Lawrence Weston Community Farm opening

Lord-Lieutenant, Mrs Peaches Golding OBE, officially opened the new office block at the Lawrence Weston Community Farm.  The occasion was attended by a crowd of local residents and friends of the farm.  ’Lawrence Weston Community Farm provides the perfect location for local people to learn more about the lives of farm animals and how to grow edible plants.  It has magical places for young people to build dens, climb tree stumps, swing around or just relax,’ explains Peaches.  A former volunteer at the Community Farm, Peaches was accompanied on her visit by Robin Hicks, Trustee and Farm Advisor for the Lawrence Weston Community Farm.  She was introduced to the new piglets, saw the chickens and goats and noticed what a bumper crop of fruit was ripening on the fruit trees.  Along the way, she was able to meet many local people for whom the Community Farm provides a place to learn new skills or to de-stress.  She officially opened the new office block which replaces the one damaged by arson last year.  (Photo by Bob Pitchford).