Duckyls Farm, part of the charity care provider Diagrama Foundation, has welcomed five new very fluffy residents this June: Roman, Ritchie, Snowflake, Mascot, and Ah-ha, a delightful herd of pedigree white alpacas. Three of the alpacas have just celebrated their first birthdays, while the other two will mark theirs later this month. The young arrivals…
A Kenyan farmer has made a life-changing move from Africa to the UK to begin a new career at a charity-run care home for adults with learning disabilities in West Sussex. Wilfred Njiri, 43, recently joined Diagrama Foundation as a Development Worker at Duckyls Farm Care Home near East Grinstead. Previously, Wilfred managed crop cultivation…
On Monday 14 April, Lady Emma Barnard, Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex, planted a Red Oak tree at Duckyls Farm Centre & Community Services to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The tree planting took place at the heart of Duckyls Farm, a 100-acre residential care home run by the Diagrama Foundation, supporting adults with…
Residents of Diagrama Foundation’s Duckyls Farm in West Sussex embraced the spirit of World Down Syndrome Day by donning their brightest and most mismatched socks in celebration. Observed annually on 21st March, World Down Syndrome Day raises awareness of Down Syndrome, a genetic condition caused by the presence of an extra 21st chromosome. The date—21/3—symbolizes…
Adults with learning disabilities have surprised the eight goats living at Duckyls Farm with a new climbing frame. Care Provider Diagrama Foundation, runs Duckyls Farm, a one hundred acre farm in an area of outstanding natural beauty that offers residential care, supported living and day opportunities for adults with additional needs. The Farm in West…
A rescued ex polo pony will enjoy her retirement in 100 acres of outstanding natural beauty at a care home for adults with learning disabilities. Care provider Diagrama Foundation, the charity which runs Duckyls Farm near East Grinstead has welcomed Morocha a 22 year old Argentinian Thoroughbred ex polo pony, as a companion for their…
Much-loved TV Presenter Ade Adepitan MBE will be hosting a daily Paralympics programme for Channel 4 from Paris using the game changing Omeo wheelchair. Nigerian-born British television presenter and wheelchair basketball player Adedoyin Olayiwola “Ade” Adepitan MBE will be fronting a daily Paralympics programme on Channel 4 using an Adapt Ability Omeo. Ade was introduced…
Football Fanatics at Duckyls Farm know who will win the Euros after their horse Ace picked the Croatian Flag. The Duckyls Farm residents who have learning disabilities, are thoroughly enjoying the Euro Championships and made flags to represent the teams, in one of their weekly art and craft sessions. Having seen a lion from the…
Since 1970, Earth Day has been marked annually on 22 April to encourage people to take time to appreciate the environment around them. When the team at Duckyls Farm, a care home for adults with learning disabilities, discussed Earth Day’s steadfast commitment to end plastics for the sake of human and planetary health, they decided…
Diagrama Foundation has appointed a Care Farm and Community Manager at Duckyls Farm, a care home for adults with learning disabilities. Keri Strugnell has been appointed as the Care Farm and Community Manager for the 100 acre Duckyls Farm in West Sussex to lead the development and management of the facilities and relationships with the…