LOVE Gorgie Farm will be reopening on 29th February, and this morning Gail Porter met the staff and volunteers there to help out at the farm.
Edinburgh-born Gail like many of us has fond childhood memories of the farm.
LOVE Gorgie Farm put out a call for volunteers earlier this month, asking for people to assist in bringing the farm back to life, ahead of the public opening.
LOVE Learning, an education and social care charity that supports vulnerable children, young people and adults by using innovative ways to engage them in learning. It announced it was taking over the city farm in January after the farm went into liquidation in November 2019.
Gail Porter commented: “It was a pleasure to meet Lynn, the new team at LOVE Gorgie Farm and the volunteers, all of whom are working so hard to bring the farm back to life.
“Like many people in Edinburgh and Scotland, I was saddened to see Gorgie City Farm go into liquidation last year after having made so many memories in the farm as a child.
“I am very happy that a charity like LOVE Learning decided to take over it and can’t wait to see LOVE Gorgie Farm reopen again.”
Lynn Bell, CEO of LOVE Learning said: “We are delighted to have welcomed Gail into the farm ahead of our grand reopening and glad to have learnt how much the site meant to her. We know how treasured and important the farm was the community and we want to bring this back to the people of Edinburgh as soon as possible.
“We are overwhelmed with the positive support LOVE Gorgie Farm has received from everyone since we announced we were taking over it last month. We are still looking for volunteers to come next weekend as there is a lot of work to get done prior to opening the farm doors on the 29th of February”
Interested volunteers can still help out by going along on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February. Those looking to do so should email Gorgie@l-o-v-e.org.uk
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