charities to maintain delivery of help, both emotionally and financially, to farmers and their families experiencing difficult times.
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Gloucestershire NFU Countryside Day
Jul 16, 2010 - 02:35 PM
Ian Bell, Fund Director presents at the Gloucestershire NFU Countryside Day
Hosted by Nick Bomford at Guiting Power, the Gloucesershire NFU Countryside Day brought together representatives from the police, fire service, animal health, trading standards, wilfdlife trusts, Natural England and several other organisations, to see a working farm that embraces a very wide range of environmental schemes, and to talk about the present day economics of agriculture.
The Gloucesetershire Constabulary used the event to launch a new initiative to takle rural and enviromental crime.
Ian Bell used the occasion to raise awreness of ‘Farming Help’ and stressed that anyone contacting the helpline would be treated in a very confidential and considerate manner.
Our thanks to John Tingey, Chairman of Gloucestershire NFU for his kind invitation to attend a very rewarding day.
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Trustee Short-listed for Prestigious Award
Jul 05, 2010 - 09:34 AM
ARC-Addington Fund Trustee, Alastair Brooks, has made the final three in the Farmers Weekly Awards Farm Manager of the Year category. Mr Brooks, who manages farming operations on the Waddesdon estate crops 450ha of arable with 280ha of grassland, as well as a further 160ha which is contract-farmed. He leads a team of six and has conducted a complete reorganisation of the business.
The winner will be announced at The Farmers Weekly Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London on Thursday 7th October 2010.
For more details on the awards please visit: http://www.fwi.co.uk/awards-website/awards-home/
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All Roads Lead to Ragley Hall Game Fair
Jul 01, 2010 - 01:16 PM
This year’s CLA Game Fair is to be held at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire. Strutt & Parker are again very kindly hosting the ARC-Addington Fund for this major three day event. Located on stand P1363, adjacent to the Game Fair theatre, we will be delighted to see you at any time throughout the show.
On the Sunday morning, Rev Dr Gordon Gatward, a Trustee of the ARC-Addington Fund, will lead the Game Fair Service, assisted by the Rector of Alcester. You are very welcome to join us for the service at 8.30am, after which we will retire to the Strutt & Parker stand for breakfast!
We are extremely grateful for the support of Strutt & Parker. For the second year running they have organised a Game Fair Raffle to raise funds for the ARC-Addington Fund. Tickets are available at £1 each before the event and on the first day up until the draw is made at 6.30pm. Please call the office on 024 7669 0587 if you wish to purchase some tickets.
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Warwickshire Farmers Celebrate Milestone Anniversary
Jun 22, 2010 - 11:41 AM
NFU Branch Chairman and ARC Addington Fund Trustee Tom Bradley, with Caroline Spelman MP Defra Minister
More than 250 Warwickshire farmers and growers toasted 100 years of the county’s central NFU branch at a special centenary dinner. Lord Henry Plumb and his wife Lady Marjorie were in the members’ pavilion, at Stoneleigh Park, on Saturday (June 19) alongside Defra Minister Caroline Spelman to mark the landmark birthday with NFU members. More than £4,500 was raised for farming charity ARC Addington at the event, in Stareton Hall, following an auction and guests enjoyed a variety of regional food and drink to celebrate the occasion.
A century after its formation the Central Warwickshire NFU branch is still going strong and the industry has endured thanks to the work of the NFU and the resilience and hard work of county farmers and growers producing great produce to exceptionally high standards. Tom Bradley, branch chairman, who has been an NFU member for more than 60 years said he was honoured to be in the post for such a special occasion and able to celebrate it with other farmers and growers.
Mr Bradley, who farms at Hatton, said: “We had a tremendous turnout and I am very proud it has come around as it is a once in a lifetime event. “I’m pleased so many farmers were able to take the chance and celebrate it. “We have seen many advances over the decades including improved technology and advances in agriculture but we need to ensure the industry remains strong for the next 100 years. “Now we need to see the new Government come out and support farming and help turn it into a profitable industry as we can not rely on subsidies as the profitable part of farming. “If the Government helps to put the profit back this will help to stop food shortages because farmers will produce more and we will also be able to draw more young people into the industry. “One change will reap many significant achievements and encouraging young people to enter farming is vital as they are the next 100 years.”
