From Coop To Classroom

Published February 22, 2022

A long-standing tenant of Brakenhurst Farm on the Needwood Estate in Staffordshire is bringing the coop to the classroom with a unique lending service called Hens For Hire. Aimed at providing children and young people with hands-on experience of hen-keeping and incubator hatching, this award-winning service is available to schools and care homes as well […]

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Beagles About!

Published June 15, 2021

A tenant at Coulters Hill Cottage on the Needwood estate in Staffordshire has been providing a valuable national service for the past nine years. Beagle Welfare is a registered charity managed by volunteers which cares for, rehabilitates and re-homes pedigree beagles with deserving owners nationwide. No fewer than 2,163 beagles have been successfully re-homed by […]

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