Sharing Successes
It is our tradition to bring everyone together after Open Farm Sunday to exchange ideas, share successes and start the preparations for the following year. This year we will be holding a number of 'Sharing Successes' meetings for host farmers and sponsors - deails below. Each event will be chaired by LEAF's Chief Executive Caroline Drummond. To book your place at one of the Sharing Successes events please RSVP to:
emma.pritchard@leafuk.org tel: 024 7641 3911.
Sharing Successes with host farmers...
13th October in Gloucestershire
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm including lunch
Venue: Billow Farm, Breadstone, Berkeley, Gloucestershire GL13 9HF
The programme will include the opportunity to share ideas and discuss Open Farm Sunday 2012 and beyond, plus there will be short presentations by OFS host farmers Simon Pain and Jeremy Padfield; Jennifer John from the Open Farm Sunday PR agency Ceres; and LEAF's Chief Executive Caroline Drummond.
19th October in Yorkshire
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm including lunch
Venue: Hazel House Farm, Watergate, Methley, Leeds, West Yorkshhire LS26 8DD
The programme will include the opportunity to share ideas and discuss Open Farm Sunday 2012 and beyond, plus there will be short presentations by OFS host farmer Tamara Hall; Jennifer John from the Open Farm Sunday PR agency Ceres; and LEAF's Chief Executive Caroline Drummond.
Sharing Successes with current and potential sponsors...
On 22nd September in Central London, current and potenial sponsors met with Caroline Drummond and LEAF staff to discuss ideas and plans for Open Farm Sunday 2012 and beyond. There were a range of presentations by:
Caroline Drummond, LEAF Chief Executive
Jennifer John, Managing Director of Ceres
Chris Newenham, Farm Director, Wilkin & Sons Ltd
Debbie Mather, PR & Marketing Manager, Frontier Agriculture Ltd
Discussions covered how we can work together to build on the success of Open Farm Sunday 2011 and ideas and suggestions for Open Farm Sunday 2012 and beyond.
Thank you to everyone who gave up your valuable time to attend and contribute to this event, and of course thank you for yoru support of LEAF's Open Farm Sunday.
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