Some of the descendants of the branch’s founding fathers were at the dinner and there was a display of Warwickshire farming memorabilia, NFU branch pictures and other agricultural items on show.
Defra Minister Caroline Spelman, Meriden MP, spoke during the dinner after she was introduced by Lord Plumb. She said: “Defra’s number one priority is to represent British food and farming and it is quite right that this should be our number one priority. “When our business plan is published you will see that there.”
Mrs Spelman said farming had faired better in the current economic climate than many others and she said this was testament to the industry’s strength. She said: “The coalition is keen to ensure that all food procured in the public sector is produced to assured British standards and we could save £400 million a year if all of the NHS Trusts did just that. “That is something we should be actively promoting across the NHS, it makes sense and is a great opportunity for British agriculture. “I think it is important to promote what we produce and the high standards to which you produce it. “We also aim to save farmers money by lifting the burden of red tape and will have the review but this needs to be industry led.”
Mrs Spelman also spoke about other issues including CAP reform, the Campaign for the Farmed Environment and plans for rural broadband.
Roger Campion, NFU Central Warwickshire group secretary, thanked Lord and Lady Plumb, the Secretary of State and farmers for supporting the event. He said: “This is a great celebration of Warwickshire farming and I am delighted you were able to come along. “It is my pleasure and privilege to thank the speakers and thank the members for their support of the branch’s 100th anniversary.”
Regional produce provided for the meal included turkey from Adlington Ltd, at Balsall Common; pork from Elvidge Farms Ltd, at Gilmorton, near Lutterworth; vegetables from DE and DM Drinkwater & Sons, at Chipping Camden and strawberries from Haygrove Ltd, at Redbank, Ledbury.
The highest bid during the auction was £850 for a visit to the Palace of Westminster with Lord Plumb.
Mr Bradley said he wanted to thank everyone who donated auction lots, all those who dug so generously for the charity and everyone else who contributed to the successful event.
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ARC-Addington Fund Heads to Worcestershire to Celebrate the Best of British Farming
Jun 07, 2010 - 10:27 AM
Farming charities, ARC-Addington Fund and Farm Crisis Network are organising a series of events in the Worcestershire region aimed at raising funds and awareness of their work.
A photographic exhibition, entitled ‘Food and Farming-An Urban Perspective’, is being staged in the Churches Pavilion for the duration of the Three Counties Show, Malvern 18th -20th June. Since the ARC Addington Fund was established as the churches’ response to the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in 2001, they have enjoyed the support of many urban dwellers and urban churches. The exhibition looks at farming and the countryside through the lens of London based Kevin Foord, more used to snapping models on the catwalk. Each image is accompanied by text from farmer’s son turned journalist Richard Benson, author of ‘The Farm- the story of a farming family’.
The 9th July sees Debbie and James Bakewell of Charlton Farm, Hartlebury, open their doors to stage a Charity Barn Dance with the theme ‘Best of British Farming’. Rhythm and Blues band ‘Rhythm Zoo’ will provide the entertainment, with hog roast and refreshments provided by local farmers. The event will have a licensed bar and all proceeds will be used within Worcestershire for farmers and their families encountering difficult times. Tickets are available from the ARC Addington Fund office priced £10/adult and £5 per child.
The ARC-Addington Fund supports viable farming families as they encounter circumstances outside of their control, and providing appropriate housing for those needing to exit or retire from agriculture. In the last twelve months the charity have supported families affected by the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain, the flooding in and around Cockermouth and in several cases a unique set of circumstances that have beset a single family. Since Sir Don Curry launched our Strategic Rural Housing Scheme at Royal Smithfield in November 2002 the Fund has on average provided a home for a farming family every 57 days.
