Countrymen UK Network
Countrymen UK - Central
Countrymen UK is the central contact for the Network.
Email: [email protected]
Website: countrymenuk.org
Facebook: Countrymen UK Network
Twitter: @countrymenuk1
Countrymen UK is a registered charity.
Charity Registration No: 1184921
With help from the Lottery Community Fund, other farms were set up across the country and many continue to operate as part of the network
Start a Countrymen UK Group
Countrymen enjoying being back on the farm
Start a Countrymen UK Group
If you are a Care Farm or similar organisation, perhaps you could start a Countrymen UK facility and benefit your community by providing this effective and much needed service. Alternatively,
Join a group near you
If you are interested in becoming a member of a Countrymen UK Group, or if you are caring for someone who would benefit from being a member, contact one of the Countrymen UK Groups near you.
Countrymen UK - Central
Countrymen UK is the central contact for the Network.
Email: [email protected]
Website: countrymenuk.org
Facebook: Countrymen UK Network
Twitter: @countrymenuk1
Countrymen UK is a registered charity.
Charity Registration No: 1184921
Growing Nationally
The Lottery was so impressed by what was happening at the Countrymen’s Club in Dorset that it made a new three-year funding package available in 2017, but this was for a different purpose. The idea was now to take the model that had been developed in Dorset and to spread it to other care farms and gardens around the UK.
Part of the funding requirements was that a series of targets had to be achieved during the course of the project. One of the most important targets was to recruit ten other care farms in the UK and to provide training and support to them as they grew their own Countrymen UK Groups.
By the end of Year 2, the recruitment target had been met. Twelve farms, from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands had signed up to the Countrymen UK model and other farms were put onto a waiting list.
As part of the Countrymen UK Project, the University of Essex was commissioned to carry out a monitoring and evaluation assignment to determine the positive impacts of the project. The university’s report was published in December 2020.
Buchan Community Farm
1 of 10Meadow Well Connected, North Shields
2 of 10Beckside care Farm, Ashbourne
3 of 10Animal Antics, North Marston
4 of 10Road Farm, Great Missenden
5 of 10Sunflower Community Farm, Ipswich
6 of 10Ryland Farm, Dorset.
Countrymen UK HQ
7 of 10Futures Farm, Woolacombe
8 of 10Apple Blossom Care Farm, Powys
9 of 10Merryhue Farm, Callington
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Cornwall
The Countrymen Club
Merryhue Farm
Callington
We are situated on our own tranquil farm in the Cornish countryside.
We use green space eco therapies to help tackle issues and challenges and support the concept of community participation and civic responsibility.
Much of our work is delivered through helping with community projects.
Dorset
The Countrymen Club
Rylands Farm,
Dorset
Rylands Farm, near Sherborne in Dorset is home to the first Countrymen UK Group and provides a range of services and activities to men with long-term health and social conditions and to their family carers.
Activities for the men include farming, horticulture, crafts and leisure activities.
Email: [email protected]
Website: countrymen.org
Facebook: Countrymen UK Dorset
Twitter: @countrymenuk1
Devon
The Countrymen Club
Futures Farm,
Woolacombe
Increased motivation, health and wellbeing are all benefits to be gained from working with animals in the great outdoors and Futures Farm can provide this for you.
We can work with you to help identify specific needs and create a personalised programme.
Bucks (North Marston)
The Countrymen Club
Animal Antiks, Manor Farm,
North Marston
We are part of the Countrymen UK Network, with the aim of setting up a club for men with long-term health or social challenges, including Parkinson’s, Dementia, Isolation, etc.
It’s an opportunity to come along to the farm, get involved in farm-related activities, work with the animals or simply take time to chat with like-minded men.
Bucks (Great Missenden)
The Countrymen Club
Road Farm Countryways
Great Missenden
We run a regular Countrymen’s Club for men aged 55+ who have an affinity with farms, gardens and the outdoors through their previous work, leisure activities, or simply through a general love of the countryside.
We help men reap the health and wellbeing benefits of working with animals and nature, alongside other like-minded people.
Not only does Countrymen UK provide these men with new opportunities to socialise, it enables them to use the skills they have learned throughout their lives, contribute to the farm, and help teach others.”
Suffolk
The Countrymen Club
Sunflower Community Care Farm,
Ipswich
We believe that all men should have the opportunity to participate in healthy, active and social activities in a safe and supported countryside or farm environment to the benefit of their physical and mental wellbeing.
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.thesunflowercommunitycarefarm.org.uk
Facebook: @thesunflowercommunitycarefarm
Twitter: @Sunflower_CF
Birmingham
The Countrymen Club
Balsall Heath Care Farm,
Birmingham
Our farm is an inner-city oasis providing local people with access to animals that they otherwise might not see. It is a valued community asset in Balsall Heath. We are in the process of establishing a Countrymen UK Group for men with long-term health and wellbeing challenges.
Contact us for more information.
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.stpaulstrust.org.uk
Facebook: BalsallHeathCF
Twitter: @BalsallHeathCF
Derbyshire
The Countrymen Club
Beckside care Farm,
Ashbourne
Set in 25 acres of rolling Derbyshire countryside close to Ashbourne (the Gateway to The Derbyshire Dales)
Beckside is a welcoming and friendly small holding, ideal for people to reap the health and wellbeing benefits of working with animals and nature.
North Shields
The Countrymen Club
Meadow Well Connected
North Shields
Meadow Well Connected sits at the heart of our community and has been providing garden-based support, activities and laughter for over 25 years.
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.meadowwellconnected.org.uk
Facebook: @meadowwellconnected
Twitter: @MWCNE29
We would like to hear from farms who want to set up a Countrymen UK Social Franchise, especially those who already have experience of delivering services to the community”
Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
The Countrymen Club
Buchan Community Farm, Maud,
Peterhead
Buchan Community Farm offers a unique service for the area, providing a safe, peaceful and relaxing environment for the people we support.
Working with horses, small animals and horticulture in a therapeutic way, people can experience country life whilst at the same time improve their well-being, health and happiness.
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.buchancommunityfarm.co.uk
Facebook: @buchancommunityfarm
Twitter: BuchanFarm
Scotland (Morayshire)
The Countrymen Club
Touchdown Memorial Home for Horses,
Keith
Touchdown Memorial Home for Horses is a charity that provides rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming for horses and ponies in need.
As part of the Countrymen UK Network, we run sessions for men with long-term health conditions and interest in rural life, whatever their mobility or cognitive levels may be.
Wales (Powys)
The Countrymen Club
Apple Blossom Care Farm,
Builth Wells, Powys
Apple Blossom Care Farm is a farm-based day centre for adults of all ages. Being surrounded with land, nature and animals through farm-related activities is proven to help improve health and wellbeing.
As part of the Countrymen UK Network, we encourage men with long-term health and social challenges to become involved in our activities.
