In our (mostly) rural location, farmers lie at the heart of our communities – managing the fells, caring for livestock, providing our food and maintaining the land.   We’re also aware that farming is a stressful and tough way of life – not for the faint-hearted! – and that there is a high number of suicides in this profession.   We’ve joined with Cumbria Agricultural Chaplaincy  to be part of the team that provides support and prayer for local farmers and those linked with farming.  In Wigton auction mart (where agricultural sales of animals take place)  most sale days we have chaplains available to chat with staff, farmers and members of the wider agricultural community.