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Hot elowner sandst udentl andl or dsar ebei ngur gedt oensur ebui l di ngsar e saf eami dgover nmentgui del i nesonal l owi ngf r eshai ri nsi det ost em t he spr eadofCovi d. Heal t hcampai gnshavehi ghl i ght edt hei mpor t anceofopeni ngwi ndowst o al l owf r eshai ri ndoor st opr ot ectpeopl eagai nstcor onavi r us.Butwi t ht r avel l er s f or cedt oquar ant i nei nhot el sandst udent spr epar i ngt or et ur nt ouni ver si t i es, saf et yexper t ssayst r i ngentchecksshoul dbecompl et edt opr eventacci dent s. Whi l egover nmentadvi cei st omakesur ef r eshai rcanci r cul at et hr oughopen wi ndows,al lpubl i cor gani sat i onshaveal egaldut yt okeeppeopl esaf e,wi t h exper t swar ni ngt hi smeanst heyshoul dn’ topenwi ndowst oowi de. Ot hert ypesofest abl i shment ssuchashot el s,nowwi t hagr eat erneedf or saf et yasguest sar equar ant i ned,anduni ver si t yhal l sofr esi dencesandst udentl et s,ar ebei ngur gedt or i skassesst heneedf orwi ndowr est r i ct or st opr eventacci dent s. Thecal lcomesf r om bossesatQueensAwar dwi nni ngmanuf act ur erJackl oc, whosayt heyf earadher encet of ol l owsoundadvi ceonl et t i ngi nf r eshai rmay meanaspect sofwi ndowsaf et yar eover l ooked.Theysayt hehot elandst udent accommodat i onsect or sshoul df ol l owt heexampl esetbyt hecar ei ndust r y , wher ewi ndowsaf et yi spar amountatal lt i mes–notj ustdur i ngapandemi c. Er i cCol l i ns,managi ngdi r ect orofJackl oc,basedi nLut t er wor t h,Lei cest er shi r e, sai d:“ Nowmor et haneverowner sofhospi t al i t ybusi nessesandst udentaccommodat i onneedt oknowt hatpeopl et heywel comet ot hei rpr emi sesar e saf e. “ Wi ndowr est r i ct or sar eusedi nhot el sal lovert hewor l dbutt her ei sst i l lr oom f ori mpr ovement .Thi si sapr essi ngconcer naspeopl enowhavet oquar ant i ne i nhot el swher eowner sar er i ght l yconcer nedaboutt hespr eadofCovi d.
“ Sadl y ,wedor eadofdr eadf ulacci dent swher epeopl esuf f ersi gni f i canti nj ur i esorsadl yl oset hei rl i vesaf t erf al l i ngf r om ahei ghtt hr oughanopenwi ndow. Tr agedi esl i ket hi sar esomet hi ngwecanpr eventwi t ht her i ghtgui danceand saf et ymeasur es. “ I t ’ sal sot i mecr i t i calf orst udentl andl or ds.Theyhavet ober eadyt odemonst r at et hataccommodat i onhasr i gor oussaf et yst andar ds.Thati ncl udeskeepi ngwi ndowsr est r i ct edi nhowf art heycanbeopened.I tcanbedi f f i cul tt o managest udent s’ saf et ywhi l est i l lal l owi ngt hem f r eedom andaut onomybut wehavet ohavet hei rwel l bei ngi nt hef r ontofourmi nds. “ Ever ybui l di ng’ swi ndowsmayhavedi f f er entsaf et yr equi r ement sandi t ’ svi t al t hatowner sf i ndr eput abl eadvi ceonwhat ’ sneeded.Thecar ei ndust r yi sa gr eatexampl eofwher ewi ndowsaf et yi sapr i or i t yandwi l lal waysbeconsi der eddur i nganyr i skassessment . “ Al lsect or sshoul df ol l owt hatexampl e.Thel astt