Becketts Onsite Partners are back open! It is great to see most of our onsite partners are now back open for business! We are so grateful for your loyalty and continued support during this difficult time and can only thank you for shopping with us! We look forward to welcoming you back whether that is...
It is National Picnic Week and come rain or shine we have some top tips to ensure you have an enjoyable picnic! Pick the Perfect Location Living in the midlands means we have access to lots of lovely picnic spots! Many hidden gems have been discovered during lock down that are right on your doorstep,...
Between 25th May -7th June the British Tomato Growers Association celebrate British Tomato Fortnight. Head to their Twitter page or website where they share information and recipes throughout the week. Here at Becketts, we believe British-grown tomatoes are something to celebrate. British tomato growers supply about 92,000 metric tonnes per year to British consumers –...
Despite all the challenges the present pandemic is bringing, we continue to open for essentials and to support local and British producers. Here are some of our favourite picks from around the Farm Shop, including some great new products. Flower and White Baking Kits It seems that whilst in lockdown, Britain has well and truly...
The recent return of old farming diaries to the company has been cause for great delight, after 25 years out of the family. The Becketts Farm you know and love today would not be here without the author of these diaries, Albert Edward Beckett. Albert moved his small dairy herd from Shropshire to Wythall in...
Becketts Farm Shop is dedicated to helping those who help others and we are now offering a helping hand to our heroes on the front line! If you are a front line health or social care worker, or work for our excellent emergency services, then pop along to shop with us, bringing your ID card...
Top 10 easy and fun activities to do at home to keep your children entertained 1) Set up a treasure hunt. This activity is very easy to set up and you can hide as many or as little objects as you like around the house and in the garden for the children to then find!...
On 7th April 2020 the Beckett family celebrate a very important day. Company chairman, Alan Beckett celebrates his 90th Birthday. In true ‘This is Your Life’ style, here’s our ‘Big Red Book’ blog post. We’ve included some facts that may surprise you about our company chairman. Born in Halfway House, Shropshire in 1930, to Albert...
Ways to be resourceful with the groceries you’ve got – reducing food waste It’s not all about pasta and rice With the absence of pasta and rice on the shelves, it would seem a great time to become more familiar with some other store cupboard essentials including pulses that you may not have cooked with...
Where the flour is sourced from We are proud to source our flour from Matthews Cotswold Flour, who are based just over an hour away in the beautiful Cotswold hills, in the village of Shipton under Wychwood near the ancient royal Wychwood forest. Like us, Matthews Cotswold Flour mill is a family run business and...
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