So being a self-confessed city girl, having now dated a Farmer for over 6 years and been surrounded by country-bumpkins at vets school for 4 years, it's become apparent to me that maybe spending more than an enjoyable weekend in the countryside might not be so terrible. That's not to say I was particularly looking forward to two years confined to the buzzing metropolis that is, Neston, Cheshire (population - 15,000, most work at the vet school). Everyone around me insisted th

Mid-revision for 4th year exams, a small group of us went to the local Primary school to teach both Years 1 and 2 about animals and where there chicken nuggets come from! Some of you might think that, bearing in-mind we live in a Rural Cheshire town, these children might be more 'in touch' with agriculture.. but no. No they are not. I was brought up in an Inner-city estate, and most of my friends thought it strange that I would spend weekends walking with my family in the Pea