CRAZY quad-biking, mechanical diggers and falconry could all be found at Roves Farm at the weekend.

The farm and visitor centre at Sevenhampton, near Highworth run by Rupert Burr and his family played host to the Faringdon Young Farm-ers Country Fayre on Sunday.

The Young Farmers organisation helps to support young people working in agriculture and the countryside, and the Faringdon club holds an annual show to raise awareness of its work.

The show gave the young farmers a chance to demonstrate a range of skills from practical farm events such as stock-judging, fence-erecting and tractor-handling to more traditional crafts including blacksmith work and willow-weaving.

Mr Burr said: "It was an absolutely wonderful day, and we had between 2,000 and 3,000 people come through the gate.

"Many stayed all day because there was so much going on, so I think it was a real success.

"Yesterday it was amazing to see this empty field where just a day before it had been full of tents, caravans and events."

Unfortunately Mr Burr didn't get to see too many of the events, because heavy rain on Saturday had made the entrance to the field soggy, so he had to be on stand-by in case cars got bogged down.

As well as the visitors' centre, Mr Burr is also concentrating his efforts on developing the facilities for corporate events and barn dances for weddings, as well as getting his renewable energy project underway.

In March he completed planting 250,000 willow trees.

If all goes to plan, he hopes to burn the trees as a renewable source of heat and electricity as part of his Roves Energy scheme.