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Kelvin and Liz Fletcher 'very lucky' as farm disaster almost makes them 'homeless'

Kelvin Fletcher and his wife, Liz, faced another setback on Fletcher's Family Farm as storm damage nearly destroyed their home

[Kelvin Fletcher and his family were forced to move out of their home after a fire]

Kelvin Fletcher and his family were forced to move out of their home after a fire(Image: ITV)

Kelvin Fletcher and his wife, Liz, encountered a major blow during the most recent instalment of Fletcher's Family Farm, which broadcasts on Sunday. Liz appeared visibly upset as she discussed the possibility of becoming homeless once more.

The previous year, the Fletcher Family was compelled to abandon their farm after a catastrophic blaze. Yet in the current episode, the pair were dealt another crushing blow when a severe storm struck.

Kelvin explained in his narration: "Storm season is sweeping through the whole country, causing major floods and devastation, and our farm hasn't escaped the impact."

Whilst Liz and Kelvin surveyed the destruction, Liz remarked in disbelief: "Gosh, it's hard to believe that the wind can blow that down, isn't it?"

Observing the tree that had toppled perilously close to their family residence, Kelvin noted, "Well, we're very lucky, because another 10 feet would have been in the lodge."

[Liz feared they were going to be homeless again]

Liz feared they were going to be homeless again(Image: ITV)

"We would have been homeless again," Liz responded. "We've had every element now. We've had fire, floods, and now the wind has just missed the lodge, which must mean that our luck is finally on the way up."

"I don't know what has gone on this year, but we've definitely been put to the test," reports the Daily Mirror.

Kelvin then proposed they tour the farm to assess what additional harm the tempest had inflicted.

He observed: "I've just seen that at the top of the paddock as well, we've got a massive tree that's come down, that's gone right over some fencing."

"It's lucky nothing got hurt there, really, isn't it?" Liz remarked, to which her husband hit back, "We might get up there and find the sheep underneath it."

[Kelvin and Liz faced another setback on the farm]

Kelvin and Liz faced another setback on the farm

As Liz made her way up the hillside, she declared, "I talk about Kelvin's farming trainers, I've made the biggest mistake today. White joggers and my favourite boots.

"I don't know what I was thinking, not my usual attire, but it's so cold, I've got two sets of thermals on, thick socks, and joggers."

Elsewhere in the episode, Kelvin prepares Sonic to be sent off to be slaughtered, so he brings him into the barn.

"The day has arrived to say goodbye to our first-ever calf, Sonic, who's heading off on his final journey," he said. "This morning, we're taking Sonic to, well, there's no best way to say, I guess, to slaughter really. Sonic is going. So, yeah, bittersweet, really. It's a bit of a weird one.

"I was thinking about this last night, and I woke up this morning feeling a bit... it is different to a sheep.

"I think it makes it even more difficult because we have got seven cows, and he was our first. You know, his tag number is 001, he's our first cow. So, I guess we'll always remember this one," he added.

"We'll always remember Sonic. They say the first is always the hardest, and then, who knows."

Fletcher's Family Farm is available to watch on ITVX.

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