Hello out there! Thanks for being here, and thanks for reading :)
The last few months have been such a joy as we started to gradually welcome visitors back to meet our magical animals and spend peaceful time with them in nature...ohh how we missed you all! ❤️
We've also started hosting truly beautiful Connection Circles with Nica Draws Nature which have been so wonderful, as well as our first Animal Communication workshop with Rachel Sartain, and a selection of other lovely wellbeing experiences and retreat days...I can't express how incredible it feels to FINALLY be getting back to what we SHOULD have been offering for all this time!!
Our gorgeous, supportive, caring community is starting to grow again at last, and I am so thankful for each and every one of you who have visited, donated and been such a special part of this epic journey with us ❤️ I'm so excited to keep creating and growing this unique sanctuary for us all! ❤️
With that being said, as you'll all know we have had the hardest 2 years since our relocation, with no access or income at all for most of that time. We still have a long way to go to be able to function properly.
We have the basics in place, but can only accommodate very small numbers at present until we improve access and facilities...we are just about covering some of the expenses and bills now thank goodness, but we simply can't yet bring in enough to continue developing our site without an injection of funds 😔
What we have achieved with our site so far has been incredibly well received by everyone who has visited and we have received some genuinely heartwarming feedback from your experiences with us!
However! As you will have seen, our site is very exposed, with very little shelter for people...its been lovely over the summer, but as the last couple of days have proved (with a real kick lol!! 😱😳🌧☔️😆) , it is definitely NOT going to be a pleasant experience over the coming months!!
Enter, THE HARMONY HUB!! The big container at the top of our field is in place, ready for conversion, Rachel's Farm have kindly donated some cladding, we have patio doors and windows ready to go, we've been offered a lovely static caravan at a great price to become a welfare unit creating a covered courtyard effect with the container, with art studio, gallery and shop...all combining into a comfortable, sheltered area suitable for visitors and community use year round in all weathers!
While we have a large portion of the basics already, we desperately need funds (and potentially skilled volunteers ) to take it further. We need to buy the caravan, plus transport and site it which is not cheap, get roofsheets, wood, decking, fixings etc etc...the list goes on!! We are so close though, with just a little boost we can have it up and running before the weather really turns! 🙌🙏🥰🎉
Our exciting plans for The Harmony Hub will solve all the upcoming issues and allow us to welcome you all year, but we just can't do it alone, so we are calling on our lovely community to please come together and help us create a dry, welcoming community space so that we can continue to have you here over the winter! Without it, our meagre income will definitely dry up again and there is absolutely no way we will survive another winter like that.
We have fought SO hard, for SO long, and together we CAN do this!! Every penny truly will help...please, even if you can't donate, help us to spread the word and reach others who could! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts 💕
Love from Cath, Ronnie and the whole team...human and animal! X