hi nganyoneneedsr i ghtnow i sf orbui l di ngowner st obecut t i ngcor ner st osavecost soref f or t . ” Er i caddedt hathewasencour agedbywi despr eadef f or t si nt hecar esect oral r eadyt oaddr esswi ndowsaf et yi ssues. Chr i sJackson,chai r manoft heNat i onal Associ at i onf orSaf et yandHeal t hi n Car eSer vi ces,sai d:“ Thepr event i onoff al l sf r om wi ndowshasal waysbeen ani ssueandshoul dal waysbehi ghont hel i stofpr i or i t i es. “ I nt hesoci alcar esect or ,i ti shi gherpr i or i t ybecauset her ear ei ndi vi dual swho havebeeni dent i f i edasbei ngvul ner abl e.I f ,asar esul tofCovi d,t her eneeds t obeext r avent i l at i on,t hencur r entsaf et ymeasur esneedt ober evi ewedt o ensur epeopl er emai nsaf e. ” Rel easef r om Nur t ur eMedi a
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Es t abl i s hedi n2009byVi c t or i a andRogerBar r et t ,Si mpl y Al pac a i sas mal l f ami l ybus i nes s det er mi nedt obr eedandr ai s e al pac asandl l amasus i ngonl y k i ndandr es pec t f ul met hods . Vi c t or i ac ameac r os sCamel i dy nami c ss oonaf t erbuy i ng herf i r s tal pac asandhasupdat edherk nowl edgeal mos t ev er yy ears i nc et ak i ngpar ti nc our s esi nt heUKandUS wi t hi t sf ounderMar t yMc GeeBennet t .Shei snowa Seni orCamel i dy nami c sCons ul t ant ,of f er i ngc our s esat Camel i dConnec t i on,t het r ai ni ng andt her apyar m ofSi mpl y Al pac a, andot herv enues ,andi snow t heonl ypr ac t i t i onert eac hi ngt hi s met hodi nt heUK. Al pac asar epr eyani mal s , her bi v or es ,andi twast hought t hatt heywoul di ns t i nc t i v el yr un f r om any t hi ngunf ami l i ar .Buti ti s under s t oodnowt haty oung ani mal sl ear nt obeaf r ai dofus . Thei rear l yenc ount er swi t h humanshav ef r equent l yl edt o bei ngc or ner ed,gr abbedandr es t r ai ned,t heydon’ tl i k et hi s f eel i ngs ol ear nhowbet t ert oev adeandes c ape,r at her t hats t ayar ound.Yetwehumanswantt ohav ef r i endl yani mal sandt odowhati sbes tf ort hem -t r i mmi ngt oenai l s , medi c at i ons ,hal t er i nget c .s owej us tgetonanddoi t ,not al way swi t ht heani mal sc ons ent .TheCamel i dy nami c sappr oac ht eac hesadi f f er entways ot hatt heydonotl ear nt o beaf r ai dandar eabl et oc ons entt ohandl i ngbys t andi ng s t i l l . Theappr oac hi sbac k edt he s c i enc eofbehav i ourwhi c h meanswear eac t ual l y l ook i ngatt heps y c hol ogy behi ndwhatt heal pac asdo; whydot heydowhatt hey do?Apar toft hi st r ai ni ngi s under s t andi ngwhatpar tt he handl erpl ay si nc r eat i ng undes i r abl ebehav i our s , onc et hathasbeenr eal i s ed, i ti spos s i bl et os t op t eac hi ngt hem t hi ngsy ou don’ twantt hem t ok now. Camel i dy nami c spr ov i desanunder s t andi ngoft heani mal s ’ mot i v at i on,enabl i nghandl er st obui l dar el at i ons hi pbas ed ont r us ts ot hatt heyc anwor kwi t hc ooper at i onr at hert han c oer c i on.
