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Our countryside is a classroomThe Countryside AllianceThe Countryside Alliance works for everyone who loves the countryside and the rural way of life. Our aim is to protect and promote life in the countryside and to help it thrive. With the highest membership levels since 2006, we are the only organisation working across such a broad range of issues.
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 Letter in the Telegraph on Heritage TaxFriday, 18 May 2012 On Friday 18th May a letter was published in the Daily Telegraph in which the Countryside Alliance joined several other rural-interest groups in criticising Heritage Tax. Read on for "A tax on our heritage". Read more The countryside at the SeneddThursday, 17 May 2012 The countryside came to Cardiff on 16th May for a special showcase event at the heart of Welsh Politics. Countryside Alliance Director for Wales, Rachel Evans, organised the event at the Welsh Assembly with the support of organisations such as the NGO, Salmon & Trout Association and with Countryside Alliance Award winners as well as pupils from Morriston Comprehensive School in Swansea, keen to tell politicians all about their experiences on our Fishing for Schools programme. Read more Job Opportunity - Director, Scottish CAThursday, 17 May 2012 The Scottish Countryside Alliance (SCA) is seeking a Director to build on its achievements and provide an effective campaigning and lobbying force for the members and supporters in Scotland, and elsewhere as required. The successful applicant is expected to be a country-minded person with an interest in country sports. It is essential that he/she has a strong professional/business background and the skills and experience to meet the demands of this multi-faceted role. Read more The Heythrop and the RSPCATuesday, 8 May 2012 The RSPCA has issued summons on 52 Hunting Act charges relating to the Heythrop Hunt, its Masters and employees as part of a private prosecution. The allegations have not been the subject of police investigation or any charging decision by the Crown Prosecution Service. None of those summonsed, nor anyone else involved with the Heythrop Hunt has been questioned by the police or RSPCA over any of the allegations which all allegedly occurred in the 2011/12 hunting season. The Heythrop Hunt operates in the Prime Minister’s Witney constituency and the kennels are just outside Chipping Norton. Read more The Case for Hunting - download it hereWednesday, 2 May 2012 The Countryside Alliance has argued the case for hunting consistently and tirelessly since it was formed in 1997. Four years ago we produced the ‘Case for Repeal’ but, perhaps because we have all become so well rehearsed in the debate, until now there has not been a single concise document expressing the positive ‘Case for Hunting’. That gap has now been filled with a new document which the Alliance has produced in association with the Council of Hunting Associations. Read more |
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