Congratulations to Coombes Farm.

Coombes Farm Tours
Church Farm
Coombes
Lancing
Sussex
BN15 0RS
Tel: 01273452028

Coombes Farm are the only West Sussex based recipients of the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) Quality Badge. The scheme was launched in October 2008 and the first awards were made a couple of days ago. Announcing the awarding of the badges Ed Balls, from the department for children, schools and families, said

To gain the Quality Badge, low risk providers such as museums and places of worship complete an online self assessment and are subject to spot checks to ensure the quality of their systems. All higher risk providers such as adventurous activity centres and farms will be checked by independent industry assessors before they are awarded the Badge.

The majority of the initial 65 sites are farms or farming related including East Sussex's only Badge Holder the Seven Sisters Sheep Centre.