The Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Nick Herbert MP, has spoken of his support for shooting sports. The minister was speaking at the Rural Reception which is held at the three major conferences by BASC and The Angling Trust.
BASC has seen a record number of people joining the association in September. More than two thousand new members joined BASC last month which is the highest number of memberships taken during the month of September for at least ten years.
BASC members will have another excuse to eat out this autumn thanks to a new partnership with The Great Inns of Britain.
BASC has ensured that a possible ban on the sale of woodpigeons has been averted. Natural England?s draft general licences, under which woodpigeons can be legally shot, included a condition that would have resulted in a ban on the sale of their meat.
Sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe has praised the conservation work carried out by shooters and anglers. The minister was speaking at the Rural Reception which is held at the three major conferences by BASC and The Angling Trust.
The WHCT has appealed for more people to donate money so it can continue to award grants.
BASC members, who claim farming subsidies through the Single Farm Payments scheme, are being urged to act promptly when they receive new land maps from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).
Wildfowling clubs will now be able to borrow 60% of the cost of the land they want to buy.
Three Liberal Democrat shadow ministers have voiced their support for shooting and angling at this year?s Rural Reception. The reception is held at the three major conferences by BASC and The Angling Trust.
