Boy loves farm so much, he raised £960 to save it

Harry with his mum Ann at Yarborough Academy. She says she is very proud of his fundraising efforts

A seven-year-old boy has raised almost £1,000 to help save a petting farm.

Harry completed a sponsored walk for cash-strapped Nunny's Farm, his favourite attraction in Grimsby.

The owners of the urban farm, on the Nunsthorpe estate, have said they need £40,000 to stay open.

They previously warned that most of the animals would have to be put down if they failed to raise the money.

Harry walked laps around his local park to raise £960 for the farm. He covered eight miles in about three hours.

The farm has welcomed more than 100,000 visitors since opening in 2021. It works with veterans and schoolchildren, runs a mini-farmers club and rescues unwanted animals.

Neil Campbell, of Nunny's Farm, has praised the efforts of Harry, Ann and other fundraisers

Harry said he loved the farm and "felt really happy" to have helped.

"We don't want it to close because we've liked it there since I was little," he added. "I have a baby sister now and I want her to experience it the same as I did."

To thank him, staff from the farm took some of their animals to Harry's school, Yarborough Academy.

Neil Campbell, who owns the farm with his partner Joanna Holbrook-Morris, said bringing in animals was "good for the children and good for their mental health".

"Fundraising is going well," he added. "People have been turning up at the farm with money.

"I'm waiting for more pledges, but I'm more positive we can stay open."

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