Category: Community
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How to Market a Farm Shop: Practical Ideas to Bring in More Customers
Running a farm shop comes with a slightly different marketing challenge from many other retail businesses. Unless you’re fortunate enough to have a large amount of passing trade, customers often need a reason to make a specific journey to visit you. Then, once they’ve discovered you, you need to give them a reason to come…
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The Newport Show 2026: What a Day at Chetwynd Deer Park Taught Me About Rural Marketing
The Newport Show landed on one of the hottest days of the year, and it showed. Families spread out across Chetwynd Deer Park with picnics and paddling pools for the little ones, the sort of proper, sun soaked family day out that makes you remember why this show has run for 115 years. Shire horses,…
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TibbFest 2026: A Community Festival Worth Travelling To
TibbFest 2026 has now taken place. A huge thank you to everyone who came along, performed, exhibited, volunteered or helped make the day happen. I originally wrote this article in the run-up to TibbFest 2026, so I’ve kept it here as a look back at the festival and what made the event worth visiting. TibbFest…