For more information please contact:
Laura Dickinson
Marketing and Events Manager
ARC Addington Fund
T: 02476 690587 M: 07702 815868 E:
http://www.arc-addingtonfund.org.uk
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Guernsey Heifer wins top spot for ARC Addington Fund
May 24, 2010 - 12:45 PM
Aber Showtime Dancer 5, affectionally known as ‘Claudia’ helping to promoting the work of ARC Addington Fund at Devon County Show.
The new girl in the show ring at this year’s Devon County Show is Claudia! A gorgeous long legged brunette, officially known as Aber Showtime Dancer 5.
Claudia is a 12 month old Guernsey heifer which has been generously donated buy Mr John Berry of Gloucestershire, former President of the English Guernsey Cattle Society, to the farming charity ARC-Addington Fund.
On her very first outing to Devon County Show, she took first place in her class. Claudia is cared for by Brian and Sheila Adams at their farm in Langport, Somerset. Brian and Shelia will show Claudia this year as a maiden heifer and next year in the in calf classes, before being auctioned to raise funds for the charity.
The ARC-Addington Fund exists to support farming families. The Trustees’ Discretionary Fund aims to help families enduring circumstances completely out of their control and the Strategic Rural Housing Scheme provides appropriate housing for farming people exiting the industry or wishing to retire.
“One of the best ways to support the agricultural industry is to be part of it” said Ian Bell, Director of the Addington Fund. “We will have a presence in the Guernsey Cattle lines at the major livestock shows in the South West for the next two seasons.”
Our thanks go to our sponsors including Mole Valley Farmers for supplying feed.
Claudia will be in the ring at Bath and West Show, Royal Cornwall Show and the SW Dairy Show, so please do come along to meet her and talk to the ARC Addington Fund team.
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Yorkshire Big Breakfast proceeds assist hard-hit farming families
Apr 12, 2010 - 10:23 AM
Pictured at the 2010 Yorkshire Charity Big Farmhouse Breakfast cheque presentation are, from left, Steven Crabtree, of Bolton Abbey, chairman of REAL Food and Farming, ARC-Addington Fund director Ian Bell, Christine Clarkson, of Bondcroft Farm B&B, Embsay, Dave Jones, Barclays’ North of England agricultural manager, and host Christine Ryder.
Organisers of Yorkshire’s annual Charity Farmhouse Big Breakfast have handed over a total of £4,462 to the ARC-Addington Fund, a national aid organisation that helps maintain the economic and social fabric of UK farming communities.
The 2010 event was staged over three days in January at Scaife Hall Farm, Blubberhouses, hosted by on-farm accommodation providers Chris and Christine Ryder.
It was organised and run jointly by REAL Food and Farming, which promotes and supports the Yorkshire Dales uplands and the communities and businesses that depend on them, and local members of Farm Stay UK, Britain’s biggest network of farm-based accommodation providers.
A total of 164 farmhouse big breakfasts were served up, with Barclays Bank stepping in as main sponsor, coupled with support from local and regional suppliers and individuals.
The money raised goes towards ARC-Addington Fund’s Strategic Rural Housing Scheme, which provides housing for farmers and their families who have to leave their farms for a variety of reasons.
Fund director Ian Bell OBE said: “In the last 12 months, we have invested £1.2 million in Yorkshire alone in support of farming families – for example, people finding it difficult to cope following a fatal accident at one end of the spectrum, through to assisting retiring farm tenants who require help through our shared equity scheme.
“Fund-raising of this nature is absolutely fundamental to our needs us and we want to spread the message to other farming families across the UK who may be facing similar problems that we are here to help them through their difficulties.”
Meanwhile, Yorkshire Charity Big Breakfast organisers report that a venue has already been agreed for the 2011 fund-raiser – St George’s Court B&B, Old Home Farm, High Grantley, Ripon, to be hosted by Will and Lindsey Hitchen.
