News

Hens will be available from:

Abergavenny **NEW** – 18th January

Alfreton – 25th January

Ammanford – 18th January

Andover – 25th January

Anglesey – 11th January

Ashington (Northumberland) – 25th January

Atherstone – 11th & 25th January

Aylesford – 4th & 25th January

Basildon – 4th & 25th January

Basingstoke – 18th January

Bedford **NEW** – Hens available NOW

Biggin Hill **NEW** – Hens available NOW

Boston **NEW** – Hens available NOW

Bracknell **NEW** – 4th January

Brecon – 18th January

Bridgend **NEW** – 18th January

Brighton **NEW** – 4th January

Bristol – 18th & 25th January

Burford – 18th January

Burton on Trent – 11th January

Callington – 25th January

Cardiff **NEW** – 18th January

Carmarthen **NEW** – 18th & 25th January

Chelmsford – 4th January

Cheltenham **NEW** – 11th January

Clowne – 4th & 25th January

Colchester – 4th January

Congleton/Sutton – 25th January

Consett **NEW** – 25th January

Coventry – 25th January

Evesham – Hens available NOW

Fareham – **NEW** – 4th & 25th January

Faversham – 4th January

Folkestone – 4th & 18th January

Guildford – 4th & 25th January

Hailsham **NEW** – 4th January

Harrogate – 25th January

Haverfordwest – 18th January

Haywards Heath **NEW** – 4th January

Heathfield – 4th January

Hereford **NEW** – 18th January

High Wycombe – 4th January

Hitchin – 25th January

Holsworthy – 25th January

Horsham – 4th & 11th January

Huntingdon – 25th January

Keighley **NEW** – 11th & 25th January

Launceston – 25th January

Lewes – 4th January

Lincoln – 25th January

Lingfield – 11th January

Llanfyllin **NEW** – 11th January

Loughborough – 11th January

Malvern – 25th January

Merthyr Tydfil – 25th January

Middlesbrough – 25th January

Milton Keynes **NEW** – Hens available NOW

Newark – 4th & 25th January

Newton Abbot – 25th January

North Walsham – 25th January

Northampton – Hens available NOW

Oxford **NEW** – 25th January

Pencader – 18th January

Peterborough – Hens available NOW

Petersfield – 4th January

Reading – 25th January

Redditch **NEW** – 11th January

Romsey **NEW** – 4th January

Ross-on-Wye – 11th January

Rugby **NEW** – 25th January

Selby – 26th January

Shrewsbury **NEW** – 18th January

Soham – 4th January

Solihull – 11th & 25th January

Swindon – 25th January

Taunton – 25th January

Tenterden **NEW** – 4th January

Tunbridge Wells – 4th January

Uttoxeter **NEW** – 11th January

Whaley Bridge – 25th January

Whitland – 18th January

Wisbech – 25th January

Wolverhampton – 11th January

Worthing – 4th January

However, our 2024 diary is filling up FAST, with another 15,000 hens booked in this week alone!

If you are interested in rehoming hens early next year, please visit our website to reserve. Not all the logistics of who will open and when have been worked out yet, but the spring dates are now confirmed:

January – 20th – Cornwall hens – free range (almost all reserved)

February – 17th – free range

February – 24th – free range

March – 2nd – barn hens

March – 9th – free range

March – 16th – free range organic

March – 23rd – free range organic

April – 6th – Mac’s hens – Free range organic

April – 13th – Mac’s hens – Free range organic

April – 20th – Cornwall hens – free range

That will keep us nicely busy!

With so much planned, it’s a very exciting time to come on board as a volunteer so do please visit our website, fill in a form and be a part of this amazing team, who write a new success story every week

Our next rehome will be on 30th September with Penkridge and Selby will be open – 250 hens.

The 4th & 11th November will see us rehoming 5500 lovely organic hens from The Macs Farm, we know these girls are extremely popular!

