On Friday 13 June, over 1700 pupils swapped their school shoes for wellington boots and visited farms across Northern Ireland for the Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend dedicated schools’ day.
Pupils got hands-on with farm life, met animals, and learned all about the ‘farm to fork’ journey in a fun and interactive way, enhancing the pupil’s knowledge on where their food comes from and the farmers all important role in contributing to the life at least three times a day.
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Joel Erwin was awarded first place in in the special school’s section of the 2025 schools’ competition. Pictured at CAFRE Greenmount, County Antrim is Joel Erwin from Castle Tower School and Ruth Morrow, UFU marketing and events executive.
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Pictured at CAFRE Enniskillen campus is UFU communications officer and BOIOFW schools’ coordinator Lynsay Beattie and Niall Hilley from Edwards Primary School who was first place in the Foundation (Primary 1 and Primary 2) category. Niall also received the ‘Jennifer Hawkes perpetual trophy’, awarded to the best overall UFU schools’ competition entry, in memory of the late Jennifer Hawkes’ contribution and enthusiasm for the school’s competition and Open Farm Weekend initiative.
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Pictured at Littlebridge Farm Fresh, County Derry/Londonderry is Katelyn Baxter, Gortin Primary School first place in the Key Stage 1 section, Andrew Robinson, UFU policy officer and Caleb Howard, farm host.
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