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Farmhouse Breakfast Week
Jan 29, 2010 - 12:45 PM
Once again ARC-Addington and RABI teamed up to cook over 200 breakfasts at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on the Monday of British Breakfast week. The event was fantastically supported and both charities would like to thank the hard working volunteers who cooked and served the breakfasts, the Jersey Cattle Society for use of their Pavilion, everyone who ordered breakfasts or take away baps, the generous suppliers for donating the excellent food and Barclays for match funding the event. £2476 was raised which will be split between the two farming charities.
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Make a Will with Wright Hassall Solicitors and Support ARC-Addington
Jan 20, 2010 - 11:43 AM
Leamington Spa solicitors, Wright Hassall are proud to support ARC Addington Fund in their work and are pleased to confirm that they will make a donation of 10% of any fee received for the making of a will from any clients introduced by ARC Addington Fund. They recognise the vital work carried out by charities, schools, community projects, sports clubs, religious organisations and the arts and the positive effect they have on the local community.
If you would like to make your Will or to request a pack about making your will, please contact Sarah Spencer or Trudi Miller at Wright Hassall on 01926 884646 or 01926 884689 or email
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For more information or to download our Express Wills pack, please visit http://www.wrighthassall.co.uk/services/wtt_home.aspx
Types of Will Writing Services
Express Will Service
This service is designed for individuals or couples who want a straightforward will. Simply fill in a questionnaire and return it to us and we will draft your will and send it to you for signing. We will also keep your will for you free of charge and provide you with a copy for your records.
Costs: single will £50 plus VAT (£58.75) and for a pair of wills £75 plus VAT (£88.13).
Standard Will Drafting Service
This service is for clients who prefer to meet with a solicitor to discuss your requirements and the issues, take details and produce a draft will for approval. Any amendments can then be made and a meeting arranged to sign the original. We will also keep your will for you free of charge and provide you with a copy for your records.
Costs: single will £135 plus VAT (£158.63) and for a pair of wills £180 plus VAT (£211.50)
Estate and Tax Planning Will Service
This service is appropriate for clients who want to review their affairs and look at ways of protecting their estate from Inheritance Tax, preserving assets from long term care fees assessment, bankruptcy, creating trusts for the benefit of children with learning difficulties, death in service and pension death benefit planning. This involves meeting with a solicitor to discuss the issues and advice on how to structure your affairs and draft your will to protect your assets and beneficiaries.
Costs will vary depending on the level of work required and complexity of the will. Estimates are available on request.
To ensure that the donation is made, please quote ARC Addington Fund.
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Warwickshire County NFU invests in ARC-Addington Fund
Jan 13, 2010 - 01:53 PM
During the Warwickshire County NFU AGM, the Chairman, Paul Rice, and James Walton, County Treasurer, presented Fund Director Ian Bell with a cheque for £8,000. Instead of letting this money sit in a building society account, the funds will be invested in a property purchased by through the ARC-Addington Fund Strategic Rural Housing Scheme, to provide a home for a farming family. In return the County Branch will receive a proportion of the rental income and enjoy a share in any capital apprecition of the property concerned
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Flood Debris Recovery Grant Scheme of up to £6,800 available
Jan 12, 2010 - 03:56 PM
The North West Rural Development Agency have opened a Farm Flood Debris Recovery Grant Scheme for farm holdings directly affected by the flood waters of 18th - 20 November 2009. The deadline for applications is 31st January 2010. Please follow this link for more details and to download an application form. http://www.nwda.co.uk/areas-of-work/working-with-communities/rdpe.aspx
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Cumbrian Farmers affected by floods
Dec 03, 2009 - 02:51 PM
Cumbrian farmers who have suffered a financial loss due to the recent flooding and are experiencing hardship may be eligible for financial help from our Trustees Discretionary Fund.
Please go to our ‘how we can help’ page and look at Trustees Discretionary Fund find out more details of this scheme and how it may be able to help you.
