P448 Teletext 448 Mar 2 22:38:24 S ———————————————————————————— CITY FARMS O It's amazing what you can do with a couple of acres of derelict land. Bykjr City Farm in Newcastle used to be a run down industrial valley. It now boasts chickens, ducks, sheep and cows which locals visit and feed. A more recent addition to the farm is the stables which give inner city children the chance to learn to ride. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Your own ECO VIEWS page 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Include full address and phone no. Write It Sports Lord Mauro GreenP448 Teletext 448 Mar 2 22:44:31 S ———————————————————————————— CITY FARMS O City farms give inner city children the chance to care for animals they wouldn't normally conj into contact with, sby Bykjr Farm's Mick Marston. Regular visits by the many volunteers give them valuable experience with animals. Before long city farmers are: Mucking out cleaning tack weighing out fodder for the animals. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Does bullfighting get your goat? WRJTJ TO ECO-SCENE, CLUB 440, PO BOX 442, LONDON SW6 1XQ Include full address and phone no. Write It Sports Lord Mauro GreenP448 Teletext 448 Mar 2 22:47:42 S ———————————————————————————— CITY FARMS O If you've got a passion for pigs or are soppy over sheep, take a trip to your local city farm. "It's the lambing season next week so some of us will be bottle feeding them," says Mick Marston. Life's not rosy for all the animals. "'e have to take some of them down to the market. But the volunteers conj too. Some can't handle it but we're not a pet's corner," he explained. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Does bullfighting get your goat? WRJTJ TO ECO-SCENE, CLUB 440, PO BOX 442, LONDON SW6 1XQ Write It Sports Lord Mauro GreenP448 Teletext 448 Mar 2 22:54:04 S ———————————————————————————— CITY FARMS O Michelle, 17, has been a volunteer in one of London's city farms for the last two years. She's learned how to muck out and feed the pigs and sheep. "I find it quite therapeutic. When you're feeling a bit down and can't be bothered with the humans, you can just escape and look after a cow or a sheep. "It's also a good way of meeting like- minded people," she adds. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— What do you think about bullfights? WRJTJ TO ECO-SCENE, CLUB 440, PO BOX 442, LONDON SW6 1XQ Write It Sports Lord Mauro Green