Barn Farm Doggy Day-care

13/10/2026

Thank you to everyone for all of your support❤️😘🐾obviously the best day care in the world had to have a mention❤️🐾🌍💪🤩

👑🐾✨ THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN! OUR PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER IS REVEALED! ✨🐾👑

Another exciting result from yesterday's Miss England 2026 Semi-Finals at Melton Theatre, as we celebrate a contestant who has received an incredible amount of public support! ❤️

A HUGE congratulations to Sophie, a 25-year-old Doggy Day Care Owner from Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, who has been crowned our PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER! 🏆👑

🗳️🌟 Sophie secured an outstanding 196,777 points, demonstrating the incredible support she received throughout the competition!

🐶 From caring for four-legged friends to competing on the Miss England stage, Sophie has certainly captured the hearts of her supporters, and her efforts have now earned her a place in the Miss England Grand Final this November!

The People's Choice Award gives the public an opportunity to get behind their favourite contestant, and Sophie's remarkable result is a fantastic achievement!

👏 A massive thank you to everyone who supported Sophie and helped her secure this prestigious award!

🎟️ WANT TO WATCH THE MISS ENGLAND GRAND FINAL LIVE?

Join us this November as we crown the next Miss England!

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❤️ Congratulations once again, Sophie! We can't wait to see you at the Grand Final!

📸 Moments by Mee

11/10/2026

I think I’ll remember this one for a while❤️✨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🐴

❤️MISS DERBYSHIRE 2026❤️
🍾MISS PEOPLE’S CHOICE 2026🍾
✨8th Horse of the Year Show intermediate show Hunter✨

To say I am overwhelmed is an understatement. The support, kindness and true friendship experienced this weekend is crazy❤️I am so lucky❤️

I have been privileged enough to have qualified for Horse of the Year Show and also for the Miss England semi-finals❤️✨ both of which took place this weekend.

On Saturday, I had a fantastic ride on my absolute best girl❤️🐴 anyone that knows me knows how much this mare means to me, she is my absolute legend, a true showstopper, just like her mum😜🤣🦄Mel is my angel princess girl and I couldn’t love her anymore if I tried❤️she is my everything❤️Thank you to John Roche, Mel’s breeder for coming all the way from Ireland to watch this beautiful horse🐴✨❤️

Truly, there are too many people to thank. Reece Rlbh Honour how blessed I am to have you in my life❤️Nick Mitchell & Mum😘❤️ my biggest supporters and my best friends, thank you for coming to every event and cheering me on as loud as you can, always. There will never be enough thanks in the world to repay you for everything you’ve done for me 🥹😘❤️Emma Knight & Andrew for always supporting me and cheering me on, love you both so much, thank you for the best day.

Team Young (long Facebook post incoming…) for all of your hard work and dedication, I would not be where I am today without you❤️thank you so much to Joy Menzies & Sarah for coming to watch me ride🥹❤️you have helped me in so many ways, and I’m eternally grateful to all of you. Thank you so much to Dinah for all of your generosity and lessons over the years- riding and life🤣you have helped me to become the woman I am today❤️

Mel performed a foot perfect show and was placed 8th in the Intermediate show Hunter class💜🦄✨ this mare has made so many of my dreams come true, and continues to do so.

What a HOYS🦄💜✨🦄💜✨

Today was truly something else🥹✨ once again I am astounded by the love and support I have received. I have had the privilege and true pleasure of being crowned❤️MISS DERBYSHIRE 2026❤️

This was after attending the Miss England semi-finals in which I was the highest scoring contestant from Derbyshire❤️

In the Talent round, I performed a tribute to Dolly Parton singing ‘Coat of Many Colours’, placing 2nd🥹❤️Thank you to Miss England for allowing me to compete! And of course a huge thank you goes to my amazing sponsor The Ranch Store Ltd🥹❤️and a personal thank you to both Julia & Remy for your generosity, sponsorship, and for always endeavouring to help me❤️I love you all so much.