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Warwickshire Farmhouse Breakfast Diary Date
Nov 30, 2009 - 03:04 PM
The Jersey Cattle Society is once again allowing Jersey House to be the venue for the Warwickshire Farmhouse Breakfast on Monday 25th January 2010. You can collect your breakfast butties between 8-10am, or come and sit down with us from 10.00am. Last serving 12.15pm. All monies raised will be shared between RABI and ARC-Addington Fund. More details will appear nearer the occasion.
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Cornwall Farm Business Awards Dinner
Nov 30, 2009 - 03:03 PM
Tickets are now on sale for the WMN Cornwall Farm Business Awards Dinner to be held at The Pavilion Centre, Royal Cornwall Showground, on Friday 26th February 2010. There has been a terrific uptake of tables already, so please book your tickets, £30 per head, as soon as possible. (024 7669 0587)
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Netherseal YFC show their support
Nov 30, 2009 - 03:03 PM
Members of Netherseal Young Farmers Club presented Ian Bell with a cheque for £3,446.98 at their 52nd Annual Dinner and Dance and Presentation on Friday 27th November at The Tower Suite, Drayton Manor Park. The Club has worked very hard over the last twelve months to raise this fantastic amount of money.
After the dinner and presentations, everybody joined in a game of ‘stand up bingo’, eventually won by incoming Chairman, Mr Matt Hancock, who very generously donated his £100 prize to the ARC-Addington Fund.
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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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Advent Carol Service
Nov 10, 2009 - 03:59 PM
The Fund is holding an Advent Carol Service on Thursday 3rd December at St Edith’s Church, Monks Kirby, near Rugby, CV23 0QX. Light refreshments will be available from 7pm followed by a Service led by Rev Barbara Clutton, Chaplain to Rugby Farmers Market, with an address by the Bishop of Warwick, the Rt Rev John Stroyan. Please come and show your support for our farming community.
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Farmhouse Breakfast Week 2010
Nov 04, 2009 - 01:20 PM
A BIG Farmhouse Breakfast week event, using the very best of Yorkshire produce, will take place at Scaife Hall Farm, Blubberhouses (Kindly hosted by Chris and Christine Ryder) on Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 January 2010. Sittings at 10.30 - 12.30 and 1.30 - 3.30 each day.Tickets are on sale now at £15 and all profits from the event will be donated to The ARC Addington Fund
We are very grateful to our sponsors at Barclays Bank
How to book: Please ring Christine on 01943 880354 to check availability for your preferred sitting. Once reserved please send a cheque payable to Real Food and Farming Ltd for £15 per ticket. Your tickets and travel directions will be mailed out to you and we will look forward to seeing you in January.
http://www.realfoodandfarming.co.uk
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Redmire PCC Harvest Supper
Oct 13, 2009 - 02:38 PM
The countryside around the village of Redmire, in the Yorkshire Dales, is breathtakingly beautiful. Situated in a very rural location, Remire is not immune to the vagaries of agricultural economics, and as with most of our villages there are fewer farmers and farmsteads have re-located out of the centre - although cows do walk up and down the village on a daily basis! Farming is still important and many families are dependent on the wider agricultural industry with many villagers employed at the creamery in nearby Hawes.
Redmire PCC, for the second year running allowed ARC-Addington Fund to benefit from their Harvest Supper and sale of produce. Ian Bell, Fund Director, enjoyed the fantastic hospitality of a packed village hall on Monday evening and had the opportunity to explain in more detail the work of the Fund and in particular the current heavy demands on the Fund in all parts of Yorkshire.
Although counting is not yet complete, the Fund is already benefiting by £600. A huge thank you for all the hard work of the organisers and the generosity of all who attended.
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Harvest Festival at St Cuthbert’s, Oborne
Oct 12, 2009 - 11:23 AM
Following the Harvest Festival at St Cuthbert’s, Oborne, everyone retired to the village hall. After a short update on the work of ARC-Addington Fund came a fantastic supper. Master auctioneer, Canon Henry Pearson, then proceeded to auction the harvest produce which raised £176 for the Fund. Thank you to everyone who gave their support and the organisers for all their hard work.
