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Women's group tackles rural loneliness - 'trying to organise things with non-farming friends is hard'

In a bid to bring rural women together and tackle the issues working in the countryside can bring, Rachael Middleton started a new group to provide ladies in the rural community with the support they need. Emily Ashworth finds out more.

Emily Ashworth
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Women's group tackles rural loneliness - 'trying to organise things with non-farming friends is hard'

In a bid to bring rural women together and tackle the issues working in the countryside can bring, Rachael Middleton started a new group to provide ladies in the rural community with the support they need....

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