Now for something that I am truly amazed by 🥹😭❤️ I am delighted to announce that I have been crowned the People’s Choice Award winner 2026😜👑✨ meaning I attained the highest number of public votes for this category, also meaning that I have now qualified through to the final round of the Miss England competition!!👑❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

A huge thank you once again goes to Mum & Dad for coming with me to this competition and cheering me on the loudest😭❤️in whatever it is I choose to do, I couldn’t be luckier🥹❤️you are my best friends I love you both so so much❤️❤️❤️

I am so emotional right now and it goes without saying that I would like to thank all of my lovely Day-care clients for standing by me❤️ knowing the real Sophie🥹❤️always cheering me on- this is a win for Barn Farm Doggy Day-care just as much as it is for Sophie Mitchell🤣😜❤️🐾Thank you to Darren Carp Man Bridges for holding down the fort🫶💪and for all your kindness and support. 

Here’s to the Miss England Final 2026!👑😜❤️✨

30/09/2026

Jumping into Wednesday like Bruce😜

25/09/2026

It’s musical Friday baby🤣🐾🎶💛the dogs have been playing some fabulous tunes for us today, watch my story and check out what we’ve been up to👀😜🐾

24/09/2026

🌿🐾 DOGGY DAY-CARE SPACES AVAILABLE! 🐾🌿

At Barn Farm, we believe dogs deserve more than spending their day between four walls. ❤️

📍DE7 6BN

Our dogs get to enjoy fresh air, freedom and natural enrichment — sniffing new smells, exploring different surroundings, feeling grass under their paws and, of course, playing and socialising with their friends. 🌳🐶

No spending hours shut away in kennels. We want our dogs outside, exploring and enjoying everything a proper dog’s day should be. 🐾

Because a happy dog isn’t just a tired dog — it’s a fulfilled dog. ❤️

📩 We currently have spaces for new dogs — message us to join the Barn Farm family!
Please contact Sophie on 07753336748❤️

23/09/2026

💜🧡 BARN FARM IS GOING TO HOYS! 🧡💜

A little heads-up for all our lovely Barn Farm clients 🐾

Doggy Day-care will be closed on Friday 9th and Monday 12th October as we’re off to Horse of the Year Show 2026! 🐴✨

My best girl Miss Mel and I qualified for HOYS at the NPS Championships in August, where she won her class and went Champion 🏆❤️

Anyone who knows me knows how much my horses mean to me, so getting the chance to ride at HOYS is an absolute dream and such an achievement for us💜

Thank you so much to all our clients for understanding and for always supporting me — both with the dogs and with my horses. It really does mean the world. 🐶🐴

HOYS 2026… here we come! 💜🧡✨

Love,
Sophie & the Barn Farm team 🐾 xx

22/09/2026

Monday and Tuesday pics of the Barn Farm squad😜❤️🐾

11/09/2026

Spend Friday with us❤️🐶✨

09/09/2026

We’re very excited to introduce the latest addition to the Barn Farm team… Charles! 🥹👏🏼

And FINALLY, someone joining the team who isn’t BLONDE!!! 👱🏼‍♂️🤣

Charles comes to us with an impressive set of skills and is already proving himself to be an extremely valuable member of staff.

His key strengths include:

🧹 Cleaning up after everyone else without complaining
💦 Fully trained in both wet AND dry sucking
🐾 Excellent at dealing with dog hair, mud and general daycare carnage
💪🏼 Specialises in the tough stuff
🗣️ Doesn’t answer back
⏰ Is never late
📞Happy to work overtime at very short notice
☕ Requires absolutely no tea breaks
🤐 Stays completely out of workplace drama
😂 And, most importantly, actually enjoys hoovering

He’s only been with us five minutes and expectations for the rest of the team have already been raised considerably.

Welcome to Barn Farm, Charles! 💙🐶

We think you’re going to fit in just fine… although his probationary period will depend entirely on how he handles the amount of dog hair we produce.