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New spiritual support for farmers at weekly market

A new support service for farmers and the rural community is being launched next week at Newark Livestock Market on Wednesday 26th May, with the backing of NHS Lincolnshire.

The Health Screening and Drop-in Service has been set up through a partnership between Lincolnshire Rural Support Network (LRSN), Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire (RCAN) and the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. Together the three organisations will be providing a health screening and drop-in service every Wednesday at Newark Livestock Market.

Photo opportunity:
Mrs Amanda Farr, High Sherriff of Nottingham, will open new service at the Livestock Market on 26th May, at 10.45am
Commending the new service, the new Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham, the Rt Revd Paul Butler said: "I think this is an excellent development working alongside our partners in the community.”
Newark Livestock Market is a busy regional market and attracts farmers from many other counties. With the help of LRSN, and together with RCAN the Diocese is working towards establishing a Nottinghamshire farming and rural support network to meet the needs in this county.

Rural Adviser for the Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham, the Revd. Derek Hollis has begun attending the Wednesday Market twice a month. As well as Nurse Heather Dawes, Alison Twiddy from LRSN attends the Market on a regular basis and the Revd. Canon Alan Robson, Agricultural Chaplain for Lincolnshire, is also there regularly.

Derek explained: "This is a very exciting new project which aims to put in place provision to meet the needs of livestock farmers and others working in rural Nottinghamshire, in partnership with Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire and building on the excellent work already being carried out by Lincolnshire Rural Support Network. Farming is a rapidly changing industry, and those who work in the industry and related occupations face particular and specific challenges which this new development will help them to address."

In addition to support at the market, there are referral arrangements in place with Farm Crisis Network and other existing farming support organisations for any farmers and others in the rural community who approach the organisation for help from outside Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

 

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