Information For Hosts

Country Trust Hosts Webinar September 2020

On 10th September 2020, we held a webinar for our wonderful host farmers who welcome thousands of children onto their farms each year.

You can watch a recording of our webinar here, to learn:

• How to host visits to farms and estates in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
• All about socially distanced activities.
• The government guidance on Health & Safety for educational visits, as of 10th September 2020.
• What is happening in schools.
• How your Country Trust Coordinator will support you to welcome children on to your farm again.

The Hosts' Webinar included presentations from guest speakers: Mark Bridgeman of the CLA, and Alistair Bryce-Clegg, founder of ABC Does.

And, from The Country Trust: Jill Attenborough, David Thompson, Mary Hext, and Sally Hetherington-Aherne, with compère Sue Thompson.

Resources

You can access the links suggested by our fantastic speakers in this Webinar Resources PDF.

You can read up on all the latest Health & Safety advice here.

If you are a farmer who qualifies for Educational Access Payments, our proposed standard wording for the MTA form is here.

For further information about being a host farmer with The Country Trust, please visit our Be A Host page.

Education and Health and Safety resources

For a wide range of resources to help you host farm visits we recommend
the Visit My Farm website.