Whinney Hill Farm

08/08/2026

🏕️ Camping Season is Well Underway! 🌿
We've been delighted to welcome so many campers to Whinney Hill Farm Campsite already this summer, and there's still plenty of time to book your own countryside escape.
Whether you're looking for peace and tranquillity, beautiful views, or a unique stay alongside our retired racehorses, we'd love to welcome you.
Book your stay today via Pitchup: https://www.pitchup.com/.../Lancaster/whinney-hill-farm/
Every stay helps support the work of the British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre, so your getaway makes a difference too. ❤️🐎

07/08/2026

Come and visit us for our annual open day! 😍

🎉 𝐁𝐓𝐑𝐂 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐘 – 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍! 🎉
Join us on Saturday 22nd August as we celebrate 35 years of the British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre during National Racehorse Week! 🐎💙
Spaces are limited, so book your place today via the link below:
👉 https://nationalracehorseweek.uk/yard/63636/

We can't wait to see you there as we celebrate this special milestone with our supporters, volunteers and Thoroughbreds! 🤩🐴
📅 The full schedule for the day will be released soon, so keep an eye on our social media for updates.
📍 BTRC, Whinney Hill, Aughton Road, Halton, Lancaster, Lancashire LA2 6PQ

07/08/2026

🌱 WOW... July Has Been a Busy One! 🌱

What a month it's been for our Pots of Possibility Community Garden! Simon and our fantastic volunteers from Littledale Hall have been incredibly busy, and the transformation of the space has been amazing to watch. 💚

Here's just some of what they've achieved over the past month:

🌿 Completed the shuttering for the hard standing area—an important step towards creating wheelchair-accessible pathways throughout the garden.
🪴 Built and painted new raised beds and planters.
💦 Plenty of watering during the hot weather.
🌱 Regular w**ding to keep the garden looking its best.
🥬 Harvested our first bumper crop of giant radishes—proof that all the hard work is paying off!
🍓 Planted strawberries and mulched them with bedstraw
🪵 Collected pallets ready to build compost bays, making the garden even more sustainable.

We are absolutely delighted with the enthusiasm, commitment and time that the volunteers have put into this project. It has truly been a roaring success, and it has been inspiring to see everyone come together with such passion and pride. Their hard work is transforming not only the garden, but also creating a welcoming space that the whole community can enjoy.

We hope this is just the beginning, and that the project continues to flourish for many years to come. 🌱💚

A huge thank you to Simon, the volunteers from Littledale Hall and Walter Lyon House, and everyone who has supported the project along the way. We can't wait to share what comes next! 🌻


Acorn Recovery Projects FoodFutures: North Lancashire Lancaster District CVS
The National Lottery Community Fund LESS

23/06/2026

🌱 Please nominate Whinney Hill Farm CIC for Movement for Good! 🌱
We’re asking our supporters, friends, and community to help us by nominating Whinney Hill Farm Community Interest Company for the Movement for Good Community Special Draw run by Benefact Group.
This special draw will award £5,000 to 20 charities doing incredible work to support their communities — and with your nomination, we could be one of them! 💚
Every nomination helps shine a light on the work we’re doing at Whinney Hill Farm CIC and could make a huge difference to the people, projects, and community we support.
The draw is only open for 14 days, so please nominate us today and share this post with anyone who might like to help.
Thank you for your continued support — it means so much to us. 🌿

20/06/2026

From Seeds to Success: The Community Garden Continues to Flourish 🥕💚
The Community Garden project continues to flourish, with another brilliant session full of progress and teamwork from our volunteers 🌿
This week, the team have been busy keeping on top of w**ding and watering, tying in the runner beans and French climbing beans, and preparing the greenhouse ready for the tomato plants. 🍅 They have also been planting a fantastic variety of produce including spring onions, mammoth leeks, rhubarb, strawberries, and pumpkins ready for later in the year. 🎃🌱
Work has also continued around the perimeter of the garden, with volunteers strengthening the shuttering and reinforcing the rabbit-proof fencing to help protect everything that has been planted.
It’s amazing to see how much the garden has developed and how much care and commitment goes into every session. The project continues to provide more than just a growing space — it is helping create routine, connection, confidence, and a real sense of community for everyone involved. 💚
A huge thank you to all of our volunteers for their continued hard work and enthusiasm!