Vi c t or i aal s ohasmor et han25y ear s ’ ex per i enc easa c ouns el l oraf t ert r ai ni ngwhi l ewor k i ngasapar amedi c . Shes etupt hei ns er v i c ec ouns el l i ngs uppor tf orpar amedi cc ol l eaguesandhaswor k edwi t hc l i ent ss uf f er i ngf r om depr es s i on,anx i et y ,abus eandt r auma.Si nc el eav i ngt he ambul anc es er v i c e s hehasus edher ex per i enc easa c ouns el l ort oget her wi t hhers pec i al i s t k nowl edgeofal pac a behav i ourand handl i ngt oof f er c amel i das s i s t ed t her apyatCamel i d Connec t i on.Her wor khasi nc l uded adul t sandc hi l dr en wi t hs pec i al needs , l ook edaf t erc hi l dr en, pupi l sf ac i ng ex c l us i on,anx i et yanddepr es s i onandhomes c hool er s . Eac hi ndi v i dual / gr oupwor kwi t hs el ec t edal pac asf r om t he her dt oac hi ev epar t i c ul ar heal t handwel l bei ngout c omes . Mos toft heal pac aas s i s t edt her apy( AAT)i sbas ed ar oundt heCamel i dy nami c shandl i ngwor kandc l i ent si nt er ac twi t ht heani mal st oi mpr ov epar t i c ul arphy s i c al , s oc i al oremot i onal s k i l l s .Vi c t or i aal s oof f er snont her apeut i cc amel i das s i s t edac t i v i t i eswhi c hs heex pl ai nsai ms t oi mpr ov equal i t yofl i f es i mpl yt hr oughc ont ac twi t hani mal sandt heout door s .Ac t i v i t i esar es omet hi ngs hes ay s pr et t ymuc hev er y bodyc andobec aus ei ti snont her apeut i candt her ear enot r eat mentgoal s .Thes ei nc l udenur s i nghomev i s i t sandmeetandgr eets es s i ons . I naddi t i ont ot hehandl i ngc our s es ,Vi c t or i ahasr ec ent l y l aunc hedat woandt hr eedayc our s ef orpeopl ei nt er es t ed i nac t i v i t yandt her apywor kwi t hal pac asc al l ed“ Wor k i ng wi t hAl pac asandLl amasi nAni mal As s i s t edI nt er v ent i ons andTher apy ” .Dat esf ort hi sandt hehandl i ngc our s esc an bef oundont hewebs i t eatwww. s i mpl y al pac a. c o. uk / t r ai ni ng. Forf ur t heri nf or mat i on,Vi c t or i ac anbec ont ac t edats i mpl y al pac a@bt i nt er net . c om
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Far mer ’ sFocus J us tov ert woy ear sagonow,myc ol l eaguesandIwer e r ef l ec t i ngonhows l owt ot hepar t yt heagr i c ul t ur al s ec t or hasbeeni nt er msofonl i nebus i nes s .I nt er msoft he us edmac hi ner ymar k et ,deal ernet wor k swer ewel l es t abl i s hedonl i ne,butt hatwasabouti t .I fy ouwant edt o l ookf oraf f or dabl eus edmac hi ner y ,boughtdi r ec tf r om f ar msy ouhadt or es or tt oc l as s i f i edadsoronl i neauc t i on s i t es . Wehadj us tf i ni s hedr ef r es hi ngourmagaz i ne( Far mt o Far m)who’ sr eader s hi pwasmos t l ybas edar oundt he mi dl ands ,andf ac i l i t at edt r adi ngus edmac hi ner ybet ween f ar mer s .I ts eemedl i k et het i mewasr i ghtt ot ak ei tonl i ne. Hadwek nownaboutt hef or t hc omi ngpandemi c ,we pr obabl ywoul dhav ec omet ot hi sc onc l us i onear l i er .Af t er s ev er al mont hsofdes i gni ngandwor k i ngwi t hweb dev el oper s ,wehadaf i ni s hedpr oduc t .f ar mt of ar m. c o. uk . Wel aunc hedi near l y2020,notabr i l l i antt i met ol aunc h whatwases s ent i al l yanewbus i nes sv ent ur e,butasi t t ur nsout ,It hi nki twast her i ghtpr oduc tatt her i ghtt i me. Dur i ngt hi sc r i s i si thasnev erbeenmor ei mpor t antt o av oi dunnec es s ar yper s ont oper s onc ont ac t ,s omet hi ng t hatanonl i nebus i nes sav oi ds . Far mt oFar