Hi Amanda. So far it looks as if we have people to cover for Fri and Mon but there's probably just me for Sat and Sun, so if you could manage either of those days that would be great. Happy Hippy is busy this weekend but by Monday she will be here too to help us make the last minute arrangements - like everything
Being a granny I am rather out of touch with what is 'in' these days, so mums will have a better idea of how to appeal to teenagers who may want to join so they can help out at Palacerigg with wonderful jobs such as mucking out
I've never quite seen the appeal myself, but I can remember girls at my school going mad just for the chance to muck out some horses
Maybe I had enough mucking out to do at home already
The idea is that we (the Friends ) will publicise our existence at the Easter Event to help recruit new members who are not already smallholders so they can have the opportunity to experience animal keeping first hand, by helping out the stockmen. Anyone under the age of 18 will have to have a parent or guardian with them so we need to persuade parents too
With only two stockmen there, some Friends would be most helpful.
Our other task for the weekend is to tell visitors as much as we can about our rare breeds of farm livestock and why it is so important for places such as Palacerigg to keep them and the RBST to ensure their survival. The Friends and the RBST will have tables side-by-side so if there is only one person there at any point we can man them both together.
We need leaflets and anything else anyone can think of to attract people to come and see us.
