Join us - members benefits and offers: Spring 2013 magazine & 2012 Annual Report now onlineThursday, 28 March 2013 The Spring 2013 Countryside Alliance membership magazine is now online. The issue features a charming account of a fathers & sons fishing trip to the North of Scotland from Director of Campaigns Tim Bonner. The magazine also has a father and son line-up as angling legend Charles Jardine and his son Alex both write for us about their love of fishing. Support for our farmers and produce is also key in our "horsemeat free issue" as we hear from Farmers Guardian Editor Emma Penny, Young Farmer Leanne Gibbs and Farming Hero and architect of Open Farm Sunday, Ian Pigott. Also featured are Culture Minister Ed Vaizey MP on the Government's broadband plans, animal welfare consultant Jim Barrington on the tribal nature of animal rights, Shooting Campaign Manager David Taylor on deer management, Tim Bonner on what the Heythrop prosecution says about the RSPCA, Hunting campaigner Nicky Sadler on the Banwen Miners Hunt's 50th season and Olympic Double Trap hero Peter Wilson on our National Shooting Week initiative. In addition there are photo galleries, events, the Scottish Purple Pages, letters and a delicious lamb recipe featuring sloe gin. Tuck into the Spring 2013 magazine here. Read more 2012 AccountsTuesday, 19 March 2013 Countryside Alliance accounts for the year ending 31st December 2012 are now available for download by clicking here.  Enter our new photographic competitionTuesday, 19 March 2013 We are delighted to open a new competition, offering supporters the chance for their photograph to appear on our membership literature in 2014. The theme is "Rural People, Rural Landscapes" and we invite you to send us photographs that best capture our thriving countryside. Read more 2013 Morgan draw now openThursday, 24 January 2013 The Countryside Alliance's 2013 Morgan draw is now open - for the price of a £50 ticket you can be in with the chance of winning a classic Morgan 4/4 sports car. The draw is limited to just 2000 tickets and the winner will be drawn at the 2013 Cheltenham Countryside Race Day in November. Click here for more information and to buy your ticket. Good luck.  Owen Paterson writes exclusively for CA magazineThursday, 13 December 2012 Defra Secretary of State Owen Paterson MP has written exclusively for the Countryside Alliance's membership magazine. Writing for a column entitled “My Countryside”, which earlier in the year carried a contribution from the Prime Minister, Mr Paterson describes the countryside as "a living, working entity shaped by communities of which I am proud to be a part.” The column carries a photograph of Mr Paterson taking part in the Mongol Derby with wife, Rose, in 2011. The Patersons raised over £100,000 for the Royal Irish Regiment Benevolent Fund and the Midland Centre for Spinal Injuries during that experience. Mr Paterson recently joined the judging panel of the Countryside Alliance Awards, which recognise and celebrate our hard working rural businessmen and women. He writes “The Awards sum up my vision for rural Britain; successful businesses and flourishing communities thriving in a living, working countryside.” Download the magazine here (Mr Paterson's piece is on p50). Read more 11th June 2013 - Countryside Alliance AGMThursday, 22 November 2012 The Annual General Meeting of the Countryside Alliance will take place at 12.00 on 11th June 2013 at the Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, London SE1. More information to follow.  Autumn 2012 membership magazine now onlineThursday, 27 September 2012 The Autumn 2012 Countryside Alliance membership magazine is now online. The new-look magazine features our photo-competition joint winner's stunning photo of the Axe Vale on the cover, whilst inside we feature plenty of interest, including contributions from the National Gamekeepers' Organisation and the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. In addition we celebrate our Fishing for Schools Champions, reflect on the failure of the Hunting Act, hear from honey producer Jez Daughtry, praise the red grouse and tell our younger readers about ferreting and how to get started. All this and news, seasonal sporting tips, a Valentine Warner venison recipe and our ever popular regional events listing. Read on to download the magazine. Read more Launch of new online Marketplace – “life-line of our rural economy”Thursday, 2 August 2012 The Countryside Marketplace, brought to you by the Countryside Alliance, is the place to shop if you want to support the countryside. Every purchase made using the new online shop raises valuable funds towards campaigns aimed at maintaining the values, social infrastructure and traditions of the countryside. These campaigns help to promote and protect the rights of individuals taking part in country pursuits such as hunting, shooting and fishing. Read more Summer 2012 membership magazine now onlineThursday, 21 June 2012 The Summer 2012 membership magazine is now online. A celebration issue in honour of the Countryside Alliance's 15th birthday, the magazine includes the musings of a host of Alliance top brass past and present including Robin Hanbury-Tenison, Richard Burge, Baroness Mallalieu, Kate Hoey MP and Simon Hart, who agree the Alliance's work is more relevant now than ever. Sir Barney White-Spunner also introduces his vision for the coming years. Read more Our AGM and cross-party lobbyingThursday, 14 June 2012 A busy week at the Countryside Alliance has seen the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in London and a cross-party lobby take place at Parliament. Read more |
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