The Farmers Mart Spring 2017 - Issue 50 | Page 80

Scarah Bank Farm Ripon Farm Services are proud suppliers to Andrew Walmsley of Scarah Bank Farm The New Honda TRX420 and TRX500 Range ATV’s available now including new IRS and Power Steering models For more info give us a call Number 1 for Honda ATV’s in Yorkshire Proud suppliers to Andrew Walmsley New Main Can-Am Dealer in North Yorkshire, for ATV’s & Side by Side. Call us for a Demo Contact: Tom Taylor Windmill House Ind. Estate, Sutton Road, Wigginton, York. 01904 758105 Contact: Garry Harrison Unit 2, Upper Wensledale Business Park, Hawes. 01969 667464 www.tayloratv.co.uk ‘I decided to come into the business with Andrew and I now act as farm secretary for all the accounts and bookkeeping as well as working with Andrew on the farm. These past few years have been very scary and soul destroying at times. You worry when there are meetings with the bank thinking are they going to tell us to sell up or are we going to be made bankrupt? It’s been that bad and has been frightening especially when you see the overdraft just growing bigger and bigger but Yorkshire Bank has been very supportive and we now have a consultant in to help us with cash flows and budgets. Andrew has always said that if we can’t make a living out of 200 cows it’s a poor do and we have struggled and haven’t made a living this last year. It has not been easy but there is light at the end of the tunnel.’ Andrew and Alison have nothing but praise for their milk buyer, Charlie Payne of Boroughbridge. ‘Yes, we’re a Charlie’s Angel,’ says Andrew. ‘We’ve been with him for many years and I’ve never wanted to swap. He works hard for us and he’s always there to talk at the other end of the phone.’ Alison is involved at the local primary school and both Lucy and Geoffrey are already members of Winksley-cum- Grantley YFC as Alison and Andrew both were. Andrew is vice chairman of Ripley Show and main ring co-ordinator at Nidderdale Show. They live at Pasture House opposite the original Scarah Bank Farm farmhouse which has been in the Walmsley family for 58 years and is where Andrew’s mum, Hilda still lives. DEDICATED TO DELIVERING A FIRST CLASS SERVICE Specialists in Accounting, Auditing and Taxation Services Whatever your needs, we can help For further information please contact: - the barker partnership are proud to be associated with Andrew Walmsley of Scarah Bank farm & wish him continued success www.barkerpartnership.co.uk 80 Spring 2017 www.farmers-mart.co.uk Andrew Taylor Thirsk Office Tel: 01845 522045 Stephen Kay Ripon Office Tel: 01765 603501 David Thomas Harrogate Office Tel: 01423 525641 Stuart Strike Pateley Bridge Office Tel: 01423 711748 Fiona Wilkinson Leyburn Office Tel: 01969 623137