Countryside Alliance Awards - the 'Rural Oscars'! The Midlands’ rural Champions of 2011 have been revealed in the Countryside Alliance Awards. The strong line up of local businesses will now head to the House of Lords in March to hear if they have scooped a national title.

The Midlands winners for 2011 are as follows:

Farndon Fields Farm Shop, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, 01858 464 838
www.farndonfieldsfarmshop.co.uk

Village Shop/ Post Office category champion
Marchington Village Shop, Marchington, Staffordshire 01283 821248
www.marchingtonshop.co.uk 

Enterprise category champion
Park Hill Farm, Hales, Market Drayton, Shropshire 01630 652178 www.parkhillfarm.co.uk 

Butcher category champion
'Pete the Meat' Butcher, Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire 01527 892654 

The members of the Ascot Race Day Committee invite you to join them in celebrating this fantastic event on April 1 2012. Owing to the huge demand we are offering those who have joined us on previous Race Days priority booking. If you would like to join us for lunch in the historic Royal Ascot Pavilion please let us know by Friday 3rd February after which time tickets will go on general sale. For tickets please email news@countryside-alliance.org. Tickets are £65 per person including Premiere Admission Tickets. 

The Soldiers Charity and The Countryside Alliance will host a Countryside Day at Hereford Racecourse on May 15th. The day will feature a Charity Race, Military Band, Hound Parade and lots more. Please make a date in your diary to support this event and more details will follow on the website.

An Afternoon Tea ticket includes Premier Enclosure Admission, Race Day Programme, FullAfternoon Tea – Selection of Sandwiches, Homemade Cakes, Scones, Biscuits, Tea and Coffee and within our hospitality area we provide a Cash Bar and Tote Betting Facility. Race for Repeal featuring Master’s from Hunts around the UK will be run at 8.50pm.

Tickets are on a first come first served basis so don’t delay.

Tables of 10 are preferred but smaller parties may be booked.
Book early by calling Sara Rutherford 07974141933, or emailing
sara-rutherford@countryside-alliance.org

In association with Kidson-Trigg the Countryside Alliance will be running a Sporting Auction at Highworth, nr Swindon.

Do you have an item which you would like Kidson -Trigg to sell for you whilst donating a percentage of the sale to the Countryside Alliance?

Do you have an item which you would like to donate to the auction in aid of the Countryside Alliance?

Items which we are of interest for the Sporting Auction are:

• EQUESTRIAN:
Racing Memorabilia
Hunting Memorabilia and Equipment
Saddlery
Tack
Tack rooms – saddle racks etc
Hunting boots, wooden trees, boot pulls, hunting jackets, buttons, hip flasks,
Hunting whips
Polo equipment & memorabilia

• SHOOTING:
Leather equipment – cartridge belts, slips, clothing etc
Sporting guns etc
Walking sticks/canes, hip flasks etc

• FISHING
Fishing rods, reels, cased fish, fishing equipment/clothing etc

• TAXIDERMY – cased/stuffed/skins/rugs etc

• LEATHER GOODS – Suitcases, hat boxes, cartridge boxes, picnic cases etc

• VINTAGE & SPORTING CLOTHING, FURS, HANDBAGS, TOP HATS, Boots ETC

• SPORTING PAINTINGS
• Sporting CHINA
• Sporting collectables - Silver/jewellery – tie pins, cufflinks, silver trophies/awards
• SPORTING BRONZES/SCULPTURE ETC
• SPORTING BOOKS
• ROCKING HORSES

Kidson-Trigg is a Regional firm of Chartered Surveyors & Auctioneers based near Swindon. They are well known for their established Sporting Auction Sales, run by their team of professional specialist Valuers & Auctioneers. They offer a first-rate platform for both buyers and sellers alike; every month their antique auction sale catalogues has every lot illustrated online and the online bidding facility, enables them to reach international buyers around the globe. www.kidsontrigg.co.uk


We would be most grateful if you have items which you would like to donate to the sale you could contact Sara Rutherford on 07974141933 sara-rutherford@countryside-alliance.org to register your item’s entry into the auction and arrange collection. 

This event is really gearing up to be the ultimate Countryside Day for the family in Warwickshire.

Attractions at the show : Mullenscote Gun Dog team, The Working Clumber Spaniel Society, Working Sealyham Terrier Pack, Leadon Vale Basset Hounds, Foxhounds, Beagles, Heart of England Raptors, Ferret racing, World famous Charles Jardine with his fishing demos, National Terrier and Lurcher Show Qualifier, National Coursing Club, Sally Merison with a variety of Gaze Hounds, Inter-hunt scurry, Fun dog show, Have a go at Clay shooting and Archery, Trade stands and lots more to be announced. For more details visit the website at
www.warwickshirecountrysideday.co.uk

Harry Davis Clay Shoot near Andover, 25th February 2012
SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 2012 at Tangley Farm, Andover, SP11 0RZ, By kind permission of W.J Miller & Sons
Details from: Peter Corney 07710 872875 travellingclays@btinternet.com
Entry forms available from:Fliss Davis 07780686959 fliss100@hotmail.com

UCSW Race Days

• Warwick Racecourse on Sunday 11 March 
• Friday 20 April UCSW will be at Southwell Racecourse 
• Sunday 10 June at Worcester Racecourse 

Further information will be posted on website: www.ucsw.org

Regional Chairman: Ian McConnel 01608685257 / 07967555424
imconnel@savills.com


Regional Director: Sara Rutherford
email: sara-rutherford@countryside-alliance.org
Tel/fax : Mob: 07974 141933 01380831068

UK Contacts:
www.countryside-alliance.org.uk

email: info@countryside-alliance.org

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