How we raise funds!

We are grant aided by Leicester City Council which covers around third of the money we need to raise each year. We also regularly apply for - and if we are lucky - receive grants from various organisations. In the past these have included Local Alchemy and Community Chest and recently the Heritage Lottery Fund helped to pay for a barn, fencing, information signs, paving and printed items.

 

Each year we organise two fundrasing events: the Rural Day in the spring and the Family Fun Day in the Summer. Attractions range from willow weaving to sheep shearing, from face painting to welly wanging. The money raised from these helps to keep the wolf from the door - and we don't want any wolves what with all the sheep we've got!

If you would like to help the farm, you could support one of our events or maybe become a member or adopt an animal. Or, you could just drop in next time you're passing and say hi to the animals. They'd love to see you!

 

 
Even the animals enjoy our events,
just take a look at the turkeys checking out the stalls

OUR SUPPORTERS

Gorse Hill City Farm would like to say a special 'thank you'  to Wilkinson for their kind donation of £200.

 

An special thank you to Walkers Crisps for their donation of £750 for our donkeys Oatey and May.

A special thanks also to Waitrose for their generous donation of £350, enabling us to buy new benches for the farm. Thanks also to everyone who supported us with this. Don't the new benches look great!

 

A Special thanks to the following Best Friend members of the farm:

Dorothy Clarke, the Atkinson family,  Dr Bernd Stahl, George Baker, Katie Muggleton, Jude Mellor, Hannah Mulligan, Katy McMorrow, Jane Elliot, Janice Meadwell, Suzanne Sverdloff, Adam Robson & Jeorg Kaduk.

 

Special thanks to the following Platinum Animal Adopters:

Annette O'Neil, Leo Meadwell, Inglehurst Junior School, Isla- Rose Rudland, Leicester College PMLD, Timothy Neville, Eileen & Stuart Dalby, Kids of Woodbine Avenue & Richard Brooks.

 

Gorse Hill City Farm would like to say a well done and many thanks to Maplewell Hall School, for their kind donation of £50 from their Red Nose Day.

 

A special 'Thank you' to the following companies/organisations for supporting Gorse Hill City Farm including donations.

              Mobes Second Hand Shop

 

Gorse Hill City Farm would like to thank anyone who contributed to our Open Farm Sunday event including: Warburtons, Coles Plants, Asda, Waterworld, Woods Coaches, River Nene, Wilkinson, M&S, Greens, Pets at Home and many more.