Clement Cornish had a daughter called Ruth. They lived at Fairfield Farm in Dilton Marsh. Ruth married a Bertram (Ken) Hester and they went on to live at Fairfield and they set up a college for young people with learning disabilities. That has continued, after their deaths, and it is now a very well regarded large college with a shop and cafe and is very much a focal point in village life.

Founded in 1975 by Ruth and Ken Hester after inheriting the farm from Ruth’s father. With support from Wiltshire County Council, Fairfield was established as a Rural Training Unit. It started with just a handful of students who were taught agriculture and horticulture primarily. Some students became residential, living in the farmhouse with Ruth and Ken Hester and later in the college cottages.