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Sunshine brings out the crowds at Masham Sheep Fair
Sep 30, 2009 - 03:39 PM
Masham market place was more like the Mediterranean than North Yorkshire as people poured into the Masham Sheep Fair. Sheep judging, Morris dancing, the Northallerton Silver Band, bell ringing, sheep races and geese herding made this a very special and entertaining weekend. Our thanks to Richard Savory and his Sheep Show, and the Black Sheep Brewery for helping us run a raffle that raised £188.00.
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Dairy industry shows support
Sep 30, 2009 - 03:27 PM
Thank you to all those who supported the Fund during the Dairy Event. A raffle during the Dairy UK Dinner raised £1147 and US$ 20 - we accept any currency!
An exit collection on both nights of the event raised a further £1,860, making a total of over £3,000. Our special thanks to Laura Dickinson from RABDF for all her co-operation and support
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Breakfast at Westmorland Show
Sep 17, 2009 - 09:31 AM
Ian Bell OBE, Director of ARC-Addington Fund with Andy Newbold, owner of Killington Marquees.
The ARC-Addington Fund enjoyed a presence at Westmorland Show, offering bacon butties to visitors to the Killington Marquee. This was a new joint venture between the Fund and Killington Marquee Hire and was enjoyed by all. It looks at though this will be an annual event.
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Society Cards Christmas Catalogue
Sep 01, 2009 - 11:14 AM
The Christmas 2009 catalogue from Society Cards is now available from their website http://www.societycards.co.uk/
The ARC-Addington Fund receives a generous proportion of the sales proceeds of these cards and is very grateful to Society Cards for being nominated as a beneficary. The cards are a fine collection of country art and any support you can give will benefit us and six other rural charities.
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NFU Mutual Charitable Trust makes emergency donation to help farmers hit by dairy collapse
Jun 23, 2009 - 04:48 PM
NFU Mutual Charitable Trust has made a £50,000 donation to the ARC-Addington Fund to help farmers affected by the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain.
“The problems at Dairy Farmers of Britain have not only left hundreds of farmers in dire financial straits and in need of immediate help but are also having a knock-on effect on the whole livestock industry,” said Sir Don Curry, Chairman of NFU Mutual Charitable Trust.
“We hope this aid will help tide over badly-hit farming families and their employees until they can make alternative arrangements to supply their milk to other dairies.”
Launched in 1998, the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust supports exclusively charitable causes in the areas of agriculture, rural development and insurance in the UK. It is entirely funded by NFU Mutual.
The ARC-Addington Fund is one of the Farming Help group of charities and helps maintain the economic and social fabric of the farming community.
“This donation will help us to provide immediate assistance to families whose livelihoods are being threatened by the Dairy Farmers of Britain problems – we’re very pleased that the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust was able to respond to this crisis so quickly,” said Ian Bell OBE, ARC-Addington’s Director.
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Dairy Farmers of Britain
Jun 22, 2009 - 03:43 PM
Additional information is added at the end of this article - please read to the end for updates.
Dairy Farmers of Britain went into receivership on June 3rd 2009. Members will not receive any payment for the £19.4m worth of milk they supplied in May and the first few days of June. Members have also lost £63.6m worth of capital investment. Many producers cannot find an alternative buyer for their milk (190 farms on 16th June). These are the smaller and more isolated farms; at the moment the only outlet for their milk is to sell it to the receiver for 10p per litre, way below the cost of production.
Immediate help is available from the ARC-Addington Fund’s Trustees’ Discretionary Fund. Cash grants are available to meet critical expenses. It is a very worrying time with the impact of losing May’s milk cheque and the current low milk price. We cannot compensate for the scale of the losses, but we want to try and help farmers to maintain trading relationships with their suppliers and, in particular, avert any problems that make it harder for them to care for their animals. TDF Application Form
Looking forward, there will be some hard decisions to make about the future. We know that one element of any decision making process involving leaving a farm is ‘where will we live?’ The ARC-Addington Fund’s Strategic Rural Housing Scheme is in place to help families who find themselves in this situation. SRHS Guidelines SRHS Application Form.
