CRT Village Show

Explore the CRT Village Showground!

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We had to cancel all CRT farm open days due to lockdown, but we still wanted to find a different way to bring new and existing CRT Friends together and raise money for the charity!

Support us by donating what you'd normally pay at a CRT Village Show:

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At this time of year, our staff, farmers and volunteers would be on the road to see you in person at Farm Open Days and shows across the country. But lockdown has changed that this year.


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All the fun of the show, from the safety of your home!

Discover & Learn


Online and at home activities to keep you and the children entertained and learning about the farming and nature! 

Education Manager Gerry Turner has been busy created these fun filled, curriculum-linked learning topics straight from the CRT classroom.  

We normally suggest a £1 contribution for our educational activities at events

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Farmer Facts

Our farmers are excellent! They have picked up their phones to show us their farms! 

These farmer diaries give you an insight into what a variety of different farmers get up to on a daily basis.

Lark Rise Farm Show Week
29th June - 5th July

Pierrepont Farm Show Week
13th July - 18th July

Mayfields Farm Show Week
3rd August - 9th August

Wonderful Wildlife

Dr Vince Lea, Head of Wildlife Monitoring has been keeping a diary of his lockdown sightings. Read this blog to find out what he has seen! 

Blackbirds, lapwing, water voles, butterfly, and so much more! 

Money raised by this campaign will go towards projects increasing the diversity of wildlife on our properties

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We also have some wonderful wildlife activities including interactive puzzles in our discover and learn tent!

Competition Time

Get involved with the many competitions that are running over the 10 weeks of the CRT Village Show! 

We normally suggest a £5 per entry for our competitions 
This donation is not compulsory, but remember we're a charity! 

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Wild Photography

15th - 20th June 

Pet Pawtraits 

6th - 11th July 

Rate my plate 

20th - 25th July

Grow it at home 

10th - 15th August

How much money the CRT Village Show has raised so far?

Growing money - fundraising

We still need to raise awareness and raise funds to continue our vital work, but we also want to continue to bring people together and provide sparks of joy and happiness through the CRT Village Show.

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Support Rural Business

 

CRT supports rural communities and businesses by restoring old and disused farming properties into centres of sustainable business. 

These artisan businesses would normally be selling their beautiful items at shows across the country. This year, we are supporting these businesses by promoting them online at our CRT Village Show

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Our farmers are excellent!

Not only are they 'ploughing on' during these unprecedented times, many of our farmers have picked up their phones to show us their farms! 

Take a look through the CRT youtube 'Farmer's Diaries' playlist



These videos are updated throughout the week so be sure to check in regularly or follow us on social media!

Take a tractor tour of Lark Rise Farm: https://tinyurl.com/yc6bwan2

What machinery does Farmer Tim Scott use to cultivate, seed, roll and then harvest his crops on Lark Rise Farm? https://tinyurl.com/y6wak93g

Pierrepont Farm has a robotic dairy machine that milks the free-range cows whenever they choose! The robots work 24/7, 365 days a year. Have a tour: https://tinyurl.com/y8x2bmc9

Click on the top-right icon to open the list of videos to watch! 


Farmer profiles

These are the farmers you are most likely to see in our Farmer Diaries. Some of our other farmers may make guest appearances too!

Tim Scott and Ivy

Tim Scott 

Tim is an arable farmer on Lark Rise Farm in Cambridgeshire. He is also a Spray Application expert and Herbicide Specialist courtesy of Syngenta Crop Protection. Tim’s habitat creation and conservation management won him an award for the highest density of grey partridge at the Redlist Revival ‘Life on Lands’ Awards.

29th June - 5th July

Mike and Bev Clear  

Mike and Bev farm a incredible Jersey dairy herd on Pierrepont Farm in the heart of Surrey. It is from the farm we run the calf sponsorship program. With a very interesting farm of 'free-range' cows and milking robots, their videos are worth a watch. Their daughter Zoe Clear also works on the farm and often takes the rosette-winning heifers to shows across the country. 

13th July- 18th July

Gareth and Madeleine Boaz

Sarah Jenkins, Education Officer, Mayfields Farm

Gareth and Madeleine Boaz  

Hereford beef cattle and lamb farmers on Turnastone Court Farm in the beautiful 'Golden Valley' in Herefordshire. Gareth gave us lots of updates of cure newborns during the lambing season and very happy in the spring. 

Sarah Jenkins

Farmer and Education Officer Sarah has an array of animals on her farm from the fluffy Bantam chickens and a mix of different sheep at Mayfields Farm. Sarah is also an award winning sheepdog instructor and trainer and teaches on her property in Norfolk. For the CRT Education programme she has recently installed a huge veg patch.

3rd August - 9th August 

We're a charity - support us by donating what you'd normally pay at a CRT Village Show!