Here are some of the latest developments and news from the farm.

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Events and Courses
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"Open Farm Sunday". Heeley City Farm. FREE - Sun 1st June, 12pm -4pm

Contact : Rhian 0114 303 9981 Details : National event to celebrate farming in the UK. Learn more about Heeley City Farm and meet our animals, staff and volunteers. Farm and energy centre tours, farm trails and craft demonstrations. Cafe and garden centre open all day.

Moth Watch - Friday 4th July 9pm onwards. FREE

Contact : John 0114 258 0482 Details : Moth watch with Sorby Natural History Society and Gleadless Valley Wildlife Group.Frank Botterill will lead a late evening of moth observation, trapping and identification.

"Heeley Festival" - Heeley City Farm and Heeley Millennium Park Saturday 21st June, 12pm - 4pm. FREE

Contact : Maxine 0114 2500613 Details : Annual community festival in Heeley. Stalls, music, entertainment, bouncy castle, children's activities, food, and festivities. Heeley City Farm cafe, garden centre and South Yorkshire Energy Centre open all day. All welcome!

Heeley Autumn Show - Sun 21st Sept, 12pm –4pm Heeley City Farm. FREE

Contact : Rhian 0114 303 9981 Details : Produce show and competition, stalls, make a vegetable monster, farm trails, and produce auction. Farm cafe, Energy Centre and Garden centre open all day.

Christmas Fayre - Sat 6th December FREE.

Contact : Rhian 0114 303 9981 Details : Santa’s grotto, carol singing, craft stalls and hot fruit punch and mince pies in the cafe. Rent a Christmas tree. Christmas wreaths, centre pieces and hyacinth bowls for sale.

More Events... - Keep watching this space for new events for this year and into 2009

Contact : Contact Rhian Harding if you have ideas or would like to help. Tel: 0114 303 9981 Details : Volunteers always needed to help plan and run events.

Wortley Hall Kitchen Garden
One of Yorkshire's horticultural jewel's is now open - on the internet. Take a tour at this excellent web site Wortley Hall Kitchen Gardens. For further details of our organic food-growing courses, check out our Education and Training page...

Low Impact Living Initiative
Heeley City Farm have teamed up with LILI, a non-profit organisation whose mission is to help people reduce their impact on the environment, improve their quality of life, gain new skills, live in a healthier and more satisfying way, have fun, and save money! For a list of exciting new courses taking place at the farm and other venues in the North, check out the LILI website.

Carbon Offset?
Not sure what Carbon Offsetting is? Have heard about it but don't believe you can really pay someone to balance out the carbon dioxide you release from your car and home? Donate to Heeley City Farm and we will invest it in our work to promote energy efficiency renewable energy and the environmental work we do with schools.

Support for Schools!
Jo Laycock recently started work as Environmental Education Officer at Heeley City Farm. She will be working on projects with schools and communities in Sheffield and beyond. See the Education and Training page for more information. Jo is also planning a programme of exciting school holiday activities at the farm! Events will be advertised on this site. If you are a teacher, or work in education, and are keen to get involved in eco-friendly projects, Jo would love to hear from you. You can get in touch by: clicking here to email Jo or telephone 0114 258 0482.

Getting something right!
Heeley City Farm was a finalist in this year's Academy for Sustainable Communities Awards. This is in recognition for our contribution to the regeneration of the area and our work in developing models of social enterprise that can be used by others. We weren't the final winners, but very pleased to be recognised. For more information about the awards, click here: Academy for Sustainable Communities.

Do you need Sheffield office space?
A subsidiary of Heeley City Farm's partner, Manor and Castle Development Trust, has high quality office space to let just off the Sheffield Parkway. Profits raised from The Quadrant Business Centre support community regeneration schemes in the Manor and Castle area. Click here for more info!

4,200 miles in a Trabi!
... became 5,300 miles including detours, but the heroic Trabi made it! Christine and Dominic, Friends of Heeley City Farm, drove from Sheffield to Banjul in Gambia as part of the Plymouth Dakar Challenge (sometimes known as the Ultimate Banger Challenge). In the process they have been raising money for Heeley City Farm and another charity, Seeds for Africa.
In addition, the car and it's contents (not the drivers) were auctioned in Gambia with the proceeds going to local development charities.
Although they have completed this epic journey and challenge of a lifetime, they are still raising funds and you can still sponsor the project and see their blog at the Sunspots Web Site .
A short video of them starting off on Saturday 16th December is avaialble here:
Video: Banjul or Bust

Did you see us on Gardener's World?
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Please help the farm
We need your help in 2006, so this is our request to you. Please Give Now to Heeley City Farm through a new facility on this web site. Click the Give Now logo below or from our Help the Farm page to go to a secure web site from which you can donate using any credit or debit card. Tax paid on your donations is even credited to the farm from the Inland Revenue to make your donation go further!

Shop and Give at Heeley City Farm
You can now shop online and help raise funds for Heeley City Farm!
Simply go to our special site at BuyAt Heeley City Farm from where you can 'click through' to over 90 retailers from Amazon to Virgin. The on-line shops make a donation to us based on how much you spend. The more you spend, the more we get! Please remember whenever you shop on line to try BuyAt Heeley City Farm first to see if your favourite on-line retailer is there and be sure Heeley City Farm gets the benefit.

Make Yourself Dizzy
Heeley City Farm is now featured on the Spin Sheffield Web Site. This site's aim is to "totally immerse you in Sheffield using 360 virtual tours". Try it now and see for yourself!

Look at this!
Fresh Farm Produce at Sheffield Farmers Market! Farm grown seasonal vegetables, home cooked produce and crafts are on sale at Sheffield's regular Farmers' Markets on the 4th Sunday of the month in Barkers Pool (see local press for further info). Farm produce and young vegetable plants (when in season) are also on sale at the farm Garden Centre every day from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Produced using organic principles and having traveled the shortest possible distance to you.

Special Offers
Still some great offers on plants for hanging baskets and tubs! We are also selling compost bins at the best price possible - only £18 with free instructions. Heeley City Farm is the region's only Peat Free Garden Centre. Come and see our excellent offers. Email: Heeley City Farm Garden Centre or tel: 258 0482.