We are delighted and extremely grateful to be able to offer you the opportunity to join us for our AGM and late summer social at Rotherfield Park in Alton, Hampshire.

Rotherfield, a family owned and run estate, is on a mission to build ‘a thriving community for today and tomorrow’ and continuously improve its soils and all outputs (social/economic/environmental) from its landscape. Alongside conventional estate farming and land management activities (two dairy units, a regenerative arable system, woodland trending towards continuous cover natural regen and diverse wildlife projects), Rotherfield’s recent initiatives include the installation of a community market garden in East Tisted and the opening of Newton Wood Barn Alternative Provision for children who have struggled to prosper in mainstream schools.

Since opening in September 2024, Newton Wood Barn Alternative Provision has been under huge demand and now works with over 20 Hampshire Schools to support approximately 40 families. While the provision is well equipped with engaging learning spaces much of the children’s time is spent discovering the craftsmanship on the estate and the surrounding landscape including woodwork in the carpentry workshop and time in the community garden learning about seasonal vegetables, fruits, and flowers as part of the provision’s commitment to sustainability and land-based learning.

Furthermore, Rotherfield is working hard to thoughtfully restore and rejuvenate many of its properties with a long term mindset - retrofitting breathable low carbon insulation to single skin buildings. Where possible, building materials are sourced from Rotherfield or locally. Working with wood felled from Rotherfield the building team have created some remarkable additions in keeping with each property’s heritage importance

These community initiatives and Rotherfield’s passion to nurture craftsmanship have provided employment opportunities, fostered relationships between teams and encouraged the sharing of skills with the young people from the alternative provision. Employing approximately 45 people across different teams, future employment prospects are looking bright as Rotherfield strives towards more educational settings and apprenticeship opportunities for the next generation.

To read more about Newton Wood Barn Alternative Provision, please visit: Newton Wood Barn |

Progamme
10:30am Registration and Refreshments
11:00am AGM
11:15am Talk by Joe Evans, CLA Vice President
11:30am Host talk
12:00pm Reception Drinks
12:30pm Lunch
13:45pm Tours – workshop & Newton Wood Barn Alternative Provision
15:30pm Depart


For a link to the flyer and committee notes please click here