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Last month we promoted the Swindon Farmers' Market in a big way, for a list of extensive beauty treatments including
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That was of no consequence in were preparing for their busiest
the end because the foot-and- Easter for years.
mouth crisis began to overtake the This time last year they were
country just as the March Linkwas rebuilding their business afterwin-
distributed and farmers' markets ning a planning battle with Swin-
were closed down. don Council which had severely
This means the Mothers' Day restricted their opening times. }
competition we were running in "We've worked extremely hard f
conjunction with the producers has throughout the winter to prepare
been held over until the market educational materials and displays Living gardens and interiors
returns, ready to open on 17 March, but we
Rebecca Jones of Hinton Marsh just don't know when we'll have to
Farm, one of the leading produc- postpone it to," said Rupert.
ers at the market, is hoping that " We have hundreds of pregnant the place to be this spring,
foot-and-mouth does not spread to ewes ready to lamb over the next
her farm, given six weeks; it's a
that it is now in a massive set back n Imaginative and stylish
restricted area. In '` as the majority of plants and products from
mid-March she - our visitors come around the world
said she and her ` ^ r •. during lambing
family were trying ti me." • Affordable Garden Design
to stay calm. "We W 1 He also voiced and Patio Planting Service
have 650 ewes on ` the anger of farm-
foursites all ready ers across Britain • Lots of sound advice from
to lamb. We can't that they now
bring ourselves to . havetoworktothe our friendly team
kill healthy ani _ r y ry highest standards • Come and enjoy fresh
mals just be- Big setback for Rupert and in Europe, and
cause we cannot Joanna Burr at Roves Farm, bear the costs, coffee in our relaxing cafe
move them to the pictured in happier times whilst the govern-
farm, so we're ment refuses to • be touched by
building pens and setting up mar- police and restrict the import of
quees in the field to do the lambing meat from other countries where inspiration
outdoors: we'll be working 24 hours animal welfare standards and
a day for the next few weeks." health conditions are nowhere near
Hinton Marsh Farm holds the as high.
Farm Assured mark, which means
cattle and sheep are reared with- Restrictions and
out routine antibiotics and in happy cancellations
conditions. She said herfree range Swindon Council has closed its
chickens cannot be sold and country parks and is asking people
healthy cattle which go over thirty to avoid Peatmoor Lagoon and stay
months have no value and have to off grass areas across West Swin-
be killed because of BSE regula- don.
tions. Cancelled:
Another Link advertiser is now The Easter Egg Hunt at Lydiard
desperate. Rupert and Joanna Park on 7 April.
Burr, who run the popular Roves The Wootton Bassett Lions May
Farm visitorcentre near Highworth Day Fair