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BBC News
11-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Large fire at Metfield farm sees several barns alight
A "significant" fire has broken out across a number of large barns at a Fire and Rescue Service said six engines were attending the blaze at Cherry Tree Farm in Metfield, south-east of was alerted at about 01:45 BST on Friday by local residents and said the fire covered an area of approximately 150m by 40m (492ft by 131ft).The barns contained a "substantial quantity" of straw bales, as well as agricultural machinery and a workshop, it said. People have been urged to avoid the area while crews bring the fire under fire service said there was a limited water supply at the farm, so it had brought in a water carrier as well as specialist aerial appliances. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Oxfordshire farming sisters open pop-up straw bale event
Four sisters have created a children's playground and maze at their Oxfordshire farm using 300 bales of Katy, Lucy and Jess have opened the Big Bale Play at High Lodge Farm in Culham, Abingdon, over the May said they came up with the idea for the pop-up event after spending hours playing on bales as children at their family farm in Didcot."We all have very fond memories of long evenings chasing each other over them so we thought 'Why not recreate it for the public?'," said Lucy. High Lodge Farm is a working farm for most of the year but the sisters host several pop-up events throughout the year to make ends week's event, now in its third year, runs for nine days from the straw bales will then be stored and used for livestock during the winter or sold to local farmers. Lucy said they usually had a few straw bales at their other events that proved popular with children which made them think of doing it "on a huge scale". "I don't know what it is about them, but kids seem drawn to straw bales," she said. "It's the perfect summer playground and a lot of fun." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
