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Rural mental health and loneliness: Farming groups to join this winter

This Christmas, rural organisations are hosting local events to bring together agricultural communities in a bid to tackle the winter blues

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Exmoor Hill Farming Network: ‘Singing in the Ring’ (Credit: Emily FleurÌý)
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Exmoor Hill Farming Network: ‘Singing in the Ring’ (Credit: Emily FleurÌý)

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