Carole Bamford

Carole Gray Bamford, Baroness Bamford, OBE (née Whitt; born 1946), is a British business person who founded the Daylesford Organic Farmshops chain[1] and the Bamford brand of women's products.

The Right Honourable

The Lady Bamford

OBE
Carole, Lady Bamford
Born
Carole Gray Whitt

1946 (age 75–76)
Nottingham, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesCarole Bamford
OccupationBusinessperson
Known forDaylesford Farm, Bamford
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1974)​
Children3
Websitewww.carolebamford.com

Personal life

Carole Bamford (née Carole Gray Whitt[2]) was born in Nottingham. She is married to the billionaire industrialist Lord Bamford, and is a director of his family's JCB construction company. They live on a 1500-acre estate near Chipping Norton in the Cotswolds.[3] She married Bamford in 1974.[2] They have one daughter and two sons, and four grandchildren. In 2006, Bamford was appointed OBE for her services to children and families. Her son, Jo Bamford, is the heir to JCB and the owner of Wrightbus.

Bamford

In 2004 the Bamford brand launched followed by the opening of the first Bamford store in Gloucestershire. The Bamford Haybarn Spa opened the following year, and a second spa site was opened in London in November 2018.

In 2019, Bamford was awarded The Butterfly Mark by Positive Luxury, a company that informs consumers on brands’ commitments to quality, craftsmanship, service, and sustainability. Carole Bamford was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural Positive Luxury Awards 2020.

Daylesford
Carole Bamford at Daylesford Farm

Bamford started converting the family's farms in Staffordshire and Gloucestershire to organic farming.[4] This led to the opening of a farmshop and café in 2002 on the Daylesford House estate in Gloucestershire, and creation of an organic deer farm on the Wootton Lodge estate in Staffordshire.[5]

In April 2012, Daylesford received 'UK's Best Organic Retailer' with the virtual online farmshop on Ocado, at the Natural and Organic Product awards.[6]

Carole Bamford at The HayBarn

Philanthropy

In India, the Lady Bamford Charitable Trust formed in 2000, has built schools and communities around JCB factories in Delhi, Ballabgarh, Ladhiapur and Ambi.[7] Similar projects have been developed around other JCB factories. In South America, the Fundação Lady Bamford opened in 2009, and in the USA, The Lady Bamford Center for Early Childhood Development in Savannah, Georgia was opened in 2007.[8] Bamford works closely with NSPCC,[9] the Soil Association and Slow Food Movement. In June 2012 she was honoured with an International Leadership Award at the Global Green Millennium Awards.[10]

References
  1. Hyde, Marina (16 February 2012). "Alex James's new memoir proves him to be Britain's premier cheese bore | Life and style | The Guardian". The Guardian. London: GMG. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 12 November 2012. Bamford
  2. Reginato, James (December 2007). "Lady Bamford's Estate". W. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012.
  3. Merrick, Jane; Hanning, James (30 September 2012). "IoS exclusive: Cameron in crony row over Brazil factory". The Independent. London. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. Wood, Zoe (17 March 2007). "Daylesford set for Planet Organic tie-up | Business | The Observer". The Guardian. London: GMG. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  5. Hart, Carolyn (9 November 2012). "Versatile venison recipes from Daylesford Organic". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. "Natural and Organic Awards 2012 Winners announced". naturalproducts.co.uk. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012. Daylesford
  7. "Pedalling for a better tomorrow". fco.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012. Bamford
  8. "First of Its Kind in North America, The Lady Bamford Center for Childhood Development Officially Opens in GA". atlanta.daybooknetwork.com. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  9. "JCB mud run raises £30,624 to care for children at risk of abuse | This is Staffordshire". thisisstaffordshire.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  10. "Global Green USA". globalgreen.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
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