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An Interesting History... Our new farm occupies the site of RAF The Benefit of Concrete..
Thank you so much to everyone who Swannington, which was a Second World War
donated towards the purchase of much
needed extra land and facilities for our airfield, operational from 1944 to
rescued animals. The Square Yards of
land that were kindly contributed will 1947. The photo (left) shows a
provide a permanent home for many of
the animals in our care, and enable us Mosquito fighter-bomber from
to continue helping others in need.
This has been an amazing opportunity 157 squadron at its dispersal next
to help ensure the future of our
rescued animals and to offer hope to to St. Peter’s Church, which is
those that join us in the years to
come... surrounded by our land. The Above, concrete in place and, below, how it looked before
church dates back to the 11th
century and contains re-used
Roman building material. There
are lots of concrete roads and
areas which were once the taxi ways and
aprons of the airfield.
These will be a huge We have been able to greatly extend the
benefit to us. (See right)
concrete area on another Hillside farm,
Above, a service of remembrance at St Peter’s Church
was very poignant and included a fly-past and poppy drop. where we winter many of our rescued
horses. We had previously made our large
corral into a concrete pad and this year,
thanks to a kind donor, we have been able
to extend this all the way to our feed barn
and stables. We hope in future years to
extend further if funds permit.
The concrete has many benefits; Farm
vehicles suffer less wear and tear operating
on a concrete surface, while running horses
along it, will help to keep their feet trim and
it is easier to spot if any need veterinary
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