Over the following years, Margaret and John slowly built up the business, buying and selling pigs, increasing milk rounds and setting up a small roadside shop.
Park Farm now has a tearoom, a farm shop and a garden centre.
“We’ve worked hard, been lucky in many respects but on the whole it’s been brilliant,” reflected Margaret.
She said she was proud that so many of her family were still involved in running the farm.
“There’s a lot of us – I have six children, 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, so it’s quite a few. There’s always a pram around!”