Have you registered for one of the Beds Police 'Combatting Rural Crime' events yet? Two events will be running next week, one in north Beds (12th) and one in south Beds (14th). Register now: North - Tues 12th eventbrite.co.uk/e/combatting-r… South - Thurs 14th eventbrite.co.uk/e/combatting-r…

We have been allocated £550,000 of Rural England Prosperity Funding to provide local grants of up to £20k for capital improvements. The grants will support the challenges that rural areas face. Learn more on our Linktree, it's on our profile #rural #ruralenglandprosperityfund

And sells bloody good boots 🥾 in size 14 - my hero 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Farmers in Bedfordshire and across the country are a a big part of what makes Britain so special. But farmers have been let down by a Government that has felt distant from the day to day challenges farming is facing. I’ll always be a champion for our farmers in Parliament👇

It’s been an interesting week ! Daily Express Sky News The Times and The Sunday Times Thank you get helping us to voice our concerns about the multiple threats to our farming industry ( not just the Apr/ Bpr issues ). Quiet weekend of hedge planting and junior rugby Bedford Blues to relax.

Fantastic evening this week East of England Agricultural Society Bedford Dinner. Great speaker Garry Richardson and fantastic company - just what was needed after a busy and surreal week. Time with friends and colleagues. A firm reminder of how strong our community is & why it’s worth fighting for..

Sunday morning, before anyone else gets up and the house is silent is the best time to sit and reflect. Busy week, fingers crossed things keep improving across the board. Trying to put down my phone and read The Field but it keeps pinging ! Have a great week everyone

Fascinating finds here over the weekend Scald End Farm when the local metal detecting club visited. Sword hilt, Plate from horse harness and an old Egyptian coin….

Looks like me and Mrs Church ⁦Scald End Farm⁩ did a podcast thing about what we’ve got going on. It was great to discuss with Jonathan who I’d say is inspirational and certainly the reason we’re having these discussions around BNG podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

A basket of pre-loved farm toys has been handed over to the Treasury by three generations of a farming family with a message to the Chancellor – that the unjust family farm tax will deny the children of Britain’s farming families a future in the industry. #StopTheFamilyFarmTax

What a day at National Farmers' Union Conference in Westminster. Had the pleasure of spending much of #NFU25 with Martin Towler, Hazel & Tom Church & little Bertie, three generations of a farming family who would be hit badly by the government's devastating #familyfarmtax. We delivered a

Great to see the mallard 🦆 paring up and looking for nesting sites this morning. Some glad I cleaned this cart pond out in the summer Scald End Farm Sound on

Another brilliant podcast from Jonathan on Knepp Wildland Foundation with Molly Biddell. Given yesterdays SFI24 announcement I think even more than ever private finance for biodiversity improvements are going to be in focus Scald End Farm podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

With so much up in the air I urge anyone who is struggling to get help - I have in the past and am not ashamed - in fact I’m very open about it. Look after you and yours. #loveyou

Destabilising just about everything in the Farming, environmental and privately financed green economy all in a few weeks. Very concerning is putting it mildly. Unsure where to turn next, long term plans for us Scald End Farm and those I’m assisting with plans shot to bits….