Acorn Recovery Projects FoodFutures: North Lancashire Lancaster District CVS
The National Lottery Community Fund LESS

19/06/2026

Look away now if you don't like spiders 🫣🕷
A bit of barn tidying found all these tiny babies, just look at them go - isn't nature amazing!!

13/06/2026

🌱 Growing the Community Garden Update 🌱

Another busy week in the garden, with the team continuing to make fantastic progress! 💪🌿
This week has been all about preparing the next stages of the space—creating edging and developing the hard standing area to help ensure the garden is fully accessible for wheelchair users and everyone in our community. ♿🌱
The team have also been clearing and preparing the remaining area ready for w**d suppressant fabric and wood chip to be added, helping to create a low-maintenance, welcoming space for everyone to enjoy. 🌿
The vegetable beds have had some care and attention too with a good w**ding session—and the best news… no watering needed this week! 🌧️ Nature has been doing its bit.
Next up, we’ll be working towards installing raised wheelchair-friendly planters, making sure everyone can get involved in growing, learning, and enjoying the garden. 🌻✨
A huge thank you to everyone involved—your hard work is helping turn this space into something truly special. 💚


Acorn Recovery Projects
FoodFutures: North Lancashire
Lancaster District CVS
The National Lottery Community Fund
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12/06/2026

A little bit of swallow magic captured on camera 💚
This amazing footage shows a parent swallow feeding its hungry young — a beautiful glimpse of family life in nature right here on the farm.
Swallows work tirelessly to raise their chicks, making countless trips to gather food and keep their young ones growing strong. Moments like this are a wonderful reminder of the wildlife that shares our spaces and the importance of protecting the natural world around us. Nature at its best 🐦✨

27/05/2026

Sprouting Success in the Community Garden! 🌱🥔🧅🫛🥒

It’s an exciting week in the garden as we’re starting to see the first signs of growth! 🌿✨
The vegetables are beginning to shoot and sprout, and it’s brilliant to see all the hard work starting to pay off. 🥕
The recent mix of rain and sunshine has given everything the perfect boost, and the garden is really starting to come alive. 🌦️

These early signs of growth are a great reminder of what this project is all about—patience, care, teamwork, and creating something positive together. 💚
A big thank you again to everyone involved in making this space what it is today. 🌻


Acorn Recovery Projects
FoodFutures: North Lancashire
Lancaster District CVS
The National Lottery Community Fund
LESS

22/05/2026

🌻 The Positive Impact of the Community Garden Continues to Grow 🌻

The volunteer team continued making great progress this week, with jobs including sanding and painting around the garden area, adding fresh topsoil and mixing it with well-rotted horse manure to improve the growing beds, sowing radish and beetroot seeds, filling up the water butts, and cleaning out the greenhouse ready for the tomato plants. 🍅🌿🥕
As the project develops, it is becoming increasingly clear just how positive the impact has been for everyone involved. Residents from Littledale Hall have continued attending the sessions each week, and it has been wonderful to see the confidence, enthusiasm, and sense of purpose the project is helping to build.
In fact, some residents who have now completed their recovery programme are still travelling back every Monday to continue volunteering because they have found the project so beneficial to their wellbeing and recovery journey. Creating opportunities like this — where people can develop routine, social connections, practical skills, and confidence in a supportive outdoor environment — is exactly what this project was designed to achieve. 🌻
Alongside creating a productive and accessible growing space, the project is helping to build a real sense of community, and it has been fantastic to watch that continue to grow week by week.
A huge thank you to all of the volunteers for their hard work and enthusiasm, and to Simon for continuing to lead the project. We are excited to keep building on the progress already made and look forward to sharing more updates soon! 🌱💚


Acorn Recovery Projects
FoodFutures: North Lancashire
Lancaster District CVS
The National Lottery Community Fund
LESS
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