Hundreds of visitors attended the Christmas Fayre making it a successful fundraising event for the farm.  Visitors took part in a Christmas wreath workshop, carol singing, tombola and raffle whilst children planted bulbs and made Christmas decorations to take home.

Santa and his Elf attracted many visitors and our donkeys Tammy and Alice worked really hard to provide rides around the farm.  Visitors watched the blacksmits working at the Forge and enjoyed homemade soup, mulled wine and roast chestnuts to keep away the cold.

A wide range of farm produce was on sale including honey, jams, chutney, herb vinegar and oil, beeswax candles and free range meat.

A big thank you to Hilde Kappelhoff for co-ordinating the event and to everyone who helped out on the day.

Harvest Festival took place on 17th October.

Activities included apple pressing and baking bread in our outdoor, wood fired bread oven.

Willow gave birth to a healthy bull calf, early in the morning on Wednesday 10th December 2008.  Willow's half sister Wilma also gave birth to her own bull calf on Monday 15th December.  The two births mean that both Willow and Wilma, who were donated to the farm by a retired farmer who bred Red Polls, have now matured from heifers into cows.  Come along to the farm and see them!

More than 800 visitors attended the farm's Christmas fair on a very cold but sunny winter's day.  A total of £5000 was taken through sales of meat, Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, donkey rides, crafts, farm produce and donations.

Visitors enjoyed a BBQ with sausages made from our own pork and made Christmas wreaths to take home.  Children got to meet Santa and his elf, listened to stories in the hay barn and made Christmas cards and tree decorations.

A big thank you must go to Eric our butcher, who worked very hard on the day, and to everyone who helped with the event.

Thank you to everybody who voted for the Surrey Docks Farm "Mobile Farm" project on  ITV's People's Millions.  We now have funding to buy transport! 

We will be able to go out into the Community to visit as many schools and festivals as we can with as many animals as we can.  Our new "Mobile Farm" will really extend our outreach and help us fulfill one of the Farm’s most important founding principles – to educate.   Money from the People’s Millions will enable this.  We can now buy a customised horsebox for transporting all the animals and fences that we need.  We will be able to reach so many more children who might otherwise not get to see a cow or a goat in the middle of London or, in some cases, even know what one looks like.  Thank you so much to everybody who supported us.

Apple day at Surrey Docks Farm was a huge success.  800 visitors came through the gates and a total of £1800 was taken by the stalls, cafe, raffle, donkey rides and donations.  There were many activities for children including the 'longest peel' competition and apple bobbing.  There was apple pressing to have a go at and cider tasting for those over 18!  A big thank you has to go to Cath Knight who organised the whole event and to all those who helped to make it such a big success.

Along with new babies, the farm has new staff. Cath is the Farm Produce Trainer and Tracey, Education Co-ordinator. They will both be helping out with a new group Kath wants to start called 'Have a go Horticulture'. A piece of land along the farms boundary wall has been set aside for those who can't face a full allotment but want to 'have a go' at growing their own fruit and vegetables. The group will run on a Friday and will be open to everyone: elderly and parents. Kath is waiting on confirmation on funding before the group can start. Tracey is starting a 'Young Farmers' club that will be for 8-13 year olds on the 3rd Saturday of each month.  Activities will include a forge day and bee keeping for beginners. You will need to register and have parental permission.  Groups started in May.