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Workshops

If you're planning on getting involved in next year's Open Farm Sunday on the 1st June 2008, whether you've opened up before or are just thinking about it, then come along to one of our Open Farm Sunday workshops. You'll be able to meet with other farmers who've done it before and learn from their experiences, as well as get some great ideas on a whole range of topics.

1.45pm Arrive

2.00pm Open Farm Sunday farm Walk covering top tips and guidance -

- Feedback and lessons learnt from 2007

- Generating interest and publicity

- Avoiding jargon, handling tricky questions and awkward visitors

- Activities – making it memorable and introducing the wow factor

- Crowd control, trailer ride vs walk and displays

- Making it safe - H&S, insurance, bio-security, toilets and hand washing.

- Car parking, charging; first aid, disabled visitors, wet weather plan

- Resource pack - hosts polo shirt, posters, flyers, roadside notice boards, arrows, and lots more!

4.20pm Tea and cake

4.30pm Finish

Venues

5^th March 08 - Cinderbarrow Farm, Levens (Coates), Kendal, Cumbria

6^th March 08 - Greenwell Farm, Towlaw, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

12^th March 08 - Hall Farm, Stainton-Le-Vale, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire

13^th March 08 - Whirlow Hall Farm, Whirlow Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

18^th March 08 - JSR, Southburn, Driffield, East Yorkshire

19^th March 08 - Claremont Farm, Clatterbridge, Wirral, Merseyside

20^th March 08 - Longlands, Whitbourne, Herefordshire

31^st March 08 - The Allerton Project, Loddington, East Norton, Leicestershire

2^nd April 08 - Walk Farm, Witham Friary, Frome, Somerset

3^rd April 08 - Town Barton, Sandford, Crediton, Devon

7^th April 08 - Woottons Cottage Farm, Croxden, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire

10^th April 08 - Crichton Royal Farm, Glencaple Road, Dumfries

11^th April 08 - Tarrylaw, Balbeggie, Perthshire

14^th April 08 - Press Mains, Coldingham, Berwickshire

16^th April 08 - Hampden Bottom Farm, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire

17^th April 08 - Lower Farm, Troston, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

22^nd April 08 - Gelli Aur College Farm, Gelli Aur, Carmarthen

23^rd April 08 - Hafod y Llan, Canolfan Deilan Las, Craflwyn, Beddgelert, Caernarfon, Gwynedd

25^th April 08 - Chaites Farm, Bolney, Haywards Heath, West Sussex

1^st May 08 - Bradfords Farm, Benham Estate, Newbury, Berkshire

8th May 08 - Blaen-y-Cwm, Dolau, Llandrindod Wells, Powys

Booking

If you would like to attend one of these events please telephone LEAF on 02476 413911 or email carol.cartwright@leafuk.org