The Great Thurlow Clay Day is taking place on the magnificent Great Thurlow Estate, by kind permission of the Vestey family. I hope you can bring a team of four.
Your Invitation To The Great Thurlow Clay Day, Sept. 9th 2018
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U.K. Firearms Licensing Medical Procedure Extorts Gun Owners
The BMA has reneged on the agreement reached in the MEWG and nullified much of the potential improvement in the system that we were all working towards.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year From The Countryside Alliance
Members and supporters, thank you for being with us on another incredible journey in 2016. Overall, we have had a great year.
A Phoenix From The Ashes Of The Lead Ammunition Group
The case for banning lead ammunition has always been based on exaggerating tiny levels of risk in an attempt to manufacture scare stories.
No Further Restrictions on Lead Ammunition as DEFRA Rejects Flawed Report
The letter confirms that the Food Standards Agency will not be changing its advice on the consumption of game shot with lead ammunition and notes that “the report does not provide evidence of…..
The Important Questions in the Race to Become Prime Minister
The next leader of the Conservative Party will be the next Prime Minister so the views of the candidates for the leadership election are obviously of great interest to all of us, especially the…..
Early Thoughts on Brexit
As the initial, surprised, reaction to last week’s referendum fades a proper analysis of what an exit from the EU will mean for the countryside and rural communities can start to be developed.
Misguided Scottish Airgun Regulations To Take Effect
Since the Scottish Government announced plans two years ago to licence the estimated 500,000 airguns in Scotland, we have been vocal in our opposition.
Editorial: “Postcode Lottery” on Firearms Licensing
Following concerns raised by members struggling to renew their firearms licences in many parts of the country our shooting team has carried out research on the number of temporary permits issued…..
Editorial: Europe and Firearms
Last week we were in Brussels for a FACE UK reception (European Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation) in the European Parliament with our colleagues from BASC, including…..
Countryside Alliance: Shooting Campaign Update
This week we are attending a meeting of the Medical Evidence Working Group at the Home Office, a roundtable at Europe House with Vicky Ford MEP to discuss the Firearms Directive and a…..
Hunting, Scotland and the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP)
You may remember that, in July last year, in the blink of an eye the Scottish Nationalist Party went from a clear and often repeated policy that it would not vote on the Hunting Act because it…..
“Questions Need to Be Asked” as Hunting Act Case Collapses
The League Against Cruel Sports’ (LACS) private prosecution under the Hunting Act against six members of the Lamerton Hunt collapsed yesterday morning, three days into a scheduled 10-day trial…..
Europe And Firearms
The proposals seem to have little to do with addressing the deplorable acts of terrorism in Paris & simply create additional burdens for national police forces & legal firearm holders…
One Month to Go Until the Cheltenham Countryside Day!
Top-class racing, Christmas shopping, a huge hound parade and music from the Chip Shop Boys will be just part of the fun at the Cheltenham Countryside Day on Friday, 13 November, in aid of the…..
New Measures Introduced for Ireland’s Firearm Holders
Countryside Alliance Ireland is delighted that the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, has recently announced a series of changes to the firearms licensing system in Ireland.
Ireland’s Country Sports Organizations Reach Agreement On Firearms Licensing Fees
We are delighted an agreement has been reached on firearms fees & a banded system for rifles between an alliance of shooting & rural organizations, the DOJ & the Police Service of Northern Ireland…
Blackwater Carriage DC Charity Event to Take Place Sunday, May 3rd in County Cork, IE
Blackwater Carriage Driving Club are preparing for their fifth annual charity drive which will take place on Sunday 3rd of May 2015 in aid of ‘Friends of Leukaemia Patients’, County Cork.
Ireland to Raise Firearms Permit Costs
To ensure that as many people as possible can shoot it is important, amongst other things, that the cost of a licence to own a gun is not prohibitive…
Firearms Dealers In Northern Ireland NOT Required To Keep Electronic Records
Countryside Alliance Ireland welcomes the decision by the DOJ for Northern Ireland that it is not a requirement for Registered Firearms Dealers in Northern Ireland to hold records electronically…
Irish Police Chiefs Target Law Abiding Gun Owners, Claiming Terrorism
In Ireland the Association of Chief Police Officers have launched a campaign asking people to report signs of radicalisation, extremism and vulnerability to terrorism amongst firearms licence holders.
Europe Sets its Sights on More Regulation of Lawful Gun Owners
The Commissioner almost certainly focussed her comments on legally held firearms not because they are the real problem, but because she cannot do anything about illegally held guns…
Congratulations to Amber Hill, ‘Young Sports Personality of the Year’
It was great to see Amber Hill win the ‘Young Sports Personality of the Year’ Award on Sunday night. Earlier this year, the 16-year-old became the youngest winner of a senior World Cup in skeet shooting…
Women Call the Shots in Northern Ireland for International Women’s Day
‘Women Call the Shots’ offers women an introduction to countryside activities including clay-target shooting, off-road driving, fly casting, air-rifle target shooting and archery…
Ireland’s Harbour House Sports Club to Host Women on Target Shooting Clinic
Harbour House Sports Club in Lougharbour, Athy, Co. Kildare is to host a ‘Women on Target’ Instructional Shooting Clinic for women…
Countryside Alliance Ireland Awards Open to Nominations
The Countryside Alliance Ireland Awards, nicknamed ‘The Rural Oscars’ have opened to nominations, so please nominate today and help us sing the praises of those who work so hard for rural life…