CHILDREN who have desperately missed visiting Longdown Activity Farm during the lockdown have been offered online access to a whole farmyard full of farm-themed fun and educational experiences by joining the Longdown Little Farmers Club.

Longdown Little Farmers can meet their favourite animals once again in a series of charming videos, professionally produced and featuring Longdown Activity Farm owner, Farmer Bryan, talking about a different farm animal in each 10-minute long film. Every video is accompanied by a fact-filled set of downloadable fun sheets about the featured animal.

Little Farmers can also enjoy exclusive access to a whole host of exciting news, video events like blacksmith visits and births of baby animals, and downloadable fun sheets to enjoy and learn from. Each Longdown Little Farmer is given their own certificate to hang on their barn door at home.

Longdown Activity Farm has been closed for much of the past year, so access to the farm for school groups and families has been limited for both educational and leisure purposes.

Owner of Longdown Activity Farm, Bryan Pass, explains: “It is always our aim to bring children and animals together in a safe, educational environment. Over the years, I have witnessed many incredible examples of the joy that contact with animals can bring to our visitors - especially those visitors that, for all manner of reasons, have been denied contact previously. My wish is to keep sharing those experiences with more families and schools and we can do this whether the farm is open or not through our online Longdown Little Farmers Club. Our members can still feel involved with regular farming updates and learn all about animal behaviour and care by watching our videos.

"Every membership fee will help us to fund the feeding of the animals throughout the year.”

Each family or group membership costs £10 for the year.

To join the club, visit longdownfarm.co.uk/longdown-little-farmers-club/