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Centenary celebration is worth the wait for Suffolk farmers
t was a centenary celebration 101 years in the making: NFU mem- bers and staff headed to the Eu- ston Estate to mark the centenary of the country branch – one year later than expected. Covid meant some changes from the original plans, with social distancing in place throughout and masks required for the tractor and trailer tour of the farm. But for many it was the fi rst chance to get together since the fi rst lockdown in March last year. NFU Suffolk county chair Glenn
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Buckingham said: “It’s fantastic that we have fi nally been able to celebrate our centenary at such a wonderful ven- ue. It was defi nitely worth the wait. “The centenary is an occasion to look
back on everything that NFU Suffolk has achieved and to thank past mem- bers and staff for all they have done on behalf of Suffolk agriculture.” Mr Buckingham said it was also an opportunity to look forward to the chal- lenges and opportunities ahead – in- cluding climate change and new agri- cultural policies, as well as producing food for a growing population while en- hancing the environment.
Highlighting the efforts of NHS staff during the pandemic, Mr Buck- ingham said: “Suffolk agriculture has proved its resilience over the past cen- tury and we can be confi dent that, de- spite these challenges, it faces a pos- itive future in the century to come.”
Spud-tacular harvest for primary schools
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hildren from primary schools in Peterborough har- vested potatoes they planted remotely earlier in the year – thanks to a special initiative from the East of England Agricultural Society. The society’s Kids Country team organised the event with help from sponsors Co-op Central England and Pro- duce World. More than 600 children grew Albert Bartlett potatoes, with pots and compost from Westland Horticul- ture and Evergreen Garden Care.
Kids Country education manager Sandra Lauridsen
said: “We are just over the moon to be back in schools, help- ing the children from Folksworth Primary and Newark Hill Academy to harvest the potatoes that they planted remotely with us in March.”
Kids Country is the East of England Agricultural Soci-
ety’s education programme for primary school children. It delivers hands-on learning experiences for children, based around food, farming and the countryside.
6 ANGLIA FARMER • AUGUST 2021
Suffolk celebrations: NFU members used their centenary event to plant trees in tribute to the NHS (above, left to right): Euston Estate director Andrew Blenkiron, county adviser Charles Hesketh, county chair Glenn Buckingham and regional director Gary Ford. Below: Past and present NFU Suffolk staff and offi ceholders at the special event.
A farm tour led by Euston Estate
director Andrew Blenkiron saw the planting of 10 native oak and beech trees donated by the Woodland Trust. Money raised from a raffl e and auction will be donated to West Suffolk and Ip- swich NHS trusts. After the tour, farmers enjoyed a hog roast donated by NFU Suffolk member Peter Mortimer. Cooked by former country chair James Stamper, it was washed down by a glass of Farm- ers Flagon, the NFU Suffolk centenary beer brewed by St Peter’s Brewery. Money donated towards the meal will go to farming charity FCN. The NFU would like to thank Ensors, Tees, Yara, Bayer, Tuckwell’s. Thurlow Nunn Standen and Walnes Seeds for helping to sponsor the NFU Suffolk centenary celebrations.
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