Living Working Countryside

The Living Working Countryside area highlights the ethos of Frampton Country Fair. It is dedicated to the diverse interests and skills, of countrymen.

In the Living Working Countryside you can see demonstrations as varied as hedge laying and the making of willow Severn salmon traps, known as putchers, bee keeping, wood carving, charcoal burning, ferret racing and apple pressing to name but a few.

The Living Working Countryside also contains the Rural Skills tent where you can find craftsmen such as the Master Saddler, Wheel Wright and Fly Tier.

Children love to visit the Native Breeds, and see traditional livestock such as Gloucester Old Spot pigs and piglets and Gloucester Cattle, as well as sheep and ponies, poultry and geese.

In the Countryside Ring there are demonstrations of gun handling, deer tracking and long netting.

We are grateful to all the dedicated people who are here today to show us their skills and without whom much of this traditional knowledge would disappear.

Janie Clifford

Sponsoring the Living Working Countryside area this year are Billow Farm Education and John Falconer Associates

Daphne & Martin Neville’s Otters

A great chance to see these shy and delightful animals. The rare and beautiful otter is slowly returning to our waterways. Ask about their lives and habitats, how you can get involved in helping these wonderful creatures maintain a footing in our countryside.

Heart of England Ferret Association

www.hefa.org.uk

Sponsors: John Cooper

Mercia Ferret Welfare & Rescue is a Coventry-based organisation that was founded in 1999. Their policy is never to turn away abandoned, injured or unwanted ferrets. When they are taken into the Rescue Centre they are neutered/spayed to avoid unwanted kits. Each year over 200 ferrets are rescued by these dedicated enthusiasts.

Open Racing

Racing from 11.00am at half-hourly intervals. Final at 4.30pm

Heart of England Ferret Association will look after your ferret during the Fair providing you supply food and water. It is the duty of the owners to check their ferrets during their stay.