The following collection points will be open below which includes 4 new locations!

Alfreton – 11th November

Ammanford – 4th & 11th November

Atherstone **NEW** – 11th November

Aylesford – 4th & 11th November

Basildon – 4th November

Basingstoke – 11th November

Braintree – 4th November

Brecon – 4th November

Bristol – 11th November

Brixham – 4th November

Brundall – 4th November

Burton on Trent – 11th November

Callington – 11th November

Charlwood & Newdigate **NEW** – 4th November

Chelmsford – 11th November

Colchester – 11th November

Congleton – 11th November

Corwen – 11th November

Coventry – 4th November

Crowborough **NEW** – 4th November

Devizes – 4th November

Durham – 11th November

Eastleigh – 4th November

Evesham – 5th November

Folkestone – 4th November

Guildford – 11th November

Harrogate – 4th November

Herstmonceux – 4th November

Hertford – 11th November

High Wycombe – 4th November

Holsworthy – 11th November

Horsham – 4th & 11th November

Ipswich – 4th & 11th November

Lincoln – 11th November

Loughborough **NEW** – 11th November

Mablethorpe – 4th November

Malvern – 11th November

Market Rasen – 11th November

Melton Mowbray – 11th November

Newark – 11th November

North Walsham – 11th November

Northampton – 4th November

Pencader – 11th November

Petersfield – 4th November

Ross-on-Wye – 12th November

Rugby **NEW** – 11th November

Scunthorpe – 4th November

Selby – 5th November

Solihull – 4th November

Sturminster Newton – 11th November

Taunton – 4th November

Wakefield – 5th November

Watton – 4th November

Whaley Bridge – 11th November

Whitland – 4th November

Wisbech – 11th November

To reserve some hens please visit our website www.freshstartforhens.co.uk

If there is not a location open close to you and you can open a collection point or drive a van (fuel and hire paid) we would love to hear from you! We are always looking to expand our network.

We have lots of collection points open for both of these dates please see below the full list.

Two more dates will be going live shortly with some more collection points coming soon!

Alfreton – 25th February & 4th March

Ammanford – 25th February & 4th March

Aylesford – 25th February & 4th March

Barry – 4th March

Basildon – 25th February & 4th March

Basingstoke – coming soon

Beccles – coming soon

Bedford – 4th March

Boston – 5th March

Brixham **NEW** – 25th February

Burford ** NEW ** – 25th February & 4th March

Burton on Trent – 4th March

Callington **NEW** – 25th February

Chelmsford – 4th March

Colchester – 25th February & 4th March

Corwen – 4th March

Coventry – 25th February & 4th March

Crewe – 4th March

Devizes – 25th February

Durham – coming soon

Eastleigh – coming soon

Evesham – Sunday 5th March

Faversham **NEW** – 4th March

Folkestone – 4th March

Guildford – 25th February

Hailsham – coming soon

Harrogate – coming soon

Heathfield **NEW** – coming soon

Hertford – 4th March

High Wycombe – 25th February & 4th March

Hitchin 25th February & 4th March

Holsworthy**NEW** – 25th February

Horsham – Hens available NOW

Huntingdon – 26th February & 4th March

Ipswich – 4th March

Lingfield – Hens available NOW

Llanidloes – coming soon

Mablethorpe – coming soon

Market Rasen – 4th March

Melton Mowbray – 25th February

Milton Keynes – 4th March

Newark **NEW** – 25th February

Northampton **NEW** – 4th March

Penkridge – coming soon

Reading – 4th March

Selby – 5th March

Solihull – 25th February

Southam – 4th March

Southampton – 25th February

Southminster -coming soon

Spalding – 5th March

St Austell – 25th February

Sturminster Newton ** NEW** – 25th February

Sutton Coldfield – 4th March

Taunton – 25th February

Thanet – 4th March

Whaley Bridge – coming soon

Wisbech – 25th February & 4th March