I'm Anna. I'm raising funds for my family in Suffolk as they lost the farm barns in a horrendous fire on Wednesday April 22nd 2026. Thankfully no person or animal was harmed. The house is fine but the entire site (their home as well as businesses) will be without electricity for six to eight weeks. A huge thank you to Debs and Andrew for the loan of a generator.

How much getting a new connection on site is we wait to hear.

Attached is a video of the devastation . You're meant to see a big barn at the bottom of the yard not sky and the trees from across the road.

It affects my dad, two sisters and brother but most of all my brother in law Sergio Muelle AWCF.

It's devastating to have lost his business.

Sergio changed from decades of being a farrier shoeing horses to an artisan knife maker.

He'd done an amazing job in turning a disused barn into a workshop.

His blacksmith/knife making courses were very popular. Not only has he lost his work space, all his tools and machinery are destroyed. Sergio's so creative. He'd even upgraded his powerhammer with the spring off an old transit van.

Decades of family history and amazing ingenuity by Sergio have been lost.

His make a knife in a day courses etc will need to be cancelled and people refunded. All his stock of wood and metal as well as items made to sell are destroyed.

Insurance will take time to sort. Clearing the site and making it safe is the current goal. That's a big cost in itself.

Alexia, Sergio's wife and my little sister, breeds dogs. Some of the barn space was where she fed my four legged nieces and nephews. The supplies for caring for dogs and puppies has been demolished. Thank you to her dog network for already offering puppy pads and newspapers.

This is an overwhelming time for them all. I live in Wales but at least I can help by fielding requests for the many needs they'll have going forward.

They're potentially looking at a £50,000 plus bill.

It's truly terrifying to see how quickly fire destroys but we're blown away by the way people have responded to this appeal.

Thank you in advance for all your supportive messages and offers of help.

Let's get the electricity properly back on and then see what else they need to rebuild their livelihood.