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April 2011

At Hillberry Farm our residence Capuchin Monkeys Kwango, Kirsty and Gucci have a new home. At the beginning of April they were relocated and now have a new home at the Monkey Sanctuary looe in Cornwall. www.monkeysanctuary.org Grant is very happy that they will have a wonderful new life and secure future.

June 25th 2011
Trevor Gallatly Alpaca shearer from Australia has been to Hillberry Farm
to Shear our Eight resident Alpacas.
Also giving there toe nails a trim and there inoculations.
Trevor and his two helpers have made a wonderful job.

September 3rd 4th 2011

Art In the Gardens Sheffield
Grant will be displaying and selling his hand made pottery at this years Art in the Gardens
which is held in the Sheffield Botanical Gardens.
This will be Grants 7th show.  (look out for the Peacock feathers)

September 10th 2011

Dore Village Show Sheffield
Grant will be displaying and selling his hand made pottery at this years Dore Village Show Sheffield.
We all hope for lovely sunny afternoon.




Last  Years News 2010


November 13th 2010

Grant Battle will be displaying and selling his hand made Pottery/Ceramics at the Crosspool Craft Fayre which is taking place at the Stephen Hill Methodist Church ,Manchester Road, Crosspool, Sheffield. From 11am to 4pm Saturday 13th November.


September 11th 2010

Grant Battle will be displaying and selling his hand made pottery at
The Dore village Show in Sheffield. We all hope that the weather will be good.


September 4th 5th 2010

Grant Battle will be displaying and selling his pottery at this years Sheffield Art in the Gardens which is held in the Sheffield Botanical Gardens.
This will be Grants 6th Show and will have a wide selection of hand made Pottery.


July 2010

Grant has an appointment a the Hallamishire Hospital in Sheffield for a
M.R.I scan to his head.Grant who had a brain tumour removed in 1996 is monitored by having a MRI scans to seen if further tumours may have reoccured.


June 4th and 11th 2010

Grant has attended Bassetlaw Hospital Worksop on the 4th and 11th June for a second treatment of photodynamic therapy for two basal cell carcinomas situated on the top of his head. Previous treatment was successful on only one area but failed to completely treat the second, it will be 3 month before grant will know if the treatment was successful.


March 2010

Mr Andrew Hand from CERTEX UK Doncaster has very kindly donated 60 meters of Poly hemp rope to Hillberry Farm Sanctuary. The rope will be used to furnish our Capuchin monkey enclosures, which is a valuable source of enrichment.
www.certex.co.uk


February 2010

Grant Battle has attended Bassetlaw Hospital at worksop for his treatment for two Basel Cell Carcinomas, Grant had a treatment called Photodynamic Therapy. Sandra Veater Clinical nurse specialist Dermatology was very supportive and performed the treatment on Grants scalp. Grant will have to wait three months to see if the treatment has been successful.


November 2009

Mr Nick Masters from the International zoo veterinary Group has performed an operation on Capuchin Monkey Charlie to remove a broken canine tooth. the operation took place at Hillberry Farm and was very successful. Grant has cared for Charlie for 19 years and he has made a full recovery.

 

Grant has had an Appointment with Dermatologist Dr Bittiner at Bassetlaw District General hospital, for treatment for two Basel cell Carcinomas. Grant will be having a treatment called Photodynamic Therapy which comprises of a light sensitising chemical which is selectively taken up by the tumour cells, and then can be activated by the use of a laser light.

 
 
 

Older News:

Dore village show - 12th Septempber 2009

Grant will be attending the Dore village show, Sheffield on Saturday 12th September 2009, where he will be selling his pottery.

Baby Female Alpaca Born - 19th October 2008

A Baby Female Alpaca has been born at Hillberry Farm, born on the 19th October 2008, she is the first female alpaca to be born at Hillberry, we have named her Molly, after Molly Badham MBE the founder of Twycross Zoo.

Dore village show Sheffield 13th September - 13th September 2008

Grants display of Ceramics and Alpaca Accessories at the Wirlow Hall Farm show Sheffield.

Events this September 2008 - 6th September 2008

Grant will be displaying his Ceramics work at the Art in the Gardens event held in the Sheffield Botanical Gardens on the 6th 7th September.

New shrug available to purchase - September 2008

Alpaca Shrug. This original design hand knitted by Julie Ferguson using hand spun silver grey alpaca wool from Marco.

Miss Diane Fisher of Todwick Sheffield at Hillberry

16th July 2008 Miss Diane Fisher of Todwick Sheffield will be spinning some of our alpaca fleece, Diane has lots of experience in the traditional method of hand spinning with a spinning wheel, also demonstrating the craft at many events.

 



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