Welcome to Dennington Hall Farms

Open Farm Sunday

2023

Kindly Supported by LEAF

Thank you

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£610 was raised for charity

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Thank you 〰️ £610 was raised for charity 〰️


Step inside our farm as we open our gates for LEAF's Open Farm Sunday, welcoming you to experience the wonders of innovative and sustainable agriculture old and new. We're excited to have you join us and encourage you to explore and interact with our exhibitors, and discover the remarkable practices that shape our farm.

As you scroll down this page you'll find detailed information about each exhibitor, the charities we proudly support today, and an exciting raffle prize donated by Ernest Does just waiting to be won.

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Feel free to explore our website when you get a quiet moment to learn more about our family’s deep rooted connection to Dennington and meet the team in about us and our unwavering commitment to farming, food and the environment.

Keep scrolling down and get ready to be inspired by the incredible stories behind our exhibitors and the positive impact we're making together.

Charities Supported

Charity Raffle

Thank you - We have Raised £610 to share between our charities from the day.

The proceeds from this raffle will be dedicated to supporting our chosen charities, EACH and YANA. We firmly believe in the incredible work these organizations do, and we are proud to contribute to their meaningful causes. You can find more information on this below.

YANA (You Are Not Alone) is a charity with a mission to Improve Mental Health in Agriculture and Rural Businesses in East Anglia. YANA:

EAST ANGLIA’S CHILDREN’S HOSPICES (each) offer care and support for children and young people with life-threatening conditions and support families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

They offer families flexibility and control over where they receive their care and support, including where their child dies; at home, in hospital or at one of three hospices at Milton (Cambridgeshire), The Nook (Norfolk) and The Treehouse (Suffolk).

Our Exhibitors

AGROVISTA UK LTD is a leading supplier of agronomy advice, seed, crop protection products and precision farming services.

COFCO INTERNATIONAL is based in Ipswich, COFCO International sources combinable crops, such as wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape from farmers throughout England.

COFCO delivers these crops to processors, both here and abroad, who turn them into a wide range of products, such as bread, cakes, biscuits, breakfast cereals, vegetable oils, feed for animals, and even fuels, such as biodiesel and ethanol.

In addition, COFCO supplies the seeds that farmers use to grow these crops, as well as maize and grass seeds that are grown into forage to feed farm animals, such as cattle and sheep.

Last but not least, COFCO supplies farmers with a wide range of fertilisers, in both solid and liquid form. These provide the essential nutrients that farmers need to get the best from their crops.

DEBEN COMMUNITY FARM came about in 2015 when the three directors; Heidi, David and Heather wanted to bring farming into the community, with the added addition of a care farm and a new home for the Pitstop Holiday Club.

Since 2015 the award winning project has gone from strength to strength with the construction of a barn, a thriving care farm and holiday club and now the added addition of a Forest School (Pitstop Forest Explorers).  

DEBEN VALLEY YOUNG FARMERS CLUB are one of the largest rural youth organisations in the UK dedicated to young people who have a love for agriculture and rural life. 

Led by young people, for young people, our Young Farmers' Clubs provide their 23,000 members aged 10 to 28 with a unique opportunity to develop skills, work with their local communities, travel abroad, take part in a varied competitions programme and enjoy a dynamic social life.

ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RIVERS TRUST work with partners and communities to look after our rivers, estuaries and wetlands. We will be on-hand to talk about our work and there will be the opportunity to get involved with games and activities. We are running a colouring competition for 6-14s with the winning card being used to print some new postcards for us! We will have a raffle where you can win some great prices and if you fancy a sit with your little ones there will be space for story time (river & wildlife themed of course!).  We are also keen to hear from you about what you think so please do come and spend some time with us!

FRAM FARMERS is the purchasing, grain marketing and administrative function of 1250 farming businesses across the UK. Fram Farmers acts as an extension to individual farm offices, with industry professionals purchasing and marketing core agricultural inputs and outputs.

Their office, based in Framlingham, Suffolk, takes the administrative burden away from your farm/estate office, processing and streamlining invoices and bank payments.

Run as a true farmer owned co-operative, not for profit, Fram Farmers is passionate about the true principles upon which the co-operative was founded over 50 years ago: Planning farm business requirements, aggregating volumes and negotiating very competitive prices backed up with professional service and impartial, unbiased market information.

HAMILTON BLOODHOUNDS  are based in Easton, Woodbridge. Formed 2019. Bloodhounds have been used since the 1600s to track human scent. Our sport is hunting the natural scent of a human runner (no artificial scent is used). Very grateful to be allowed by Suffolk farmers to cross the beautiful Suffolk country side, using our bloodhounds to track our runners 3-4 miles each run (usually 3 runs in a day) and we follow on horse back. 

LES COTTON CONTRACTORS are agricultural drainage & sports field specialists providing complete drainage solutions; utilities instalations digger hire; tree shearing & flail mowing; ponds, lakes and wetland creation; domestic & commercial sewage treatment plants.

Is your property off the main sewage network? Do you have a septic tank? If so, we can install a new sewage treatment plant and provide a maintenace service. As well as servicing existing treatment plants, all to meet new sewage regulations. 

MOONBOW FACES is a Suffolk based face painter available for parties, weddings, events and festivals

THE NEATHOUSE a cafe and shop based in Dennington offering the best locally sourced produce

PARRAVANI’S Ice Cream have now been making ice cream for over 125 years in Norfolk & Suffolk, our ice cream is made with whole milk and double cream using traditional hand batched methods.

SUFFOLK TURKEYS are a family run farm in the heart of the Suffolk countryside producing award winning Christmas poultry for 3 generations. Our birds roam freely and mature slowly, all in time for your Christmas table.

My name is JACKEY PHILLIPS and the SUFFOLK PUNCH mare I have brought with me today is my homebred girl (and apple of my eye!) Kelsale Sunny June. She is now five years old and will hopefully breed some good foals in her lifetime and help keep the breed for future generations to enjoy.  

I will be doing braiding demonstrations throughout the day and will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about the Suffolk Punch Horse. Thank You!