Our Story
Fairytale Farm is the first mainstream visitor attraction where everything has been designed for children with disabilities - but that can be enjoyed by everybody - and where no pre-booking is required. The Farm was inspired by my family's experiences with our daughter, Olivia, who has cerebral palsy, and the Farm has become a great success in the (almost) three years since it opened.
We have achieved a phenomenal amount since the Prime Minister, David Cameron, cut the ribbon in 2013, but there is a lot more to do and we need your help to achieve it. We are a very small group of staff and volunteers, passionate about what we are doing, and there is a huge amount still to achieve if we are going to complete our unique and pioneering vision.
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What We Need & What You Get
We need £91,500 to complete a series of projects over the next two years, which will complete the original farm concept. There's more on the projects below.
In exchange for your support, we will be offering a range of rewards and incentives that are not available to anyone else. These include branded gifts, unique farm visits, animal keeper experiences, a VIP party, opportunities to immortalise yourself on the Enchanted Walk and lifetime passes with exciting perks.
If we don't make it to our full goal, we will still complete as many of the projects listed below as we are able to do.
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Funding
We are trying to raise £91,500 for the following projects, all of which we aim to implement over the next 24 months:
• Two new interactive themed areas based on fairies and dinosaurs;
• Upgrading our existing cafe to make it more appealing and to enable it to be used for a variety of functions;
• Installing new chairs and tables in the cafe;
• Hoist for disabled children;
• Installing an interactive sound system for the Sea Creatures and Party Poppers on our Enchanted Walk;
• Creating a unique, interactive 'Giant's Camera', which takes photos and instantly posts on Facebook;
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• Activity panels with things that can be turned, touched, make noise, etc;
• Giant willow tunnel over light fountains, so that the lights can be used all day long to create a colourful, moving light show;
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• Creating a raised sandpit for wheelchair users;
• Animal handling building to allow animal petting in adverse weather and shelter for school groups;
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• New toilet block at bottom of site;
• Hay barn and feed store for the animal area;
• Automated water system for animals;
• Complete our new cafe building and party rooms, fit out and furnish;
• Create new enclosures/aviaries/buildings for small animal displays, e.g. birds, ferrets;
• Extension to the Huff and Puff Adventure Playground to create a new toddlers playground to include new toddlers climbing equipment, special all-ability pedal tractor track and toddlers sandpit.
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