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Vicar’s Game has enjoyed a long association with the Estate, moving into the redundant dairy buildings at Casey Fields in 2001 and since then, the business has gone from strength to strength under the watchful eye of Alan and Owen.

The business will continue to trade as Vicar’s Game and the Estate looks forward to working alongside Alan, Owen and their team ensuring a smooth transition. Alan, Owen and the rest of team will continue to be fully employed in the business and we would like to reassure all customers that no change should be felt, and you will continue to enjoy the excellent products and customer experience at Vicar’s Game to which you have become accustomed.

Yattendon Estate is pleased to welcome Janes Harms of Flowers Farm Interiors to the Estate. Jane has taken a space in The Consulting Rooms at Frilsham Home Farm.

Flowers Farm Interiors specialise in upcycling old furniture and breathing new life into pieces which may otherwise have been discarded.

We want to wish Jane every success with her business and hope that she will be happy in her new premises.

Flowers Farm Interiors may be contacted on 07867 786577. FFI may also be found on Facebook and Instagram @flowers_farm_cottages

Below is a link to a BBC report where we meet Nick Coleman, the founder of The Snaffling Pig Company. Read on to learn his trade secrets!

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57470671

The children have been learning about plants and how they grow and in preparation for the day about wheat. On the day we were able to take the children on a tractor and trailer ride out to the fields to show them wheat growing in the ground then back to the barns to learn the process of turning wheat into bread rolls. The children learnt about the process from farm to baker through a clever workshop where they each had a go at collecting the grain from Farmer Nick at Yattendon, grinding wheat into a flour at “the mill” and then processing the flour at “the bakery”. Then it was back outside to inspect the farming machinery. Nick talked the children through what each piece of kit does and there is no doubt that the combine harvester was a big hit!

The children also had a chance to enjoy a bug hunting and identification activity out on the Estate. Collection pots, magnifying glasses and identification charts allowed us to identify our findings and we had quite a collection from spiders to caterpillars and aphids to worms! We even spotted a roe deer!

If you are a local school or know of a local school who would be interested on a farm visit to Yattendon then please do get in touch with us at the Estate Office: 01635 203904 or email enquiries@yattendon.co.uk.

Now in its 13th year the event saw 230,000 visitors get the chance to connect with where their food is grown, with over 550 visiting Yattendon Estate on Sunday 9th June.

There was a machinery display of modern-day machinery and the opportunity to get close to some of the livestock in the area, including the Estate’s British white cattle and turkey chicks from Walters Turkeys.Tractor and trailer rides around Haw Farm were very popular with a stop off to talk about how food was produced and environmental features on the Estate. Displays on how crops are grown, traceability of food and technology in farming proved popular. A working display beehive from Meadow Honey Farm also highlighted how the estate works closely to produce local honey and provide a habitat and food source for bumblebees.

Tea, coffee and a mountain of cake were served by a team of helpers, raising over £430 for Thames Valley Air Ambulance. Hog Roast and Ice creams also went down well with visitors. A massive thankyou to everyone who helped make the day a success by giving up their time.

Date for the diary is next year’s Open Farm Sunday Event on Sunday June 7th 2020!

Thanks to all who came and helped make the fete a success, it couldn’t have been done without you.

The brand new food on offer at The Royal Oak includes:

– the most delicious, authentic Neapolitan pizzas – eat in or takeaway
– spit roasted chickens and porchetta
– incredible steaks from the Argentine grill
– an extensive breakfast menu
– and so much more…..

The Royal Oak also now boasts a fourth private dining room, their very own gin still called ‘Harry’ ( already producing some pretty punchy test batches), a giant LED lit maple tree as the centrepiece of the room and some snug sofas you will just want to spend all afternoon on.

In time for spring, The Royal Oak are re-landscaping the beautiful walled garden which will feature a sofa terrace, a very new water feature and a covered pergola for those lazy al fresco lunches.

The club toured the Yattendon Estate by kind permission of Lord and Lady Iliffe starting at the Forestry Yard, Yattendon onwards via Pangfield Farm, Bucklebury and then on to Marlston finishing back at The Royal Oak in Yattendon Village Square.

The turnouts looked spectacular and were thoroughly enjoyed by many supporters.

A very big THANK YOU to everyone who attended the event on 24th June – the owners, the sellers, the caterers, and all the visitors. We hope you had a brilliant time and we raised an incredible £1108.27 for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance.
Next year, the date is Sunday 23rd June so put it in your diary now!

• Displays in the field opposite the church and at Yattendon Garage
• Vintage style teas available in the village hall
• Vintage stalls in the village hall and in the display field
• The Royal Oak open all day for fine food and drink
• The West Berkshire Brewery and Tap Room is just down the road for great beer and food in a working brewery
• Yattendon Stores open for sandwiches and general items

The day was a huge success with our Farms team teaching visitors about cereal crops, oilseed crops, Christmas trees and there was the chance to meet some turkeys! Machines were displayed across the farmyard and tractor and trailer rides were on offer to enjoy. Visitors learnt about how science effects the way the Estate farm and enjoyed a barbecue all in the setting of our own Haw Farm.

Huge thanks to the fete committee team and all the volunteers who pull together to put on such a fabulous fete. Also thanks to all those that visited the fete, the proceeds of the day support a wide range of worthwhile causes including The Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance and The West Berkshire Countryside Society.

A great day out for all. The day celebrated classic vehicles of all shapes and sizes including military vehicles, motorbikes and agricultural engines. A wide range of vintage stalls were enjoyed as well as a tea room and other food and drink stalls.

Huge thanks to all those that made this event such a success.

Thank you to all those who supported, volunteered and attended the fete. Without you there would be no show! The fete supports a wide range of worthwhile causes including The Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance and The West Berkshire Countryside Society.