Beech Hill farm

Dear Family and Friends, Guests and Volunteers and all who have taken part in the great adventure here,

After 25 years it is time to hand over BHF to new ownership and for us (Julia, The Terrible Tibbies and The Great Sheep) to move on to new pastures. We have moved and are safely ensconced – only 5 miles – in a wonderful converted Barn with room for the Sheep, the Textiles and the Arts and Sheep to Shawl Craft Project to continue to flourish: Causeway Farm Barn, Bodle Street Green, Nr. Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 4UA. This email: Julia@desch.go-plus.net will continue to run. Tel: 01323 832718.

Woolcraft with Wensleydale The www.woolcratwithwensleydale.com website will become our main platform for communication - and we will have a stand at Sissinghurst Castle Autumn Craft Fair on 25/26 October. (www.nationaltrust.org.uk ).

Sheep to Shawl Project

All the Courses, Open Days and Events will continue from our new address. We are giving a talk to the East Sussex Guild of Weavers, Spinners on Saturday 16th October, there is a Day Course at Netherfield Sustainable Food Centre on Monday 12th October (www.thenetherfieldfoodcentre.co.uk ) as part of the Wool Project Week launched by HRH Prince of Wales and a talk for the Small Farm Training Group on Natural methods of Parasite Control at the Mohair Centre on Thursday 11th November (www.sftg.org.uk) We will be developing the www.sheeptoshawl.co.uk site over next winter with more resources on all aspects of Rare Breed Fibre Crafts. See us at the I Knit Show in London on 10/11 September (www.iknitlondon.org. uk)

Sussex Country Retreat

We are slowly restoring the Gypsy Caravan which has now been moved to its new winter quarters and we will hope to have it up and running new spring as a small informal and quiet space for1/2 people to use as a retreat at our new location. The website will not be operating as a booking site from 21st September, but it will have contact information .www.sussexcountryretreat.co.uk.

Beech Hill Farm has meant so much to to all of us who have had the opportunity to enjoy its beauty and what it has offered – thank you to each and everyone of you who have helped to make it all possible. If you have a special memory or story you would like to share, then do send it to us!

Keep in touch and much love

Julia Desch.