This is Charlie Moneypenny, aged nine. He recently got a Revo .410 from his father, a keen shooter himself, and bagged his first pigeon right after. Pictured here, proudly displaying both his gun and prize, which was later eaten with fish and chips for supper – Charlie wasn’t for leaving it until next day!
Marta Jacyna is BASC’s communications officer. She is passionate about the countryside and enjoys deer stalking and foraging for food.
Sparsholt’s history stretches back 125 years. Fifty years ago, the college pioneered the country’s first dedicated gamekeeping course.
The wind, rain and mud did nothing to dampen the spirits of a group of youngsters who attended a BASC Young Shots game day in East Sussex in January.
More than 550 school children attended a three-day educational event at the Ledston Estate last week hosted by Countryside Learning and BASC.
