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Depden Care Farm

Framework Provider

Framework provider of day, evening and weekend activities for people with learning disabilities and autism

Depden Care Farm

Depden Care Farm is run by the Millennium Farm Trust (MFT)

Attendees, our Farm Helpers,  have the opportunity to learn skills in animal husbandry, horticulture and agriculture with as much or as little support as they need. The work builds confidence and develops social and practical skills. The outdoor physical activity improves both mental and physical fitness. We help people be the best they can be and where appropriate help people move from farm helper, to volunteer and from volunteer into employment.

We offer placements for:

  • People with learning difficulties and disabilities
  • People with mental health problems
  • People with acquired brain injury

A registered charity, established in 1996

Who to contact

Name
Tim Freathy
Position
Director
Telephone
01284 851013
07816 828016
Email
tim@depden.com
Website
Depden Care Farm
Social Media
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Address
Rookery Farm
Bury Road
Depden
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
Postcode
IP29 4BU

Where to go

Address
Rookery Farm
Depden
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
Postcode
IP29 4BU
View IP29 4BU on a map
Area served
Haverhill, Mid Suffolk, Sudbury, Babergh, Newmarket, Lakenheath, West Suffolk, Mildenhall, All Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds
Parking available
Yes
Parking details
We have ample parking in our car park.
Restrictions to access
We are largely wheelchair accessible, but inevitably, particularly at certain times of year, some parts of the farm are not fully accessible.
Notes

Rookery Farm is a 6 acre smallholding on a south facing gentle slope.  We grow a range of crops in our market gardens and polytunnel which we sell at our road side stall.  We also keep sheep, pigs and poultry for meat and eggs.  The goats, donkeys, horses and Arthur the dog are kept for fun.  And they are lot of fun. 

Rookery Farm and its animals are accessible for wheelchair users. 

Days & Times

Depden Care Farm is open Monday to Friday 9.30am - 4pm
Time of day
Morning
Afternoon

Other details

Referral required?
Yes
Referral and availability notes

Potential referrals should call or email to enquire about availability. If places are available then potential farm helpers are invited (with their support worker) for a visit.  If they like what they see we offer a free trial day following which they will be invited to join us. 

Age Groups
Adults
Accessibility
Disabled Parking, Wheelchair Access, Adapted Toilet

Accreditation website
https://www.aqa.org.uk/
Accreditation details

We offer AQA Unit Awards


Service users involved in planning
Yes
Our 5 year plan was Co-produced. We consult service users regularly about what they'd like to see in their programme and our daily programme is built around their needs.

Support for people with disabilities

Access Suffolk
Access Suffolk

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