School’s fundraiser will be a real ‘Hoot’
Final Beef and Sheep Performance meeting
THE NI Hospice, along with Jones Memorial Primary School, is calling on businesses to submit their creative designs of an owl for ‘The Big JMPS Hoot Trail’ being held at the school on Saturday, October 22 from 10am to 1pm.
After much excitement and intrigue from the pupils, Jones Memorial Primary School have revealed that the ‘Big JMPS Hoot 2022’ will be the latest outdoor trail to be held in the school grounds based on the novel, ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’.
As part of the Big Jones Memorial Primary School Hoot, the school are putting a call out for local businesses to join with them to decorate as many owls as possible, featuring designs celebrating all things local to Fermanagh. The owls will be scattered throughout the forest school, showcasing the wealth of local businesses and artistic talent of the county as part of the trail event which has previously attracted hundreds of visitors to the area.
Roberta Bailie, NI Hospice link person at Jones Memorial commented: “Since announcing the ‘Big JMPS Hoot,’ we have had a great response from the public in pledging their support and saying how excited they are for the owl trail at school that will support such an important charity.
“Now we are asking businesses to showcase their talents and creative ideas to design the all-important ‘HOOTS’ which will bring joy and colour to the forest trail. The designs can be of any theme, but we are really keen to celebrate Fermanagh and have bright, positive designs for all to enjoy after the difficult times that we have faced.
She continued: “Our previous trails have all been literary based. We have had everything from Elmer the Elephant in milk carton form to Winnie the Witch in human form! We want to receive designs featuring a diverse range of ideas and look forward to seeing what great artwork will be submitted to ensure our trail really is a hoot for everyone. Use this opportunity to showcase and advertise your business!”
‘The Big JMPS Hoot 2022’ is the fourth trail brought to the Fermanagh area by Jones Memorial PS.
Please arrange to have your owl in school on the week beginning October 17 to 21
A current nurse from the NI Hospice said: “One of the most rewarding aspects however, as a nurse at the hospice, was recognising and understanding how vital the money generated from this amazing project was in continuing the very important work the hospice provides to the community and also in raising the hospice’s profile.”
For more information about the Big ‘JMPS’ Hoot 2022 contact the school directly on 028 6632 3420.
Farmers have one final chance to attend one of the Beef and Sheep Performance Meetings at Enniskillen Campus, CAFRE tonight (Thursday) October 6 starting at 7.30pm.
CAFRE, in partnership with Agrisearch, AFBI and NI Sheep SOS initiative (Stamp out Scab) will be hosting two events looking at parasite and winter feeding strategies for beef and sheep farmers this winter.
The first event took place on Tuesday at Greenmount Campus, Antrim, CAFRE.
The event will be introduced and chaired by CAFRE’S Head of Beef and Sheep, Mark Scott who has been part of the Rising Costs Industry Taskforce since its establishment in the springtime.
Professor Eric Morgan (QUB) will present an introduction to targeted anthelmintic treatment alongside farmers involved in the Anthelmintic Targeted Selective Treatment (TST) EIP project who have been trying out TST approaches on beef and sheep farms over the past two grazing seasons.
Paul Crawford will give an update on the Northern Ireland Sheep Scab programme. Paul is the Chairman of the NI Sheep Scab Control and Eradication Group. Being acutely aware of the growing threat posed by sheep scab in NI, Paul initiated the development of the NI Sheep Scab group in 2019. This group partnered with Moredun Research Institute, AFBI and AHWNI to bid for and receive funding to develop and run the NI sheep scab project.
Gareth Beacom and Dominic Mason, both CAFRE Beef and Sheep Advisers, will look at the potential implications of various winter-feeding strategies in beef and sheep systems, taken in light of rising input costs and 2022 silage quality. Feeding options for storing and finishing beef cattle will be analysed and discussed as will the options for finishing lambs. G
Finally, Francis Lively, Head of Beef and Sheep Research at AFBI Hillsborough will qualify the implications of various diet scenarios from a research perspective. Specifically considering beef cattle, Francis has used modelling from previous research to look at the consequences when it comes to extended store periods and longer keep systems.
Registration for the events is desirable to plan for catering but is not essential.
You can register for either event by visiting the CAFRE or Agrisearch websites at: www.cafre.ac. uk/events or www.agrisearch.org/ events.