NorthRegional Director: Simon Hamlyn Tel No. 01978 780144 Mobile. 07818 553635 Email: Simon-Hamlyn@Countryside-Alliance.org Counties Covered: Cumbria, Cleveland, Northumberland, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Durham, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire. |
North - news:Northern grass e-route - February 2012Wednesday, 22 February 2012 Welcome.....To this latest edition of the Northern grass e-route newsletter. It’s been a very busy start to the New Year with a very successful Rural Forum held on the 20th of January with Macclesfield MP David Rural at Henbury village hall where the subject of rural broadband [or lack of it] was discussed and debated with a full house of members and constituents. Read more...The North East's Champions in the "Rural Oscars"Monday, 30 January 2012 The North East’s rural Champions of 2011 have been revealed in the Countryside Alliance Awards. The strong line up of businesses will now head to the House of Lords in March to hear if they have scooped a national title. Read more...The North West's Champions in the "Rural Oscars"Monday, 30 January 2012 The North West’s 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. Read more...1st March - Countryside Alliance Quiz nightSunday, 29 January 2012 Cheshire committee member Jilly Higgin is very kindkly running a Countryside Alliance quiz night on the 1st March, at Audlem village hall, Audlem, Cheshire.  Rural Forum - a collaborative successThursday, 26 January 2012 Now here's a great recipe - take a rural village hall on a Friday night in January, add an enthusiastic and committed MP, stir in an effective rural lobbying organisation, a sizeable, attentive and knowledgeable audience, a few cups of tea and the odd biscuit and you've got a Rural Forum. Read more...Whitfield Clay Shoot - 12th - 13th of MayTuesday, 24 January 2012 The dates for the 2012 Whitfield Clay shoot are the 12th and 13th of May. To reserve your team place or inquire about entering a team, please contact Stuart Maughan on 01434 345250, mobile 0750 1460017 or via e - mail at parkheadfarm@btconnect.com Grass e-route for the North - January 2012Friday, 20 January 2012 Welcome to the grass e-route for the North of England in January 2012. Read more...CA joins ‘Welcome to Yorkshire’Tuesday, 20 December 2011 The Countryside Alliance is delighted to announce that it is now a member of ‘Welcome to Yorkshire,’ the official tourism agency for Yorkshire. Morpeth Hunt update!Thursday, 20 October 2011 Progress by the Morpeth hunt on their recent fundraising activities, as they move kennels, has been terrific. The hunt needed to raise £50000 to develop their new hunt kennels and to date £43000 has been raised. With the end now in sight, they just need to raise that extra £7000, so they are appealing to fellow CA and hunt members across the UK to continue helping this famous Northumbrian pack. Read more...4th March - Tynedale Hunt Point to PointMonday, 7 November 2011 The Tynedale Point to Point will be held on the 4th of March 2012 - for more details please go to www.corbridgeraces.co.uk/index.html |
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