Holt Countrysiders

01/06/2025

27/03/2025

A big thank you to Chris Bell from WeatherQuest for our talk last night on the fabulous theme of ‘storm-chasing’. Chris snuck in plenty of weather education whilst telling our members all about ‘tornado alley’ and the infamous ‘twisters’ found there. Many thanks also to Gresham’s School, who very kindly let us use their lecture theatre (again!).

Supporting our Countrysiders club is a great way to fly the flag for British farming and conservation. We really appreciate everything everyone does for us, thank you.

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04/02/2025

It was a successful Spring competitions day for Holt 🥳
Great to see our fun sports practice last week paying dividends…big thanks to the parents who helped ‘coach’ the rounders, badminton and fun relay teams, and also thank you to Gresham’s School for the use of their sports hall and equipment 🙏

28/01/2025

Holt Countrysiders is back with a bang for 2025! We have just under 30 members aged between 10 and 16, all with a passion to learn about the countryside and British farming 👍 If you or anyone you know (aged over 18 please) would like to help run this club, please do get in touch! It’s a great way to be involved in the Norfolk farming community and to inspire the next generation. We meet fortnightly on Wednesday evenings (term-time only), and on one Sunday per term. You could be involved in anything and everything, from: coming up with meeting ideas, attending events at the Norfolk Showground, giving our members tips on how to win welly wanging, stock judging and cake decorating, to sausage making and farm visits. If you are interested in the countryside and are enthusiastic about supporting the UK’s next generation of farmers, we would love to hear from you! Email [email protected] to find out more.

09/12/2024

As we head towards Christmas and 2025, Holt Countrysiders can reflect on a successful start for the club! Not only have we made some great friends and learned lots of new things, but our members were super successful at the County Winter Competitions day! Big wins included reading a passage from a book (Charlotte’s Web), public speaking, decorating a gingerbread house and stocking, mocktail making, and our main club exhibit of an upcycled Christmas Tree! Here’s to more successes in 2025! 🤞

09/12/2024

Another great meeting was delivered by The Norfolk Rivers Trust. A fabulous organisation working very hard to look after the planet’s chalk rivers which are found in East Anglia and….pretty much no where else in the world! Thank you, Sam Hurst, for the very informative talk, not to mention the work you are doing.

09/12/2024

We have had some great meetings this term at Holt Countrysiders. In particular, many thanks to Oxbo in Fakenham for showing us around their very interesting factory last month. It is fascinating to think that agricultural equipment made in Fakenham goes off to many far flung places to do its bit feeding the global population!

14/10/2024

A big thank you to Sam Hurst from Norfolk Rivers Trust for his talk last week. Our Countrysiders learned about the chalk stream (the only one in the world!) which runs through the South East of England including Norfolk, making our rivers particularly special. We learned about projects which enable the rivers and Norfolk farmers to help each other.
We then had a decorated cake competition which was hotly contested, but pride in their work did not stop our members from demolishing their creations!

09/09/2024

This Wednesday (11th September) sees us back after our summer break! Our first meeting of the term is back at base (Gresham’s School) where we will be learning about vehicle maintenance and acquiring some essential farm machinery skills. We look forward to seeing everyone there!