Dale Farm
Contact
Address: 51 Oldfield Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 6SN
Contact Telephone: 0151 666 5190
Email: wedalefarmadmin@wirral.gov.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalefarmtrust/
About Us
Dale Farm is situated at the edge of Heswall Dales on the Wirral Peninsula and can be accessed from Oldfield Road in Heswall. Dale Farm is a Vocational Service and run as a partnership between Wirral Council and Dale Farm Trust (a registered charity 1156516).
Dale Farm provides daytime opportunities for adults with a variety of learning disabilities in a real work environment. People we support at Dale Farm develop existing skills in all aspects of Horticulture, and learn about running a professional farm.
Our promise is to deliver a safe, high quality, professional and person-centred service, which enables people to live a fulfilling life whilst promoting innovation and creativity.
We are committed to working in partnership with local community groups and others by creating opportunities for people of Wirral by offering work experience to students as well as training opportunities.
Over the years Dale Farm has built up a fantastic team of volunteers as well as the dedicated team of Trustees that support the work we provide for people we support.
Our activities and services include:
- Delivering of bagged horse manure, woodchip and split logs.
- Growing a variety of organic vegetables, which can be purchased from our farm shop as well as from Bluebelles Tea Rooms in Wallasey, and the Courtyard Cafe in Royden Park.
- We also produce and sell our famous Dale Farm honey.
- We operate a professional woodwork workshop which gives the people we support an opportunity to gain skills in all aspects of woodworking and carpentry, producing good quality items for sale and undertake commissions for woodwork items.
- In the craft workshop people that attend Dale Farm produce a variety of craft items with help from a professional tutor.
- We run a popular Summer and Christmas plant sale each year, selling a range of plants grown at the farm, and craft items produced by people at the farm.
Latest News
December 2023
Winter Plant Sale
Come along to Dale Farm's Winter Plant Sale on Saturday 2nd December 2023, from 10am to 3pm. There will be hanging baskets, planters, bedding plants, handmade crafts and Christmas wreaths. Refreshments and a raffle will also be available to purchase.
Sensory Garden - June 2023
Thanks to everyone's very hard work restoration of Sensory Garden has finally been completed. People we support, volunteers and our staff team have done amazing work and the area looks magnificent. We have already had so many compliments from people regarding this wonderful achievement. To celebrate this, Dale Farm Trust has organised a official opening of Sensory Garden which will take place on Saturday 19th August in the presence of the Wirral mayor, and representatives from Wirral Council Adult Social Care.
Improvements at the Farm
During last month we managed to improve accessibility to different parts of Dale Farm for people with mobility issues. The North field has been redesigned to create access to all and a number of pathways have been improved.
Now work is concentrating on erection of new Cabin that will enable volunteers and staff to have greater changing facilities and create storage for PPE.
We would like to say a big Thank You to all of our volunteers for their efforts in helping improve the farm for people we support.
Horticulture Qualification
From this month we will be able to offer a qualification in horticulture through the Open Awards scheme to all people we support at Dale Farm. We have been running pilot scheme with two people to test out the course. We wish all those taking part the best of luck.
Upcoming Activities/Events
- From July the farm shop will be open and selling all organic produce.
- Land Rover have chosen Dale Farm as their chosen community project this year. Staff from their factory will give volunteer hours at the farm to help with maintanence jobs.