Earlier this year we submitted an application for funding to the Prince’s Countryside Fund to complete the kitting out of the farm shop and also to help support the initial costs of the running of the shop itself.
The application talked about how we wanted to create a community shop that would not only be an outlet for our home-reared meats and other products but that would, importantly, enable Oathall students to acquire a range of related skills and enjoy gaining some of the practical, retail and business experience that is required to run a small enterprise.
A couple of weeks ago we discovered that we were one of the lucky few applicants who were successful but we had to keep quiet until the Fund made it official… Well that happened this week and we’re delighted to announce our success.
We’d like to thank everyone who has supported us and who continue to do so and we hope you will enjoy this good news with us!
