The Farmers Mart Apr-May 2019 - Issue 62 | Page 57

SWITHENS FARM 57 • APR/MAY 2019 Hedging + Cultivation Work Grass Drilling Foraging Grass + Maize Rear Discharge Muck Spreaders Round + Square Baling & Wrapping Dribble Bar Unbillical + Tankers + Bobcat Loading Shovels + Spreaders + Trailer Hire Proud to be associated with Angela and Ian Broadhead and wish them luck for the future Copley Spring Farm, East Bierley, Bradford [email protected] Mobile: [phone] perience of seeing new young stock. It’s all about making memories here at Swithens. We have lots of special events, we celebrate all the main days like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and we work with adults with learning difficulties providing work experience and also take on Askham Bryan College stu- dents.’ Sam was adamant when talking with the council over the petting side that one thing had to be allowed come what may. ‘I said if they wouldn’t let us allow the public to have direct contact with the animals, I would shut it down. We pro- vide a fabulous learning environment and contact is a vital part of the experience, probably the most important of all. It’s www.walterdawson.co.uk ‘ We now structure lambing, calving and farrowing around the school holidays to provide families with that really lovely experience of seeing new young stock ’ that that provides the memories by touch- ing, stroking and feeling they understand better what animals are like and it makes people more aware and less frightened, as well as being very therapeutic. We get some who have never seen a cow before, and they are in awe. Kids and adults can often be seen just standing in wonder and amazement. That makes our job very real and it’s such a great thing to see people enjoying learning and touching the animals.’ ‘We’re building up our school visits and children’s parties around the animals are proving increasingly popular. We’ve also added a soft play area and an outdoor play- ground with little quad bikes. We’re adding to our family experience all the time and the café has benefitted too. Visitors are now our main business with the livery second and then the café. The farm is now geared to the farm attraction and dad and John (Ernie) do such a good job that most people visiting never see, by looking after all of the stock.’ Accounting and tax solutions for agriculture SELBY LIVESTOCK AUCTION MART LTD York House, Market Place, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5AT “YORKSHIRE’S FRIENDLY LIVESTOCK MART” T: 01274 722354 | E: [email protected] Proud to be associated with Angela and Ian of Swithens Farm Bradford | Dewsbury | Huddersfield | Leeds | Leyburn | Northallerton Weekly Sales of Fatstock - Wednesdays Pigs 9am - Sheep 9.45am - Cattle & Cows 10.30am Store Stock - Saturdays Pigs 9.15am - Sheep 9.45am - Cattle 10.45am On alternate Saturdays Fur, Feathers & Miscellaneous items at 9:30am Entries taken on the day and from 9am to 4pm on Friday prior to sale Pleased to be associated with Angela & Ian Broadhead of Swithens Farm & wish them continued success Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.selbymart.co.uk Auctioneer Richard Haigh 0776 8594535