BASC celebrates increase in new women members
8th January 2016
THE number of new women members joining BASC each year has risen by a third in the last four years.
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BASC seeks help to celebrate gamekeepers’ fair milestone
8th January 2016
BASC is appealing to those who attended the inaugural Gamekeepers’ Fair in 1976 to help celebrate the event’s 40th anniversary.
‘Ratty’ hangs on as more mink are trapped
5th January 2016
ENDANGERED water voles are surviving on two Welsh rivers following a successful BASC-led campaign to control mink.
Congratulations to BASC member Joe Neville for his MBE
4th January 2016
Many Congratulations to BASC member Joe Neville for his well-deserved MBE in the New Year’s Honours list for “services to Competitive Shooting”.
BASC starts 2016 with big rise in membership
4th January 2016
BASC, the largest shooting organisation in the UK, has announced that its membership grew by more than 4,000 in 2015 to stand at over 144,500.
Boxing Day shoots
24th December 2015
All over the country, people will be enjoying local shoots during the festive period. While no game shooting occurs on Christmas Day, the Boxing Day shoot is traditionally a family day.
BASC write to environment minister in response to shooting rights petition
23rd December 2015
BASC is raising concerns with the Welsh Environment Minister over attempts by animal rights extremists to block the letting of public land for shooting.
Darland pupils try clay shooting with BASC
22nd December 2015
MORE than 60 pupils at Darland High School in Rossett, north Wales, tried their hand at clay shooting with coaches from the UK’s largest shooting organisation, BASC.
BASC welcomes support for outdoor recreation in new sports strategy
21st December 2015
BASC has welcomed the government’s new strategy ‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation’ which includes a commitment to support the role of outdoor recreation in keeping people active.
