BASC responds in support of Prince William
10th February 2014
BASC has sent the following letter to the press after media reports attacking Prince William for shooting wild deer and boar.
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BASC seeks airgun coaches
7th February 2014
More people are being asked to come forward to train as airgun coaches under a new coaching award run by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). David Ilsley from BASC said: “The award is not about teaching you how to shoot, it’s about
Be clear on plastic bags
6th February 2014
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is calling for transparency on proposed plastic bag charges in England. BASC has called for money raised from the sale of plastic bags to be spent on landscape-scale conservation projects and for the way the money is spent to be clear for
Share your views with BASC in Birmingham
6th February 2014
Members of the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), will have an opportunity to hear first-hand about the work BASC is undertaking, what it is doing for members and to make their own views known to the chairman, chief executive and other staff.
Take time to report on your sport for the future
27th January 2014
An email survey asking for information on shooting will be sent to a random sample of BASC members in the coming days. Information collected from this survey will help to inform a major report on the economic, environmental and social contributions of shooting in all its forms in the UK.
MP to address Taste of Game dinner in Llandudno
20th January 2014
Guto Bebb, MP for Aberconwy will address diners at a Taste of Game dinner on the 31st January at Bodysgallen Hall, Llandudno.
Stormont all-party group on country sports elects new chairman.
20th January 2014
The Northern Ireland Assembly’s all-party group on country sports (APG) elected Ulster Unionist MLA Danny Kinahan as its new chairman at the group’s recent annual general meeting. The all-party group was established in January 2013 with assistance from BASC NI. Over the past twelve months the group’s main focus has
Try a taste of game with Hook Norton Brewery
9th January 2014
A game dinner showcasing a range of dishes will be held at the Hook Norton Brewery near Banbury, Oxfordshire on the 20th February 2014.
Shooting will help to fill Northern Ireland conservation funding gap
8th January 2014
People who shoot will continue to manage land for conservation in Northern Ireland, helping to fill a gap in rural development funding. No funds from the EU single farm payment will be ring-fenced for rural development and conservation in NI after a court ruling.
