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Young farmers hope to prove there's money in muck

Keen gardeners in Shropshire are being urged to head to Bridgnorth on Sunday, where a group of young farmers are holding a Muck Lug to raise money for the group as well as a local charity.

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LAST COPYRIGHT SHROPSHIRE STAR STEVE LEATH 25/03/2023..Pic of the Bridgnorth Young Farmers , ready to bag up and sell dung for the garden. King of the pile is Bridgnorth Young Farmers Chair: Luke Waldram, and in no particular order is Josh Barratt, Hayden Barratt, Charles Cooper, Adam Bayliss, Georgie Talbot, Chloe Talbot, Dan Taylor, Will Lloyd, Dylan Ward, Jack Kinsey and Will Morgan and on some is Daisy the horse..

Bridgnorth Young Farmers Club will be lugging around bags of horse manure outside Bridgnorth Livestock Market - between 10am and 1pm on Sunday.

Those wanting the "well rotted" manure for their garden can buy it for £3 a bag, or if if they wish it to be delivered, £5 a bag.

The manure comes from one of their club members’ equestrian farms and is being sold to raise money for the Young Farmers Club as well as raise funds for Shropshire Rural Support.

The charity provides a free confidential service for Shropshire farmers and their families.

Georgie Talbot, Secretary of Bridgnorth Young Farmers Club said: "There will be tonnes of it, and our members , so do please come along and grab your bag."

For more information and request orders, please contact Georgie Talbot on 07526 235995.

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