Gorse Hill City Farm in danger of closure

Available for over a year

It’s been open for 40 years but Gorse Hill City Farm in Leicester may have to close due to rising costs. The farm, which was established on 26 December 1985 and has up to 200 volunteers, has a range of animals, including cows, alpacas, ponies, donkeys and guinea pigs. A really dry summer is partly to blame for the very high cost of hay, which is what the (just under a hundred) animals eat in winter. Manager at the farm Dayle Lefort says they may have to sell the cows but as a last resort. On Tuesday, the farm made an appeal for the first time, specifically for donations of hay or money towards bales. Dale says the support the farm has received since the appeal has been amazing. reporter: Ady Dayman A couple of years ago, our reporter Kevin Ncube took a family to Gorse Hill from Braunstone. They'd never been to a farm before.