Help and Information on DFoB
The Farming Help charities comprise the ARC-Addington Fund, Farm Crisis Network which provides pastoral care and practical help and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution which provides financial help towards domestic expenses.
Information on DFoB can be found on the website of the receivers and managers PricewaterhouseCoopers http://www.pwc.co.uk/dfob
The NFU website has a question and answer section on http://www.nfuonline.com
Support for Holstein UK members
Jun 24, 2009
Milk producers affected by the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain who milk record with CIS or register with Holstein UK are urged to talk to Jacky Palmer on 01923 695284 to discuss payment schedules to allow members to continue to access services.
Milk Link offers new home for remaining Dairy Farmers of Britain milk
Jun 26, 2009
The receivers of Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFB), the milk cooperative that went into receivership on 3 June 2009, have reached an agreement with Milk Link who will provide a contract with a three-month notice period for the remaining DFB farmer members. This option applies to the 143 members still with the co-operative and those that sign up will receive, in the first instance, over 18ppl for an industry standard litre. These farmers are principally based in the North East and North Yorkshire, Cumbria and Lancashire, south of Manchester and a smaller number in South Wales.
Information for Dairy Farmers in Yorkshire
July 20, 2009
Following the recent collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain, Yorkshire Forward, the region’s development agency, has made funding available to provide information and support to the dairy sector. The events are free and open to all; however priority will be given to ex Dairy Farmers of Britain members. The events offer you the chance to learn more about what support is available to develop your business, and will take place across the region on:
• Tuesday 28th July – Rendezvous Hotel, Skipton, BD23 2TA
• Wednesday 29th July – The Golden Fleece Hotel, Thirsk, YO7 1LL
• Thursday 30th July – Tankersley Manor Hotel, Tankersley, S75 3DG
Each event will include a 1 hour dairy briefing/update that you can attend, with presentations and information on issues such as resource efficiency/diversification grants, dairy training, the events will also have clinic style sessions offering you the chance for a 1:1 meeting with a specialist agricultural consultant. These briefings will start at 10.30am and be repeated in the afternoon at 2.30pm, if you wish to attend please call Enid on 01904 451550.
Dairyco
July 20, 2009
Dairyco are looking to hold further what if workshops in the region and want to know if there would be any demand from the regions dairy farmers. A Dairyco what if? workshop allows you to examine the impact of change on your business, be it financial, feeding strategy, herd or production system. It basically allows you to explore new ways forward before actually making the commitment. The workshops do require preparation time beforehand and 3 dedicated days off but other participants have felt this to be a very worthwhile exercise. If you would be interested in attending a workshop then please make contact with Judith Stafford from Dairyco on 01335 390023.
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OBE for Fund Director
Jun 16, 2009 - 02:36 PM
Ian Bell, the ARC-Addington Fund’s Director, was awarded the OBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to farming families.
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Highgrove
Jun 02, 2009 - 11:28 AM
On May 11th HRH The Prince of Wales welcomed the ARC-Addington Fund and Gloucestershire Farming Friends to Highgrove, where they were treated to a tour of the garden, lunch and a farm tour. The occasion was to thank those who helped with the work of the Fund through the difficult times of 2007.
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WMN Cornwall Farm Business Awards
Jun 02, 2009 - 11:21 AM
Western Morning News, CLA, Coodes and BBC Cornwall have created a unique partnership to celebrate the important role of farmers and food suppliers, and their contribution to the economy of Cornwall. The WMN Cornwall Farm Business Awards will recognise individual excellence within Cornwall’s farming and food industry and highlight the need to support Cornish farmers and food producers. In addition the aim is to raise funds for the ARC-Addington Fund and promote their work to support Cornish farming families.
Western Morning News readers will have their own opportunity to vote for their favourite Cornish food product.
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