A few days ago, after what we think was a tricky birth, our final Jacob lamb was born. It is a female which is wonderful because she will join our group of ageing ewes. However, we are a bit concerned she may have some issues with eyesight, and is quite frail. It’s hard to see…
One of our more ‘mature’ ewes has produced a beautiful pair of Jacob twins, who are bouncing around in the sunshine today.
Our first lamb of the year is born…
Following our second annual tree planting day in November, our trees seem to be holding up to the somewhat biblical amounts of water they are receiving. Thank you to all who made it for the day, which was a great success with a total of 43 trees planted! We only have 37 left to go…
We are holding our second tree planting day on November 23rd and would love our supporters to join us. We are running the event from 11am – 3pm with a hot lunch around the fire pit. We have been fortunate enough to be given funding from the International Tree Fund to plant an impressive array…
Last month we welcomed back the Smile project for our summer activity day. This was the third year running for this event and was the biggest one yet. We welcomed in lots of new faces, and as well as returning families. As usual the sun was shining and we all had a great time with…
After weeks of watching instructional videos on halter training sheep, one of our volunteers bravely tested out her knowledge on one of this years lambs. She commenced the training last week, demonstrating remarkable confidence and skill, so we expect the flock to be at her heel by the end of the summer!
This year we decided to make use of the elderflower trees we have dotted across the project by experimenting with some home-brew. So our Syrian ladies made some rather tasty elderflower cordial while Bethany kicked off 5 gallons of elderflower champagne. The cordial went down a treat and the champagne continues to brew…
We are pleased to announce 2 very significant donations for Manna. The first is towards our workshop building project which will provide a multi-purpose room giving us a place for shelter, meetings, 1:1 sessions, and indoor activities. Our funding target for this is £1,800 and the Wakeham Trust have very generously given us £900 towards…
We had a wonderful surprise this week from 2 of our volunteers who took it on themselves to spend their weekend making a fantastic gate for the entrance into the woods. Anyone who has visited the project will know the ramshackle makeshift ‘gate’ we have had to date which was to keep the deer from…