Aroundtown Magazine Nov/Dec 2023 edition
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MEETS<br />
meets<br />
Billingley’s<br />
Farmer Christmas<br />
The big man in red might get all the glory, but<br />
there’s someone here in South Yorkshire without<br />
whom Christmas might not be so magical.<br />
His black boots are covered in<br />
mud, not soot, he carries loppers<br />
rather than a sack of presents,<br />
and in place of a sleigh is a shiny<br />
red tractor.<br />
No, it’s not Santa, it’s Stenton.<br />
Andrew Stenton, aka Farmer<br />
Christmas.<br />
Third-generation farmer Andrew<br />
is the brains behind Billingley<br />
Christmas Tree Farm. Every year,<br />
thousands of families flock to this<br />
small village between Darfield and<br />
Goldthorpe to pick their own festive<br />
fir, visit Santa’s grotto, and see the<br />
real reindeer that live at Billingley.<br />
But the trees grown at Billingley<br />
don’t just end up trimmed up as<br />
centrepieces in houses. Wherever<br />
appearing in the likes of Doctor Who, Still<br />
“<br />
Open All Hours and Country Living. Clothing<br />
brands like Fat Face, Regatta and Next have<br />
called upon Andrew to supply trees for their<br />
Christmas campaigns<br />
”<br />
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you see a real Christmas tree this<br />
year, be it in a town centre, outside<br />
a hospital or football stadium, even<br />
those sold in garden centres and<br />
farm shops, chances are it’s been<br />
grown at Billingley.<br />
Billingley Christmas Tree Farm<br />
sells thousands of trees each year<br />
to individuals, businesses and<br />
organisations across the country.<br />
Their customer base includes<br />
grand stately homes like Wentworth<br />
Woodhouse, Chatsworth House, and<br />
other English Heritage and National<br />
Trust properties.<br />
Footballers from clubs such<br />
as Rotherham United come each<br />
year to pick the trees that will stand<br />
outside the stadium and in the<br />
executive suites.<br />
Their trees are regularly used in<br />
film and magazine shoots, appearing<br />
in the likes of Doctor Who, Still<br />
Open All Hours and Country Living<br />
magazine. Clothing brands like Fat<br />
Face, Regatta and Next have called<br />
upon Billingley to supply trees for<br />
their Christmas campaigns.<br />
Andrew also works with councils<br />
up and down the country, from<br />
County Durham to Wales, shipping<br />
these beautiful 30-foot-tall trees<br />
destined to bring joy to towns and<br />
city centres.<br />
So, how did this humble family
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