Patsy McGlone MLA re-elected chairman of NI Assembly’s All Party Group on Country Sports
18th March 2016
The NI Assembly’s All Party Group on Country Sports has re-elected Patsy McGlone MLA (SDLP) as chairman.
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Prince William is right, says UK’s largest shooting organisation
17th March 2016
BASC has supported Prince William’s stance in highlighting shooting’s role in conservation home and abroad following renewed criticism of so-called ‘Trophy Hunting’.
BASC urges dog owners to protect against tick-borne disease
17th March 2016
BASC are warning dog owners of a tick-borne disease which is likely to spread around the UK.
BASC fundraiser boosts Youngshots project
16th March 2016
A SPORTING auction, raffle and shooting donations helped raised £20,000 to support BASC’s Youngshots project.
BASC link with award-winning school hits the small screen
16th March 2016
BASC’s work with children at an innovative state-run school in Sussex will feature in an upcoming BBC Countryfile programme.
Young people’s introduction to country sports day in South West England
15th March 2016
BASC South West England will host an introduction to country sports day for young people in Dorset on Sunday 8th May 2016.
Natural England offers closer partnership with wildfowlers
14th March 2016
NATURAL ENGLAND has pledged to work even more closely with wildfowling clubs to simplify and improve the process of obtaining consents on designated sites.
BASC boosts presence in South East England
14th March 2016
The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has recruited a further regional officer in South East and Southern England.
Retired gamekeeper lands second Crufts title
14th March 2016
RETIRED gamekeeper Dylan Thomas was celebrating after taking the top trophy as the overall winner of the BASC Gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts for the second time in eight years.
