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Community Aspects
The hamlet of Chilcote, where we are
based is a community minded hamlet and we are
always hosting fund-raising activities with the
villagers including Barn Dances, Charity
Auctions and Bonfire nights and many,
many more. John is also Chairman of the
Village Parish Council Committee Meeting,
which meets during the year and we are all
involved with the "Best kept village
competitions".
We also try to help with donations of
fruit when asked by fund-raising organisations
e.g. the local Newlands hospice at
Netherseal and the Sue Ryder home at
Staunton Harold.
From a conventional Small holding to a demanding Soft Fruit enterprise has taken a number of years and plenty of sweat & tears. Manor Farm was a very basic small holding when John first purchased the farm house and land, he has had to strive for many years to the situation he and his son's have today.
As a family concern we were dealt a cruel blow with the death of Noreen, John's wife at the end of March 1998 but it feels right to work harder and motivate ourselves more, in her memory.
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