As promised, we have just given out two days’ free subscription to anyone with a visible profile. That means that thousands of you will be able to send and receive messages and hopefully find love, or at least strike up a good conversation, this Valentine’s Day. To help you on your way, here are… Continue reading On Your Marks, Get Set…Message!
Category: Muddy News
Two Days’ Free Subscription for Valentine’s Day
Happy days – everyone can message for free over Valentine’s Day! Seriously? Not a word of a lie – on the morning of the 13th we’ll be giving away two days’ free subscription to any member with a visible profile. And this isn’t some ‘subscribe for 6 months and we’ll tack on a few extra… Continue reading Two Days’ Free Subscription for Valentine’s Day
Pig Plea
One of our members has sent out a request for people to sign a petition to help British pig farmers. Here is a little more information: PIG FARMING IS DISAPPEARING BEFORE OUR EYES Rocketing pig feed prices mean farmers are losing up to £26 on every pig produced. The industry is losing £6 every second… Continue reading Pig Plea
Because you only live once…
We’ve just had a phone call from a nice lady from The Alan Titchmarsh Show. As most of you are probably acutely aware, Valentine’s Day is next week and they’re looking to do a guide to finding love in the countryside and a spot of matchmaking on next Wednesday’s programme. We normally run a mile… Continue reading Because you only live once…
Do you have a business near Derbyshire you’d like to talk about?
We were contacted by a lovely girl from the Derbyshire Young Farmers asking if we did talks of any kind as she’s in charge of organising meetings for her fellow Young Farmers. Now, we’re not often thought of as having nothing to say but, flattered as we were, we felt that our business was a… Continue reading Do you have a business near Derbyshire you’d like to talk about?
End of the Pheasant Shooting Season
Feb 1st marked the end of the pheasant shooting season but we did manage to get in some beating towards the end at our Keeper’s Shoot at home on the 30th January. Most of the shooting season was taken up by our Muddy Marathon, so we didn’t manage to do much ourselves this year but… Continue reading End of the Pheasant Shooting Season
Are You a Townie Converted?
Has your Muddy-Townie Ratio got muddier over the years? Did you grow up in a city but then venture out to greener pastures? Perhaps you’re a born-and-bred country bod and have a few choice words to say about townie migration? A friend of ours, Jessica, is writing a book about dos and don’ts for townies… Continue reading Are You a Townie Converted?
Fancy a Ski Trip?
One of our members, a guy called Ed, has bravely taken it upon himself to organise a ski trip for muddy people towards the end of February/beginning of March if anyone is interested. It sounds like a cracking idea – what better way to meet a few new people and have a laugh? You can… Continue reading Fancy a Ski Trip?
Some Musings on Our Muddy Marathon
It’s hard to believe it’s nearly a month since Christmas and the end of our Muddy Marathon. This blog entry has been a long time coming; delayed somewhat by the usual family craziness during Silly Season, the amount of office work that awaits you when you go away for nine weeks and the fact we… Continue reading Some Musings on Our Muddy Marathon
Mellow Yellow Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil
For our last business visit, we decided to keep it local and popped in to see Duncan Farrington, who produces Mellow Yellow cold pressed rapeseed oil on the family farm near Hargrave, Northamptonshire. Mellow Yellow rapeseed oil and the new Farrington salad dressings Duncan became interested in oilseed rape back in the 90s when he… Continue reading Mellow Yellow Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil