Farming community comes together after Staffordshire farmer sustains life-changing injuries

A fundraiser has been started to support the recovery of Brewood Park Farm manager Tim Parton after he was left paralysed from the waist down after an incident on farm

Chris Brayford
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Tim Parton, farm manager at Brewood Park Farm, has sustained life-altering injuries after an incident on farm. A fundraiser has been started to aid his recovery.
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Tim Parton, farm manager at Brewood Park Farm, has sustained life-altering injuries after an incident on farm. A fundraiser has been started to aid his recovery.

Members of the farming community have come together to support a farmer who sustained life-altering injuries after an incident on farm. Staffordshire farmer and Brewood Park Farm manager Tim Parton...

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