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NT Great Orme farm £1 rent

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RuthK 19 May 2016

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/great-orme-search-for-a-farmer

Would you apply and why/why not?

LeeWood 19 May 2016

In reply to RuthK:

Interesting - I've passed this on. I suspect the successful candidate will have prior experience with other NT properties.

ianstevens 19 May 2016

In reply to RuthK:

> http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/great-orme-search-for-a-farmer

> Would you apply and why/why not?

No - the application pack cost £15. Worth £150 years rent.

EddInaBox 19 May 2016

In reply to ianstevens:

Is that like Jeremy Hunt's NHS costings projections where £135 come from efficiency savings?

ClimberEd 20 May 2016

In reply to RuthK:

They want someone with farming, and more specifically shepherding experience.

Unfortunately this limits it somewhat as I know a few people who'd like to have crack at it and would probably be very good.

Jim C 20 May 2016

In reply to ClimberEd:

There were over 700 interested the day after it was on the news.

ianstevens 20 May 2016

In reply to EddInaBox:

Well assuming the rent stays the same, its just simple multiplication.

WaterMonkey 20 May 2016

In reply to RuthK:

No, it's winter for about 10 months of the year there!

toad 20 May 2016

In reply to RuthK:
There was an opportunity for the NT to do something braver here - more sustainable, more extensive management. I appreciate there are a couple of important species here, but I don't think effectively employing a subsidised micro manager is the answer. But hey ho, they didn't half get some media hits from the story.