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Farmers unite to help others in flood-hit areas


WOTTON farmers are ral- lying to help their counter- parts in the flood-devastated Somerset Levels. Farmers in Gloucestershire


are sending hay, straw and si- lage to livestock farmers who are running out of feed. Cattle on the Levels would usually be grazing on fields which are nowunder water. Ian Pullen, who runs a tree management firm out of Bradley Farm, floated the idea of sending a truckload of supplies on Facebook and was thrilled with the positive response from the commu- nity. The Wotton-under-Edge


farmer is sending twenty large round bales of hay – valued at around £300 – plus some silage to help those whose farms and feed are currently knee-deep in water. “We had more thanweneed-


ed this year and I could ei- ther let it sit and waste or let someone else use it,” Mr Pul- len said. And fellow farmers joined in, with Mr Pullen’s neighbour offering twenty huge bales of strawand Anne Hardy from Nympsfield do- nating ten bags of silage. What started out as one truckload looks set to fill two, with Wotton driver Stewart


Owen offering up his lorry, time and petrol costs for the 100-mile journey free. The donations are destined for an auctioneers near Bridgwater which has become the central co-ordination point for deliv- eries from across the country. Mr Pullen is hoping to send


the first load to Sedgemoor market by the weekend, with another going next week. To donate agricultural sup-


plies, contact Mr Pullen on 07973 257970. Financial dona- tions can be directed to the Somerset Community Foun- dation at www.somersetcf. org.uk


The Robbins family, (l-r) Lauren, 13, Charlie, five and Beth, 10, wore red to raise money for the British Heart Foundation (3792217)


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Charity campaign has red-dy helpers


INSPIRED by a family’s campaign to raise money for heart disease, pupils from Chalford Hill Pri- mary School “ramped up the red” recently. Pupil Charlie Rob-


bins, five, was born with critical aortic stenosis, a heart condition which prevented a steady flow of oxygenated blood from being pumped around his body. Bythe age of one he had already had open heart surgery three times. To raise money for the British Heart Founda- tion, his mum Claire asked the school to have a “dress in red” day. Richmond Village in Painswick also took part with staff and residents donating £1 to wear red and enter a raffle draw.


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