Farmers urge schools and businesses to swap 'shoes for wellies' on November 19

"It's a brilliant idea, and I think we can go wider than this by getting the message across to workplaces too"

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NFU Cymru deputy-president Abi Reader has backed Wolsingham School in County Durham which has agreed to back British farmers on November 19 by wearing wellies and work boots.
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NFU Cymru deputy-president Abi Reader has backed Wolsingham School in County Durham which has agreed to back British farmers on November 19 by wearing wellies and work boots.

Schools and businesses across the UK have been urged to wear wellies and boots ahead of the 'Save Britain's Family Farms' protest on November 19. Wolsingham School in County Durham has agreed to back...

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