Pink hay bales bring in cash

THE pink bales on the hillside at Scouthead

A SADDLEWORTH farm is using pink hay bale wrap to raise money for cancer.

Motorists could be forgiven for doing a double take at what appeared to be pink marshmallows on the hillside at Scouthead.

But closer inspection shows they are haylage bales wrapped in pink plastic to raise money and bring awareness for cancer.

The bales are being used by J and R Lancashire, a dairy farm based in Dobcross, Saddleworth, with the hay being fed to the dairy herd to produce local milk for consumers and cafes under the saddleworthmilk.com brand.

The haylage bales were made by Lancashire Ag Contractors Ltd - which provides a bailing service for Lancashire and West Yorkshire - with about £3 per roll of the pink rap going towards Cancer Research UK.

John Lancashire, director of Lancashire Ag Contractors Ltd, said: "Lancashire Ag decided to use the pink bale wrap for one main reason - to do our bit in supporting Cancer Research UK.

"Typically, about £3 per roll of wrap goes to the charity.

"It is a very simple way for the business to support research into a disease that remains to this date too prevalent and too common in many of our lives, be it family or friends.

"We have had a very positive response from the public, to be truthful.

"I did believe we would get many complaints, as it is obviously quite visible.

"However, we have had dozens of people enquiring.

"Some have guessed correctly, others just intrigued."