31 March 2012

Celebration and Tasting Day Invitation



COME AND HELP CELEBRATE OUR BIG DAY -  YOU ALL MADE IT HAPPEN FOR US


What – Celebration and Tasting Day

When - Sunday 15th April 2012

Where – Park Hill Farm, Hales. TF9 2QA

Time – 10.30 am – 1pm Charges – Free of Charge entry and tastings



WHAT’S HAPPENING


10.30 - Shop Opens – Fresh supplies will be in

11 – 12ish – Award Winning Beef - Recipe Tastings and chance to speak about how to cook your meat

12ish – We shall be raising a mug/glass to you all for voting for our special farm

Then a tour of the 11 baby piglets and lambs – feed the lambs if you wish



• Let’s hope for some nice weather!

• Look forward to seeing our friends and meeting new friends on the day.

• More information from the farm’s blog www.parkhillfarm.blogspot.com or Pat Pimlott’s FaceBook page or by telephone 01630 652178

Order you Tasty Beef or Succulent Pork for Easter

New supplies just arriving - so place your order for home delivery - this is free if local.

Make sure you have a lovely meal over Easter, and why not Shop Local from an Award Winning Farm!!!

See us at Market Drayton Farmers Market, Sunday 1stApril 10 - 2pm

Just to let you know that Sharon Fox-Bryne has arranged a great farmers market in Market Drayton tomorrow, and we shall, with another 30 stalls, be there.

See you if possible, as we are taking orders for Easter now.

27 March 2012

April 15th 2012 - Celebrations and Tasting Event

Come to our tasting and celebration event on April 15th.

There will be fresh supplies of beef and sausages, along with some lovely dishes to try.

Round it off with a drink and a toast to yourselves for making Park Hill Farm, the Award winning farm it is.

Times are

10.30 shop opens

11.00 start the tastings until 12ish when we will raise a mug or glass to you all.

Then a tour of the little piggies, and feed the lambs.

Let me know if you can come and do invite your friends to help the day go well.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Patsy and John

26 March 2012

Park Hill Farm: 11 Little Piggies Remain

Park Hill Farm: 11 Little Piggies Remain: It's been a harrowing few days, with Piggy No 13 having to go to the vets, and had to be put down, and piggy No 12 being in the kitchen, bef...

Park Hill Farm: Baby Piggies Born

Park Hill Farm: Baby Piggies Born: Last night, 13 baby piggies were born.  Photo to follow.

11 Little Piggies Remain

It's been a harrowing few days, with Piggy No 13 having to go to the vets, and had to be put down, and piggy No 12 being in the kitchen, before getting better, only to die the next day.

All 11 appear to be getting about OK, and we have left the lamp on them just in case it gets cold at nights.

On the 15th April we will be having an Tasting and Celebration Day, so they will be there!

See you all soon.

Latest News

The farm is looking lovely with  the sun, and so I have put together a photo slide show for you to see the farm in all seasons. Enjoy the link at the top of the page.

23 March 2012

10 March 2012

See all about the Awards here

Rural Oscars - results and a film
Winners of Rural Enterprise UK & Ireland Champions is Park Hill Farm, Hales, Market Drayton, Shropshire 01630 652178 www.parkhillfarm.co.uk
I thoroughly enjoyed the winners' reception of the Countryside Alliance Awards, nicknamed the "Rural Oscars", at Parliament yesterday. The terrace room of the House of Lords was packed with regional champions from across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, all celebrating their titles and keen to know if they were about to take the UK & Ireland Champion title too.

Countryside Alliance Chairman Kate Hoey MP announced the UK & Ireland Champions across five categories and our film crew was there to capture the action. You can watch a short film at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6BjSOsKlqs

Congratulations to everyone who has been involved in the 2011 Awards, you have helped to make them a true celebration of our countryside, with positive media coverage to match. The fact that we had two Defra representatives on hand to help present the prizes is a testament to how prestigious and important the Awards have become in their seven years of existence.

Defra Minister Richard Benyon MP said the day was "a great celebration of the best of British rural life. The winners of these awards have really made a difference to their local community either through boosting local businesses, protecting the natural environment or supporting a thriving rural community. It's been a privilege to share their success with them."

Mr Benyon and Lord Taylor of Holbeach were fulsome in their support and congratulations to our champions which is praise indeed. I am extremely proud to introduce to you the UK & Ireland Champions of 2011.

Barney White-Spunner
Executive Chairman

Thank you for Voting for Us

On Wednesday, at the House of Lords, all you kind words of support and praise were seriously taken into account.



Your comments about the "best beef ever" and "lovely to see rare breed pigs" etc, together with comments such as "lets us townies into their home", were all carefully looked at behind the scenes.



On Wednesday, the Countryside Alliance, UK and Ireland Award Winners for Enterprise went, thanks to you all, to PARK HILL FARM.



We can't believe it. Thank you.

3 March 2012

See us on the Alan Titchmarsh show on Thursday 8th March

John has received a call from ITV1, and we are going to London to chat to Alan Titchmarsh for his show. Not live thank goodness.

So new frock and shoes for Pat - a first for Pat to be in a dress!

Look out for us - we can't believe that Alan would want to meet with us!

Countryside Alliance Awards

We are proud to say that we have won the Midlands Regional Award for "Enterprise" within the Countryside Alliance Awards.

This means that the users of Park Hill Farm, whether buying meat, or using the educational facilities, have voted for us and put us forward for this award.

We shall visit the House of Lords for a Celebration with other winners.

We are on CLOUD NINE and cannot thank our customers enough for their kind words.

We will let you know how we get on!