A YOUNG farming duo have ploughed everything they have into an entertaining new scheme.

Film on a Farm is the vision of two young friends who share a love of cinema and the great outdoors.

Chris Horn, from Droxford, and Becca Corbett, from Cheriton, are both fourth generation farmers.

And on September 11 and 12, their family farms will welcome all for a night of open-air cinema.

On Friday, September 11 Holden Farm, Cheriton, will be showing the swashbuckling romantic classic Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.

Then, to celebrate the start of the Rugby World Cup, the epic Invictus will be shown at Manor Farm, Droxford, on September 12.

Becca explained: “Last harvest, Chris and I were sitting on a tractor, chatting, and I said I’d always wanted to do outdoor cinema on a farm. He said he’d been thinking the same thing and already got the domain name Film on a Farm registered.

“It’s taken a year but that’s how it started.

“In London, open air cinema events are ten-a-penny but here there’s nothing like that.

“Basically, you arrive at the farm, tickets at the gate, you take your rug, cushion, etc, and curl up and watch a film. It will go ahead, whatever the weather, – we will carry on in great British tradition.”

Gates will open at 7pm for a locally-sourced barbecue, Jude’s Ice Cream, Tyrrell’s Poshcorn and a fully licensed mobile bar from Tipsy Goose.

The film will begin at 9pm. Tickets are £15.

Becca said the scheme is gaining great support: “The response, from businesses and council authorities, has been overwhelming; they are all excited to see culture with a difference in the countryside.

“We want to encourage people, not just from the farming or rural community but from the town too, to come out to farms and into the South Downs National Park.”

The duo already have huge support from fellow Young Farmers Club members.

And they’ve been working hard to bring the venture to fruition, alongside their other jobs and interests.

Becca has worked in sports event marketing and is now on the committee for the Alresford Agricultural Show.

Chris has worked on the family farm all his life but is also a trained land agent.

“You have to diversify nowadays in farming,” said Becca, whose parents also run a self-storage enterprise on their mainly arable farm, as well as breeding South Downs sheep.

The ultimate aim is to take the idea to more farms and Chris and Becca are working with Winchester City Council to spread Film on a Farm to a wider audience.

“There seems to be tons of enthusiasm for our idea, which is wonderful,” she added.

But with harvest well underway, it’s hard to find the time to deal with paperwork and events management.

“We hold meetings on tractors in the middle of the night,” laughed Becca.

But she says it’ll all be worth it.

“We are so lucky to have been brought up on a farm and this is one way to share our beautiful part of the world to others.”

See the website: www.filmonafarm.co.uk for details.