Video: North School farm means everything to pupils
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School farmer of the year Jordan Kitcherside has said the North
School farm means 'everything' to him as it faces partial
closure.
The 15-year-old spends every minute of his free time at the farm
mucking out, tending to the animals and working closely with farm
manager Nia Atkinson.
The Year 10 student said: "It means a lot to me. The farm is
everything and I just love coming down here. My granddad used to
show chickens and so I think I've got my farming instinct from
him."
The Kentish Express this week launched its Fight for the Farm
campaign to try and save part of the 74-year-old farm threatened by
a housing estate.
Kent County Council bosses hope to build four, four-bed homes
and 13 three-bed houses along with eight, two-bed homes on land
currently used by pigs and chickens.
Miss Atkinson, 24, said: "The school and the farmers are
committed to fight this and we're going to do everything we can to
keep the farm going."
The school's farm first opened in 1936 and is the oldest school
farm in the county. It is home to, among others, 30 chickens, 20
sheep, 10 cattle, eight pigs and a goat.
The farm is not only used by school pupils to learn about
animals and plants for science classes but students can also gain
national diplomas in farming.
Sign our petition to save the farm
here
Thursday, January 21 2010
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