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Following the success of the Smile Project visiting Manna the Bournemouth Echo have published a half page spread all about the day, thanks to photographer Ruth Argles who submitted an excellent report and photo. To have such early publicity is amazing and we are really grateful to all involved in making this happen.  

We have been busy this week with learning how to create a ‘living hedge’. 3 years ago we planted a number of willow whips which grew into willow trees. And these have been transformed into a willow hedge thanks to some very energetic help from one of our volunteers.

Manna hosted a family day out for members of the Smile Project on August 23rd and great fun was had by all. We welcomed the families onto the project with feeding time at the zoo, thanks to a flock of hungry sheep. The families then went on to enjoy a day of planned activities including…

We are running an event later in the summer for a Bournemouth based charity called Faithworks Wessex, who run a project for lone parent families in Kinson and West Howe. We are welcoming up to 10 families for the day and have a host of activities planned, including bushcraft skills and a barbeque lunch cooked…

Our other ewe Leah finally gave birth to twins at 3am on April 21st. So our flock has doubled twice, starting with 2 in the first year, to 4 last year, and now to 8.

One of our ewes finally gave way and bought 2 beautiful lambs into the world at 11pm. What ensued for the next 3 hours could only be described as a mucky mess involving all manner of sheeply bodily fluids! Bethany being of a rather fragile disposition when it comes to gore, found herself frantically milking…

 So this morning while working with a client who is not very steady on her feet we had to make a frantic exit as a swarm of bees came over our heads. Once in the safe confines of a car I realised the swarm was most likely from our hive which was not good news.…

We penned the ewes up 3 weeks ago in expectation for an imminent birthing to follow. And yet nothing has appeared, other than 2 rapidly expanding tummies. Below is a picture of surely the fattest sheep in Hampshire, who can hardly walk. When oh when will she pop?

If you take a wander through our woodland you will stumble upon early signs of spring, with snowdrops in full bloom and tiny daffodils ready to burst forth. But the really exciting news is that our friendly borrowed ram Artie seems to have had success with our 2 ewes. They are due to give birth…