What's New?

Find out all about our latest news, upcoming events, and volunteer stories. There’s always lots going on at Amelia Trust Farm and we love sharing updates with our visitors and supporters.

Click the articles below to read about our latest news, or scroll back to see what we’ve been doing. Whether we’re getting excited about our school holiday activities, or giving a voice to our wonderful volunteers, our What’s New page is a great way to stay up to date with our small charity.

Gnarly tree in semi ancient woodland at Amelia Trust
CommunityFarm NewsWildlife

Community Woodland Management Volunteers Wanted!

We are incredibly lucky to have a beautiful semi-ancient woodland at Amelia Trust. We want to ensure it continues to ...

Farm NewsGROW

Beth’s Amelia Trust Story

The young people on our GROW programme are the heart of everything that happens at Amelia Trust. As a charity, ...

An audience sitting outside on the red brick area of the Farm, facing the GROW team who are standing in front of the Animal Centre.
Farm NewsGROW

GROW Celebration 2022

Our GROW programme has finished until September. Now it’s time to reflect on the last 12 months, and the difference ...

EventsFarm News

Summer Holidays at Amelia Trust

We can’t wait to enjoy the summer holidays with our lovely visitors at Amelia Trust Farm. You’ll be able to ...

A bat box
CommunityFarm NewsWildlife

We’re Batty for Bats!

If you’ve visited the Farm before, you’ll probably have spotted the bat boxes we’ve got in our woodland. Most of ...

Volunteers in purple t-shirts from Companies House in front of stocks at Amelia Trust
CommunityFarm NewsVolunteer Stories

Corporate Volunteering at Amelia Trust

Corporate volunteering groups make a huge difference at Amelia Trust. With such a big site and such a small team ...

Group Photo of Volunteers
Farm NewsVolunteer Stories

Volunteer Celebration Lunch 2022

Every year we have a volunteer Christmas lunch, kindly paid for by the Huggard Trust to say ‘thank you’ to ...

Members of the GROW team standing behind a table full of food in the kitchen
Farm NewsGROWVolunteer Stories

How does the GROW programme help young people?

‘It’s not what you said that I remember, it’s how you made me feel.’ The GROW programme is the heart ...

Two volunteers sitting behind a red check tablecloth with a lucky dip and donation bucket.
CommunityFarm News

Volunteers’ Week 2022

June 1st – June 7th 2022 is Volunteers’ Week – a chance to celebrate volunteers everywhere! We are incredibly lucky ...

Farm tractor and trailer
EventsFarm News

May Half Term at Amelia Trust

Looking for fun family activities in South Wales this half term? Come and join us at Amelia Trust! Open every ...

A bee sitting on the centre of a sunflower
CommunityFarm News

World Bee Day 2022

Bees are hugely important to the environment. May 20th is World Bee Day: a day dedicated to celebrating and highlighting ...

Cross Field and Sky at the Farm
CommunityFarm News

Mental Health Awareness Week 2022

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme is loneliness. According to the Mental Health Foundation, one in ...

The Outdoor Park
EventsFarm News

Platinum Jubilee Celebrations at Amelia Trust

Celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in the Vale of Glamorgan with our Platinum Jubilee Festival at the Farm! After the ...

Alpacas Walking
CommunityFarm News

Group Tickets & Annual Passes at Amelia Trust

Did you know that we offer both Group Tickets and Annual Passes at Amelia Trust Farm? Group Tickets at Amelia ...

Outdoor park and red brick path with people
Community

Activities for the Second Week of the Easter Holidays in the Vale

Now that the eggs have all been eaten and the bank holiday weekend is over, it’s the perfect time to ...

Trees, a red brick path, bright green grass and blue sky at the Farm.
Community

Easter Holiday Fun in the Vale

We’ve got lots going on at the Farm during the Easter holidays, so if you’re looking for Easter holiday fun ...

If giving is in your blood,
Community

The Welsh Blood Service: Give Blood and Help Save Lives in Wales

Vale of Glamorgan residents are being called upon to help patients in need by giving blood with the Welsh Blood ...

News

The Big Easter Event at Amelia Trust Farm

Kick off the Easter holidays with a family friendly day out at our lovely Care Farm in South Wales! From ...

Arthur and Merlin with Mike and the ukulele
CommunityFarm News

Ukulele Time with the Animals

It’s not just humans who enjoy listening to music! Our animals thoroughly enjoyed being serenaded by Mike on the ukulele ...

Community

Farm Fun during February Half Term

Our cheeky trio of goats and loveable pony duo were the stars of the Farm this half term! Despite the ...

CommunityFarm News

Thank you Tarmac!

At the start of January, Glyn, one of our wonderful volunteers, collected 20 bags of postcrete that had been donated ...

Farm NewsGROW

GROW Update February Half Term 2022

Half Term has arrived! While the young people on our GROW programme are having a break, we thought it would ...

EventsFarm News

Meet the Animals this Feburary Half Term!

We are delighted to be offering your little ones the chance to get up close to some of our lovely ...

Christmas tree, fireplace with fairy lights in the grate and Father Christmas waving
CommunityFarm News

Join our Community Christmas!

We know it seems far too soon to be thinking about Christmas trees and tinsel, but we just can’t contain ...