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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

Mia Willemsen

News and business reporter

08 December 2025 鈥� 4 min read

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Exmoor Hill Farming Network: 鈥楽inging in the Ring鈥� (Credit: Emily Fleur听)

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