Hopetoun joins ‘Save Gorgie City Farm’ Campaign

The Gillespie Macandrew Hopetoun International Horse Trials joins the fight to Save Gorgie City Farm.

Spiralling running costs and a slump in external funding have led to an urgent plea for £100,000 by family favourite, Gorgie City Farm in Edinburgh. Hopetoun International Horse Trials (17th – 19th June 2016) have offered their support of the campaign by pledging to donate £10 to the cause for each ticket sold using the exclusive “Gorgie discount code” (found on site at Gorgie City Farm). The code offers large discounts on tickets to Hopetoun as well as supporting the campaign to keep Gorgie open.

The farm has been running for more than 38 years but financial struggles in recent months led to the closure of its cafe in January and could lead to the closure of the Farm for good. It desperately needs to raise a major sum to secure its future.

Stuart Buntine, Event Director at Hopetoun International Horse Trials said:

“We’re so pleased to be supporting such a long-standing institution and to be helping the local community to keep this much-loved farm open.”

One of Gorgie’s longest-serving volunteers said the farm’s work is vitally important:

“I have been helping at Gorgie for almost 20 years and I think of the animals as my own pets, they have even helped me cope with my depression. It would be terrible to lose it.”

Ranked as one of Scotland’s premier equestrian events, Hopetoun Horse Trials is set against the stunning backdrop of Scotland’s finest stately home on the banks of the Forth. With a variety of attractions (and not all of them involving horses) Hopetoun offers something for everyone. So why not buy your tickets to Hopetoun, where an action-packed weekend of family fun alongside top level international equestrian sport awaits spectators and help SAVE GORGIE CITY FARM!

For more information about the trials please see www.hopetounhorsetrials.com

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