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    Sept 2021

    Last Updated: 05/09/2021
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    Boroughbridge sunflower field opens in memory of BBC radio presenter Dom Busby

    by Suzannah Rogerson

    | 06 Sept, 2021
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    Staff at The Log Shed had planned to raise money for charities with their friend and BBC radio presenter Dom Busby. After his death in June, they now hope to raise £40,000 in his memory.

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    A business near Boroughbridge has planted a 15-acre field with sunflowers to try and raise £40,000 in memory of their friend and BBC radio presenter, Dom Busby, who died this year.

    Mr Busby, who worked for BBC Sport and BBC Radio 5 Live, died in June four weeks after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

    The owners of The Log Shed, near Boroughbridge, had been planning a fundraiser with Mr Busby shortly before he passed away.

    Rachel Sowray, who was friends with Mr Busby and is also one of the managers of Log Shed, said he would have wanted them to continue to raise as much money as possible.

    Ms Sowray said:

    "We wanted to do something for charities after such a difficult year for them. Dom was heavily involved and was going to be front of house on it all. Now we are doing it in memory of him.
    "The field looks amazing, I really can't wait for more people to see it."


    Visitors can walk around the field and pick their own flowers. The entry fee is £6 per person and 50% of funds raised will go to the two charities nominated by Mr Busby's mum: Macmillan Cancer Support and Saint Michael's Hospice.



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    The flowers are expected to be in full bloom by the end of the week. The field will then be open for the public to come and walk round for three to four weeks.

    For more information on when the field is open, visit this Facebook page.