Hello Friends!
Just a quick note. Did you see Britain's Got Talent on Saturday? Have you seen the Hawkstone Farmer's Choir? I do hope so! They were utterly brilliant, and Amanda Holden gave them a well-deserved Golden Buzzer, advancing them straight into the semifinals in May.
The husband of my childhood friend and neighbour {we used to climb over the wall into each other's gardens} is one of the 32 strong choir brought together by Jeremy Clarkson to promote his Hawkstone lager and brewery made with wheat grown in his nearby farm, Diddly Squat. Short story, the choir was formed to promote the beer with this now banned advert. Someone, somewhere, picked up on the story and the next thing they are being filmed and auditioned for BGT!
Here's Hugh's story: Western Telegraph Article
We're all hoping the rest will be history and we'll see them through to winning! It can't be easy being part of a choir where the members all have day jobs that can be up to 16 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year! When you live near to each other, practicing won't be easy with those sorts of hours, but my goodness, these farmers live across the whole of the United Kingdom!
Amanda Holden was sobbing, KSI was in awe, the audience was crying, I was in tears! I don't think there was a dry eye anywhere. Everyone I've spoken to was crying!
These are the people who work ungodly hours in often the most atrocious weather conditions, be it winter storms or summer heatwaves for very little thanks. There is a high suicide rate amongst their community. They get paid very little for very hard work. Yet they turn up every day of the year, including Christmas, because cows will always need milking, livestock must always be fed. If they don't do this, then we don't get food on our tables.
It's time to make sure we support BRITISH farmers by buying BRITISH produce! And give a great big THANK YOU to these unsung heroes of our communities.
Until next time
Debbie xx
