The Journey
The book written by Emyr Wigley about his life is now available to buy.
Book cost £10 plus £3 p&p. There are 3 options on how to buy...
- Log onto 'Just Giving' and search for our pages 'Old Stackyard Blues/RABI' or 'Old Stackyard Blues/Ovarian' and donate £13 to your chosen charity - then send us a message/text/call or email with your address for posting.
- Send a cheque made out to either RABI or Ovarian Cancer Action for £13 along with your address and telephone number to Mr Emyr Wigley, The Old Stackyard, Deytheur, Llansantffraid, SY22 6TB
- In person from Emyr or Laura - £10
THE CHARITY PROJECT
AMBITION
A Small Initiative with a
Big Ambition to fulfil a Dream
This is a charity project now into its seventh year and progressing over and above expectations. This is an honest dream of Mr Richard Emyr Wigley in memory of his wife Mrs Dilys Evelyn Wigley to support deprived farmers, a cancer charity and a public awareness campaign to educate about ovarian cancer.
My name is Emyr Wigley and I established Old Stackyard British Blues in 2016 as a charity in memory of my dear late wife Dilys Evelyn Wigley. It is intended to raise money to support Ovarian Cancer Action research and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution.
FULFILMENT
Evelyn and I built up a dairy herd with hard work and long hours. We also had a small group of "Blues". We managed to be successful only by hard work and much self sacrifice, with the business needs always coming first. Sound management of the business as a whole was essential, and as I have always said my wife Evelyn was the "Financial Director"
Our plans for travel, our caravan holidays, and walking in the beautiful
British countryside, loved by us both were put on hold until our retirement.
It was a devastating blow to learn in the first few years of our
retirement, that Evelyn had ovarian cancer. She was a very special lady,
kind, caring and multi-talented and after a lifetime of work the majority of
her retirement years were stolen from her. Whilst tragically too late to
help my dear Evelyn, I had to do something to help combat this evil disease,
and be a tribute to my wife.
I decided therefore to establish this small breeding herd of British Blues,
to make money for Ovarian Cancer Action and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent
Institution, as we had a long-term connection with farming.
We had sold our farm, and built a house for our retirement, but we had kept
some land, so one of the essentials was still there. I had to start again
as regards buildings, equipment, fences and the purchase of pedigree livestock.
As a result the herd is accommodated in a new purpose built housing unit
with yardage adjacent to grassland paddocks, for managed handling and grazing.
Because of their value a CCTV security system has been set up,
along with bio-security TB prevention, badger-proof fencing etc.
As these animals breed and grow, and are eventually sold, this produces the funds for charity; and keep me busy!
I have to pay tribute to the family, friends, individuals, businesses,
contractors and companies who have helped me in so many different ways in the
establishment of the charity. So much assistance has been given, from
hours of work, to donations of necessary equipment, and substantial discounts
on buildings, equipment, services etc, for which I will always be grateful.
The herd is bred to AI, is Level 1 Herd Health, totally closed. Double fenced with badger proof wire on the inside.