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This year marks the 10th year since Julie’s initial start-up of Countrymen. Over the last decade the Club has trained 11 other spaces and farms across the country to use the its model, from Cornwall to Buckinghamshire, Wales to Scotland. Julie says, “We hope that now Covid is more manageable that we will be able

Welcome to our Spring newsletter. The days are getting longer and hopefully we will get some sunshine to warm up the soil. This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Countrymen’s club and we are planning a celebration on July 28th. Watch out on Facebook and in the press for further details! During the week

A group of researchers from Bristol university recently visited us, see what they had to say.

Interview with Sherborne Voices

The polytunnel is clean and ready for the spring as the first signs of new growth appear under the apple trees. We have a few projects on the go and we have decided that now is a good time to spring clean our barn and create some new art work for the walls. Work is

Our success in being shortlisted as a finalist in the Care Innovator Award in the South West is due to the work we’ve been doing in establishing Countrymen UK as an innovative alternative to other models of provision – especially indoor day care centres.   The Countrymen UK option is based on using farm and

Day care centres weren’t the answer for John. They tended to favour indoor and relatively passive activities or talking groups, while John was really yearning to be involved in more physical outdoor activities, preferably alongside other men who also had a deep love of the outdoor life.