News and Other Exciting Things
Super Steve smashes the Thames Path Ultra Challenge, raising over £830 for Animal Antiks.
The 100km walk started at Putney Bridge in London and finished at Henley in Oxfordshire, and took place over the weekend of 13-14 September.
Organisers expect the challenge to be completed within 24 hours, and Steve crossed the finish line in 23 hours and 30 minutes.
A big thank you goes to everyone who donated and supported Steve in his efforts. You can read his thoughts on the challenge here: Steve Rae is fundraising for Animal Antiks
Star supporter organises Bingo fundraiser for Animal Antiks that sees a Full-House.
Karen Tattam, one of our biggest supporters has done it again! Her enthusiasm and passion for what we do here at the farm have helped her put on yet another fun and fabulous night of Bingo with a super raffle too.
The evening, held on 12 September, saw over £1400 raised that was then shared equally between Animal Antiks and Newtown Primary School, Chesham!
Our thanks go to Karen and the team, plus everyone who came the night.
Animal Antiks introduces new Supported Internships.
This new academic year sees our offer to young people with an EHCP expand to include Supported Internships for those over the age of 18.
We work in partnership with our new in-house training partner, Different Steps, which will deliver training and conduct assessments.
Comprehensive life skills are built into the curriculum, including independent travel, digital literacy, and money management.
For more information, please visit the Education section on this website.
Acclaimed animal-based education and therapy organisation Animal Antiks launches its new in-house training provider, Different Steps, today.
The decision to set up an in-house service based at the farm in North Marston has been an easy one after Sarah Kettlety, CEO at Animal Antiks, recognised the need for a dedicated educational provider that could offer the therapeutic benefits of farm-based learning within a formal qualification framework.
Find out more at www.differentsteps.org.uk
Make the most of the weather with our Super Summer Savers!
We will be launching our Super Summer Savers on 24 June. Two new discounted visits to help you enjoy getting out and about this summer. The experiences are:
Animal Encounters – a two-hour visit for two people to the farm to meet our friendly animals. You would normally pay £70, but we’re offering a buy one, get one free for this activity, so two people pay just £35!
Family and Friends Alpaca Walks – Join us at the farm for one of our special Alpaca Walks followed by a drink and cake in our on-site cafe. This experience is for 10 people for a total cost of £100!
We are thrilled to be offering HAF days for young people aged 10+ with additional needs this Summer.
There will be lots of great outdoor activities to choose from.
If you receive free school meals, please use your vouchers to join us.
For any queries, please visit https://familyinfo.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/advice-and-support/buckinghamshire-haf/how-to-book-haf-places/
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The Clare Foundation Angels Den awarded us £5,000 for our project to help young carers have some time out for themselves.
It was a tense wait whilst the five Angels fiercely deliberated over who should receive what amount of funding for the Angels Den programme for 2025.
They were late back into the auditorium due to being undecided until the last minute!
We were delighted to receive £5,000 from the Angels Den and are now putting into place the foundations of the Young Carers project. We will have more to share at the start of next year.
We won the Good Morning Britain 1 Million Minutes 2023 ‘Animal Loneliness Champion’ Award!
We are so proud to have been presented with this amazing award on 15 December at GMBs London Studios.
It is in recognition of the work we do to help reduce loneliness and isolation through animal assisted therapy and farm care activities. We couldn’t achieve the positive outcomes we see without the support and hard work of the whole team here at Animal Antiks so a huge thank you goes out to all of our staff and volunteers.