Pictured above: Steve Croot with hamper winner Edith Hough,
from Hulland Ward
Birthday celebrations at Croots Farm Shop in Wirksworth Road,
near Duffield, have raised almost £1,200 for Derbyshire
children's charity Treats.
Staff at the farm shop and kitchen took part in a sponsored walk
- clocking up 66 miles between them - and a luxury food hamper was
raffled during a family fun day to mark the business's third
birthday.
The hamper was won by Edith Hough, of Hulland Ward, Derbyshire,
a regular visitor to Croots' award-winning butcher's counter, deli
and café.
Treats was set up 25 years ago to help under-privileged children
in Derbyshire. It is one of Croots' chosen charities for 2011.
Farm shop owner Steve Croot said: "It was a great effort by
customers and staff. It's great to have raised so much for
Treats.
"The fun day included free face painting and a bouncy castle as
well as a barbecue serving some of our award-winning sausages and
meats.
"Earlier in the week staff pulled out all the stops, walking 66
miles in relays along the drive from the front of the shop to the
main road and back. In all, we raised just short of
£1,200."
Online donations can still be made by visiting
www.justgiving.com/Steven-Croot
Croots, based at Farnah House Farm, opened its doors three years
ago and has gone from strength to strength. As well as the shop and
café, it recently opened a plant nursery.
Its sausages and meat products have won numerous awards. Last
year it was a runner-up in the Best UK Independent Food Retailer
2010 category of the Observer Food Monthly Awards. The year before,
it was named in The Independent's top 50 best food shops.
Croots Farm Shop & Kitchen is open Sundays from 10am to 4pm
(café until 3.45pm), and from Tuesday to Saturday from 9am
to 5pm (café until 4.30pm). It is closed on Mondays.