farmers, producers and conservation
"Less British produce, more gravy train" Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 March 2010

Jill Grieve Countryside Alliance Head of Communitcations Jill Grieve has blogged on the lessons Government should be learning from its own dismal "buy British" statistics and laments that when it comes to the Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative it is "less British produce, more gravy train". Read Jill's blog here.

 
Government “stop paying lip service” - buy British Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 March 2010

Government should support our food and farming sectorThe Countryside Alliance says the Government is “continuing to fail to lead by example on buying British and supporting British farmers.” A new report shows a fall in the amount of UK-produced food being procured by the Government and its departments. The Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative (PSFPI) published a report at the end of February on the “Proportion of domestically produced food used by government departments.”

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And the Rural Oscars go to....... Print E-mail
Thursday, 04 February 2010

SW Doughty and Seasalter Lamb celebrate on the terraceThe Countryside Alliance handed out its “Rural Oscars” at a Parliamentary reception on Wednesday 3rd February. British titles have gone to businesses from Cumbria, Yorkshire, Worcestershire and Dumfries, political awards went to Sir Alan Beith MP and Philip Dunne MP and the Rural Hero of 2009 Award went to Lincolnshire’s Agricultural Chaplain, Rev Canon Alan Robson.

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Congratulations to the Greyhound, Britain's best traditional business Print E-mail
Saturday, 30 January 2010

The Countryside Alliance Awards have their first British championCongratulations to The Greyhound Inn at Grizebeck in Cumbria, which has been named the Daily Telegraph Traditional Business of 2009 in the Countryside Alliance Awards. Read the Telegraph's announcement here.

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Who will be crowned Britain's best traditional business? Print E-mail
Wednesday, 27 January 2010

The Countryside Alliance Awards are reaching a crescendoThe Countryside Alliance Awards will culminate at a reception at Parliament on 3rd February. Ahead of this, however, on Saturday 30th January 2010, the Daily Telegraph will announce the winner of its own category, the Traditional Business Award, in the Weekend section of the paper. Our 12 regional winners from across Britain are hot contenders for the title. Below, Countryside Alliance staff who judged each outfit sum up why their local business is the best.

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Countryside Alliance Awards Rural Hero shortlist unveiled Print E-mail
Monday, 18 January 2010

John Trapmore - Casting for Recovery's man with a van who can The Countryside Alliance has announced its five-strong shortlist of Rural Heroes of 2009. Lincolnshire’s Agricultural Chaplain, an angling champion, a rural pharmacist, a farm park owner and an alternative education pioneer will go head to head in a bid to be crowned Countryside Alliance Rural Hero of 2009.

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We salute the Countryside Alliance Award winners Print E-mail
Thursday, 07 January 2010

Countryside Alliance AwardsCountryside Alliance Chief Executive Simon Hart introduces 2009's regional winners in the Countryside Alliance Awards: With the continuing bad weather bringing untold misery across the country, some good news is very welcome. This week we have announced the regional winners in the fifth annual Countryside Alliance Awards, and businesses from Devon to Kent, Herefordshire to Kintyre are celebrating becoming regional champions.

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