Change of Scene
We offer animal assisted outdoor learning to young people who are struggling in education.
Located on a 16-acre smallholding in a south Farnham valley, Change of Scene provides respite, educational and leisure facilities for disadvantaged children and young people of predominantly Surrey & Hampshire, aged 6 β 18 years old who are referred by statutory authorities (mainly Education, via schools, and Social Services, via Home School Link Workers) or by personal referral. Set in a quiet ha
Teamwork really does make the dream work! πͺπͺ
Look at the fantastic work that's been taking place over the last few weeks.
Someone very kindly donated us the new chicken coop, which is looking absolutely fab.
The new field shelter took a large team of us to complete but it's safe to say the sheep have now settled in πππ
ββ We are excited to announce we will be holding a question and answer evening in Januaryββ
This will be open for anyone to join us, we will share the details and progress of our potential new site and answer any questions you may have.
We will also be looking for people that want to join us on our adventure making the future possible by coming up with fundraising ideas and volunteering with fundraising events.
We need all the help we can get.
More details to come.................
The farm now has a TikTok
Please give us a follow π
Change of Scene on TikTok 4 Followers, 0 Following, 46 Likes - Watch awesome short videos created by Change of Scene
We have some news..............we have finally located a potential new site!
It's 22 acres of lush green land which would make a perfect home for us.
However, we have a very long road ahead of us with planning and raising funds to make this happen, we will be launching a public fundraising campaign in the near future.
Watch this space for further updates.
We are holding a volunteer morning on 1st November between 9:30 and 13:30. We desperately need some help with the following tasks:
-Clearing raised beds
-Moving manure into veg beds
-Bagging up manure
-Clearing the pond of invasive weeds
-Cutting back hedges along the paths
-Cutting weeds that are growing into the electric fences
-Ensuring veg cage wire is free from holes
- And much more!
No experience necessary!
If you are able to help us out, even if just for a few hours, please message here or email [email protected].
Please share this post to reach a wider audience. Thank youπ
Our spooky π» stall!!
To date we have made Β£3,890 π₯³
We sell produce we have grown, bird boxes, bracelets, seasonal woodwork projects, fresh eggs, jams and so much more.......... all run by our fantastic attendees.
Lovely autumn π walk, fed the bees and just simply enjoying spending time out exploring.
Freshly dug from the veg garden and made into tasty roast potatoes, yum yum π especially the purple potatoes π
The end of last week we had "Foraging Friday"
We found lots of tasty things π
Apples, blackberries, bullace (wild plum)
These are being made into jams and tasty baked treats.
We will also be collecting rosehip, sloe berries and crab apples soon.
When the tortoise is getting so big you have to build his walls higher to keep him contained π fantastic job by this attendee and our volunteer carpenter Les today ππ’
Thank you to Hive Helpers for your visit last night, we were pleased to be able to share our beautiful farm with you. Thank you to Erica for providing us with your bee knowledge and support while Elise has been busy setting up our new CoS venture.........