Overnight stay for Martin the donkey
On 8th October we had a very exciting visitor when Martin the donkey stayed with us overnight. His owner, Adam Lee, is walking 700 miles across western Britain to raise money for the charity Centrepoint which helps homeless young people.
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Our new artificial turf sports pitch
Earlier in the year we revamped our sports pitch and contracted astro-turf installers Synthetic Turf Management to complete the refurbishing of the existing "wet pour" rubber surface with a multi-use artificial turf alternative.
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Website menu changes
We hope you like our new "drop-down" menu on the website and that it helps you find the pages you're looking for more easily.
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Summer holiday discount at Mini Potters
Mini Potters - the paint-it-yourself pottery shed based at the farm - are offering a discount of some children's pottery.
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The Plot podcast
One of our allotment holders, Lizzie Everard, has a regular podcast from her plot here at the City Farm. This is what she says about it:
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Windmill Hill Network Community Event
The first meeting for a new network getting together for people in Windmill Hill is at 7pm on Wednesday 18 July 2018 at the Baptist Church hall on Sylvia Avenue. It gives people living and working in the ward a chance to make a difference to their neighbourhood.
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Victoria Park Lodge – update
Results of a survey to find what people want from a revamped Victoria Park Lodge, and next steps to bring it back to community life.
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Want a stall at our Autumn Fair?
Yes, we know it's not even the summer holidays yet, but it's time to start planning our next major family-fun open day - the Autumn Fair.
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Poco Drom holiday dates
Poco Drom is having some days off and there won't be singalong sessions on these dates: 30th May, 27th June and 4th July 2018
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Make a personalised Fathers Day gift at Mini Potters
Mini Potters - the paint-it-yourself pottery shed based at the farm - are running a special offer for Fathers Day.
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Thank you for your support
As you may have seen, sadly we didn't win the £50,000 from The People's Projects. But we'd like to thank everyone who voted for us and spread the word - your support means a lot!
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Exciting news!
Exciting news! We've been chosen by The People's Projects as one of five projects in the West Country East region to be in with a chance of receiving £50,000 funding for our brilliant Farm Flavours project!
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Gardening work placement opportunity
Have you experienced a mental health challenge? Looking to get back to work? Would you like to find out more about careers in gardening? Apply now for a gardening placement at Windmill Hill City Farm!
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Opportunities at Wild Outdoors Day
We’re on the lookout for activities and stalls for our Wild Outdoors Day on 21st April 2018. Do you want to be involved in this popular family day?
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After School Club is back!
Our After School Club is back for another set of 5 sessions this coming half term.
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Café website is launched
Our lovely café has a shiny new website! Have a look around and check out their gorgeous menu to see what tasty treats are on offer.
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Community Venue of the Year award
We're thrilled to announce we've won a Voscur award! The people of Bristol have voted us the 2017 Community Venue of the Year.
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RHS course – “The Edible School Garden”
On February 20th we are running a one-day RHS course to cover all the basics so that you can get children actively involved in growing their own food.
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Social and therapeutic horticulture course
Thrive are running a two day course “Using social and therapeutic horticulture to benefit people with mental health support needs”.
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