m onl i nenowal l owsy out os el l andbuyus ed f ar m goodsandmac hi ner yonl i newi t houthav i ngt owor r y aboutt het r ans ac t i onel ement .Far mt oFar m ai mst o mak et hebuy i ngands el l i ngoff ar m goodsand equi pment ,s i mpl eands af e.Wec onnec tpot ent i al buy er s f r om al l ac r os st heUKwi t hr eal f ar mer sai mi ngt os el l t hei ri t emss af el yonl i ne. I tc os t sNOTHI NG t ol i s ti t emswi t hFar mt oFar m, l i k ewi s ef orbuy er s ,t her ear eNO HI DDENCOSTS,t he pr i c ey ouagr eei st hepr i c ey oupay .Asabuy er ,y ou s i mpl yf i ndwhaty ouar eaf t er ,y ouc ant henei t her mes s aget hes el l erdi r ec tus i ngt hes i t eus i ngt heuni que c hatf ac i l i t y ,orbuyi mmedi at el y .Your ec ei v eani nv oi c e f r om Far mt oFar m andt henpayFar mt oFar m.Wehol d ont oy ourf undsunt i l y ouhav ec ol l ec t edt hemac hi neand v er i f yt haty ouar ehappyt hati ti sasdes c r i bed.Wet hen t r ans f ery ourf undst ot hes el l er ,s i mpl e! Fr om t hes el l er sper s pec t i v e,y oudon' thav et owor r y aboutc hequesbounc i ngorl at epay ment s ,y ouk nowy ou wi l l getpai def f i c i ent l y .Whatabouthi ddenc os t s ?Ther e ar en’ tany .Far mt oFar mc har gean8% f i nal v al uef eeon
ev er y t hi ngs ol d,wi t hac apof£500,s oy ouk nowy ou nev erpaymor et hant hat .Sel l ac ombi nef or£150k ?don' tpaymor et han£500.I t st hat ss i mpl e.Nomor e pay i ngadeal erov ert heoddst os el l y ourmac hi ner y .Li s t i ty our s el fands av ewi t hFar mt oFar m. T ohel py ouac qui r et hos el ar gerf ar m mac hi ner y i nv es t ment s ,wehav epar t ner edwi t haf i nanc ec ompany t obeabl et oof f erbuy er sFREEf i nanc equot eson s el ec t edmac hi nesont hewebs i t e.Ourf i nanc epar t ner s , As s etFi nanc eNor t hampt on( AFN)Lt d,wi l l pr epar ean i ndi v i dual ,noobl i gat i on,quot at i onf ory oual l wi t ht hec l i c k ofabut t on. Ast hewebs i t ec ont i nuest ogr owf r om s t r engt ht o s t r engt hwear eal s oex pandi ngt her eac hofourpr i nt publ i c at i on,Far mt oFar m pr oduc esaf r eequar t er l y publ i c at i on.Far mt oFar m Magaz i ne,or i gi nal l y es t abl i s hedi n1987,del i v er edt of ar mer s ,l andowner s , s mal l hol der sandmac hi ner ybuy er sac r os st heMi dl ands ands ur r oundi ngar eas .Themai l i ngl i s tgr owsdai l y ,and nowc ov er st hewhol eUK.Youc ans ubs c r i beFORFREE t ot hemagaz i neont hewebs i t e. Look i ngt oadv er t i s ey ouragr i c ul t ur al bus i nes s ?Wec an hel p,s eewhatourc us t omer st hi nk . “ Far mt oFar m Mont hl yhasbeenav er ypr oduc t i v ewayof get t i ngourpes tc ont r ol mes s ageoutt of ar mer s .Thenew bus i nes st hatwehav er ec ei v edf r om t hemagaz i nehas beent r emendous ,f r om al l ar oundt hec ount i est hatFar m t oFar ms er v e.Wear el ook i ngf or war dt oagr eat2018 wi t ht hehel poft hemagaz i ne.Manyt hank s . ” Pet erCr owden-OwnerofPes tCont r ol Ser v i c esLt d Formor ei nf or mat i onabouthowt oadv er t i s ei nFar mt o Far m magaz i ne,pl eas egeti nt ouc h. Las t l y ,Ir eal l yhopet hatwec anhel py ouei t herf i ndt he mac hi ney ouar el ook i ngf or ,orhel py oumov eamac hi ne on,ei t herwayweai mt odos owi t ht hemi ni mum off us s , andi nt hes et i mes ,i s n’ ti tni c et ok nowt haty ouc andos o f r om t hec hai ri nt hef ar m of f i c e,ort hes eati nt het r ac t or c ab,wi t hFar mt oFar m.
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