A FARM in Wythall donated over 100 turkeys to those in need over the festive period.

Kind-hearted poultry farmers Robert Caldecott and his wife Anne of Holly Farm, Wythall supplied 150 birds to Henley Green Grub Hub in Coventry via city butchers Aubrey Allen Ltd.

The turkeys were donated to foodbanks, NHS vaccination staff and volunteers and vulnerable families and communities around the Coventry area.

Some of the birds were also given to a couple who spent Christmas Day providing lunch for 30 lonely and isolated people.

Mr Caldecott said he hopes the donations made a difference to people over Christmas. He said: “We were delighted to help out and work with the Grub Hub and distributors Aubrey Allen.

"We have hopefully made a real difference to people at this special time.

"Our birds are raised using traditional methods complemented by exceedingly high welfare and hygiene procedures.

"Independent inspections endorse our endeavours to maintain these high standards.”

Grub Hub manager Dianne Williams thanked the farm for their generosity. She said: “A huge thank you for your amazing acts of kindness, we were overwhelmed by your generosity.

"We cannot thank you enough, you will never know how many lives you have touched.”

Mr Caldecott, who started off producing a few geese for Christmas in the early 1980s, has grown the family business to become a specialist grower and supplier of premium free range turkeys and chicken.

Trading as Caldecott Turkey Farms Ltd, the company has been established for more than 60 years, supplying to more than 400 butchers nationally.

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In 2016 Robert Caldecott won the Farmers Weekly Poultry Farmer of the Year Award.

Turkeys and free range chicken from the farm also go to some of the top restaurants in the country owned by Raymond Blanc, Heston Blumenthal and many others.