The evening began with a few reminders :- Please collect your exhibition prints if you haven’t already done so (Keith has them); Castleton Christmas lights are on from 16/11/24; Your committee has decorated a tree for the St Edmunds xmas tree festival which also begins on the 16th; Our autumn meal is Thursday 21/11/24 7:30pm; The January meeting will, like last year be a theme of “Winter” but by ten members rather than the committee (contact Keith if your willing to present).
The main event for the evening was the collaborative work of Joe and Amy Dalton from Aston Hall Farm who delighted us with both a video (helped by Eric Willoughby) and a presentation. Joe gave us an introduction to the farm and the six generations of the family and also explained a little about the size and diversity of the land. Those of you that know the area will have some idea of the scope, from meadows in the Hope valley to the heights of Win Hill as well as the various water courses, streams and woodland that constitute a mixed farm. Of course the livestock is a very important element both to the farm and the presentation but cute was possibly not something we expected until we saw the wonderful photos that Amy included.
Many thanks Joe and Amy for a memorable and very enjoyable evening and we will hope to see you back in the coming year with some more insights into what farming in the Hope Valley is like. (Maybe even a few more photos showing that the sun doesn’t shine all the time.)
