Category: Simon’s Blog

Spring is here and the sun is finally shining!! Sadly, out on the farms, we’ve needed to replant some of the winter wheat as it was damaged by the rain over recent months. Thankfully, the rain has retreated for now – let’s hope I haven’t spoken too soon and that we have a better summer!...

First things first, I’d like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. I hope you enjoyed your Christmas and New Year celebrations and that it all went well. Christmas for me personally was a quiet one – as I like it to be! I was fortunate enough to be cooked for on both Christmas...

It only seems like yesterday I was writing this year’s first edition of my news update, and suddenly it’s December! Out on the farms we are fully planted for next year and hoping for a better crop than this year. We only managed to harvest 40% of the crops we usually would because of the...

With the summer now drawing to a close, it’s safe to say that our sunflower fields have been very popular over the past few weeks. I’d like to take the opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your generosity in donating to Touchstones. At the time of writing this, we are close...

Last time I wrote my news, I remember talking about how the rain is making work on the farms extremely difficult. Unfortunately, this is still the case. Although the sun has made an appearance, the ground is still wet. Though conditions haven’t been on our side, we have still needed to access the fields to...

You will have been aware from my last update, that my father passed away peacefully on 18th February 2024. Having worked with my father for 40 years and building the Becketts Farm business together into what it is today, the past few weeks have been weeks of real reflection. I was privileged to deliver a...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our company Chairman, Alan M. Beckett (MBE, NSch) on Sunday 18th February following a short illness, aged 93. Alan took over the Beckett family business from his father in 1963 moving the farm away from dairy and very successfully into poultry farming. It was...

The Christmas and New Year celebrations now seem like a distant memory and it’s hard to believe we are over halfway through January already. That being said, I’d like to take the opportunity to wish you all a happy and healthy 2024 and thank you all for supporting us last year. The buzz around site...

As if by magic, we have entered the final month of the year. Last month, I invited some family and friends to my annual firework display. I    was very impressed with my set-up this year, but unfortunately the weather put a dampener on things. Just as we were doing our countdown, down came the rain....

It only seems like yesterday that I was writing my last update to you and the sun was shining. As I write this now, there is a definite chill of Autumn in the air. Thinking back, it seems like we had the hottest June, wettest July and driest August in a long while! Not to...