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Simon Wakeley

Simon Wakeley

Simon Wakely is Chairman of the Melplash Agricultural Society and a director of A J Wakely & Sons, a fourth-generation Dorset family funeral directors.

Aug 28, 2026

Second Nature

Second Nature

Live from the Melplash Show! 🐄🌾🎪 Down in Dorset Episode 8

Aug 28 · 38m

TimHOST
5:35
How long has the show been going?
Simon Wakeley
Simon WakeleyGUEST
5:38
Well, strangely enough, it goes back to Mel Plash.
Simon Wakeley
Simon WakeleyGUEST
5:41
Right.
Simon Wakeley
Simon WakeleyGUEST
5:42
And it's reputed that there was two farmers.
Simon Wakeley
Simon WakeleyGUEST
5:46
Okay.
Simon Wakeley
Simon WakeleyGUEST
5:47
Who's...
Simon Wakeley
Simon WakeleyGUEST
5:49
Had two ploughmen.
TimHOST
6:48
More involvement I've had with the show, particularly with the Discovery Farming, with the chickens, and then obviously now with the NFU, is that very much at the heart of the show is the younger generation coming through to give them a bit of a pathway, for want of a better word, to get them into the industry and support them within that industry.

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