Category Archives: Health and wellness

If you love what you do you will never have to work again….

Sitting in bed looking out onto our frosted open fields with the sheep lay down waiting for the sun to warm the pasture, paints a picture of an ideal rural landscape, and indeed it is, but the work behind any sucessful business can often go unnoticed, for many Christmas Day is a time to relaxContinueContinue reading “If you love what you do you will never have to work again….”

Does my arse look big in this?

Having an arse on your tummy brings a whole new experience to traveling, surviving Bowel cancer is a journey in itself, but this is only the beginning, airport security has always in the past provided me with some degree of reassurance that my safety and well being is being looked after, however traveling now withContinueContinue reading “Does my arse look big in this?”

Farmer Travelling Post Cancer

Pre Holiday Checks So with more personal care supplies than a new born baby, my first holiday outside of the U.K. post cancer began today. getting away from the farm has never been easy, generally it takes 2 weeks of planning and organising hastily remembering all of the things you are likely to forget. CoupleContinueContinue reading “Farmer Travelling Post Cancer”

Enjoy Life!

Tomorrow marks three months beyond my battle with cancer, 8 hours of surgery and 5 days in hospital and a further 2 weeks of all sorts of tubes and drains seems now a distant memory. Thanks to the support of everyone around me, the journey has been tough but possible.  Yes I no longer haveContinueContinue reading “Enjoy Life!”

Farming with a bag

Welcome and thanks for dropping by and reading, as the title suggests, I’m a farmer my name is Wayne 47 and now a bowel cancer survivor with a bag.  My surgery involved removal of the cancer with the loss of my rectum, re routing my bowel through my stomach and the creation of a stomaContinueContinue reading “Farming with a bag”

Winning my fight with bowel cancer

Insight Working on our family farm really was the perfect life, spending my days in the countryside working with the seasons, growing our own fruit and veg and rearing our own meat was the perfect blend for fitness and a healthy balanced diet with a rural lifestyle I was proud to be part of. OverContinueContinue reading “Winning my fight with bowel cancer”

So who will feed the pigs?

On Friday 1st July My consultant meeting confirmed that my battle with cancer has begun, my first experience of using NHS services makes me feel proud of what a dedicated team of people can achieve. On the 12th of July I will be admitted to the Royal Worcester Hospital for Surgery the following day, my testsContinueContinue reading “So who will feed the pigs?”

Exciting Times

 As an extension to our Come Grow With Us Programme, Oaks Barn Farm are now working with Norton College to provide its students with BTEC Units in Care of Farm Animals. This pilot programme will allow students to assist in the day to day care and welfare of its sheep chickens and pigs, gaining practicalContinueContinue reading “Exciting Times”

2 Golds and A Silver

Oaks Barn Farm would like to congratulate Steph Perkins on her 3 wins at the Welsh Outdoor Championships Tug Of War Competition. Coached by her Brother Chris Perkins as part of the Inkberrow Young Farmers Club hold their Training sessions on the Rig at Oaks Barn Farm. Stephanie’s success qualifies her to next compete inContinueContinue reading “2 Golds and A Silver”

2 Golds and A Silver

Oaks Barn Farm would like to congratulate Steph Perkins on her 3 wins at the Welsh Outdoor Championships Tug Of War Competition. Coached by her Brother Chris Perkins as part of the Inkberrow Young Farmers Club hold their Training sessions on the Rig at Oaks Barn Farm. Stephanie’s success qualifies her to next compete inContinueContinue reading “2 Golds and A Silver”