Spitalfields City Farm thanks Sun readers for £10,000 cash boost from our 50th birthday giveaway
SPITALFIELDS City Farm is just one of the many charities across Britain that has been saying thanks a million to The Sun for grants from our special 50th birthday fund.
The animals and environment charity received a cash boost of £10,000 from our £1million giveaway last year.
While children and teachers up and down the country have been busily preparing for a return to lessons, staff and animals at the Spitalfields City Farm have been doing the same.
For more than 40 years the farm and its residents – including donkeys, sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits – have been a valuable community learning resource in the heart of Tower Hamlets, East London, one of the most deprived boroughs in the UK.
While a core of staff have carried on tending to the animals and growing the vegetables, the gates have sadly been closed to visitors for months because of Covid-19.
Now staff are getting ready to re-open the farm to coincide with the new school term.
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Jenny Bettenson, the Farmyard Co-ordinator, said: “For teachers bringing their pupils to the farm, the animals are a valuable asset to support learning in all areas of the curriculum – from literacy, numeracy and science to art.
“So much of that good work has been put on hold because of the lockdown.
“But the cost of looking after the animals and running the farm has continued, which is why a donation from The Sun Readers’ Fund has been so valuable.”
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