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David Cosby Chartered Surveyors were delighted to be instructed to assist with the planning and design of our new Gym, Cafe and Conference Centre at Blisworth Hill Farm Business Park.

We are very happy with the way the new facilities turned out and it is unbelievable we are coming up to the first anniversary of the Cafe opening in November 2019.

Of course 2020 has had its challenges with the Cafe and Gym having to close down during lockdowns but hopefully 2021 will see opportunities improve.

We want to offer our Tenants good safe facilities to enjoy whilst they are working and believe we do so. After all when you spend most of the day at work, why not have the best.

With the second lockdown starting at 12.01am on Thursday, November 5 2020 the new lockdown restrictions will apply across England. The measures are currently expected to last for a four-week period, and the lockdown measures will then be reviewed on December 2, when it is hoped measures will be lifted.

This will mean, during those dates, that Briary Barn Gym will be closed. So none of this can be take place…..

It also means that you can no longer sit in these lovely surroundings at Briary Barn Cafe during those dates……

But the good news is that Dom and his team will still be offering their fabulous food as a takeaway service during this time so remember to take advantage of this!

Wash hands – keep washing your hands regularly

Cover face – wear a face covering in enclosed spaces

Make space – stay at least 2 metres apart – or 1 metre with a face covering or other precautions

As part of our on going environmental commitment on the farm, we have planted a wild flower meadow at the rear of the Business Park. This has bought about an abundance of pollen and nectar rich flowers throughout the summer and encourages farmland birds such as Yellow hammers to forage. The flower plot contains four different grass species such as common bent, sheep’s fescue and smaller cats-tail as well as 10 flower species such as birds foot trefoil, vetch, lady’s bedstraw, meadow buttercup, musk mallow and ox-eye daisy to name but a few.

We are delighted to see the return of House Martins again this year at Blisworth Hill Farm. These lovely birds have glossy blue-black upper parts and pure white under parts. They have a distinctive white rump with a forked tail. They spend much of their time on the wing collecting insect prey. Their carefully constructed mud nests can be seen under the eaves of the offices and we have up to 40 nests dotted around the Business Park. They are summer migrants and spend their winters in Africa. Although still numerous and widespread, recent moderate declines earn them a place on the Amber List.

Briary Barn café is signed up to the eat out to help out scheme

So HALF PRICE food & drinks every Mon, Tues and Weds in August

And its unlimited, so people can visit as often as they want!

Eat in only

We will need to take your contact name & company details, as part of our Covid risk assessment commitments

As from today the Café will be open longer hours- closing at 3 pm

During lockdown our Maintenance Team have been busy carrying out essential repairs around the site at Blisworth Hill Farm offices.

Another bumper crop on its way to produce renewable energy for Blisworth Hill Farm offices

High quality feedstocks are vital to an efficient and productive AD plant and we pride ourselves on using best practice so that feedstocks of optimum quality are produced.

Anaerobic Digestion also provides numerous benefits to the farming community. It allows farmers to grow valuable break crops and by providing another income stream for growers it takes the volatility out of farming. It also encourages sustainable crop rotation which has numerous benefits from weed suppression to pest control to soil conditioning. This in turn means improved and more profitable crop yields in future years.