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Day 1 of the #ScottishGameFair. Jim Fairlie, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity and Sam Turner from the Scottish Govt Wildlife Managent Team popped by the stand for a catch-up and a chat about our latest campaigning work. #SGA25

'The Countryside Alliance welcomes the passage through the House of Commons on 04 July of two private members’ bills that stand to make meaningful and sensible contributions to animal welfare. bit.ly/4lgqBX9

Day 2 of the Scottish Game Fair and what a busy day we’ve had! Thank you to everyone who attended the Q & A session this morning. More to follow on this later. #SGF25 #ScottishGameFair

NEW: Essex Police have confirmed that 500 crimes have been recorded at churches in the county since Jan 2022. Our national investigation revealed more than 9,000 crimes were reported on church property between Jan 2022 and Dec 2024. 8 a day. 📺Watch⬇️ youtu.be/ixUpCKNyIec?si…

❗✊ Farming families refuse to be beaten on Inheritance Tax. That was the message at the Welsh Labour Conference last week as farmers from across the UK turned up to protest against UK and Welsh Government. farmersguardian.com/news/4515643/f… 📸 Irwin Morrow and Countryside Alliance

'On 30 June, MPs debated a ban on grouse shooting. As the country and the world face chaos the obvious first question is ‘have they really got nothing more important to discuss?’ - Tim Bonner 🇺🇦 discusses the CA's recent victory at the grouse shooting debate. bit.ly/3ZY89di

Like hundreds of other Welsh farmers and associated stakeholders, I am really dismayed by the comment made by the First Minister. The weather is on one side, the Welsh Government are clearly not.

Thanks to Countryside Alliance for a helpful briefing on local issues in Westminster today

The Welsh First Minister has sparked outrage after suggesting the benefit farming brings to the economy doesn't warrant the amount the industry receives in support. Our very own Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales, speaking from her farm, expresses the frustration that her and many Welsh farmers feel.

Oxfordshire Council's vegan only lunches 'do not promote sustainability' according to the BBC. It’s time to scrap the ridiculous ban on meat and dairy asap ⬇️

The government finally responds on lead ammunition. A 3 year transition from 2026 will see lead banned from 2029 a year ahead of HSE recommendations. It’s the right thing to do, but a challenging timetable theguardian.com/environment/20…

The sale and use of lead shot for live quarry and clay shooting will be banned after a three-year transition, starting from next Summer, meaning that it will be an offence to use shotgun cartridges loaded with lead shot from the 2029/2030 season onwards. bit.ly/40KShLp

When recently the “Peak District Viking” went viral on social media for his videos, in which he goes around kicking down stone stacks that hikers have constructed, it brought to the media’s attention the important issue of how people treat the countryside bit.ly/3IAa8OO

The Countryside Alliance has yesterday issued a firm warning that Ofcom’s newly announced reforms to Royal Mail’s delivery obligations must not lead to a two-tier postal system that disadvantages rural communities. bit.ly/3GvUdAI

Left-wing council Oxfordshire County Council has been caught up in a hypocrisy row over its vegan menu. The council banned all meat, dairy and eggs from catering at its events, citing climate change. bit.ly/3IoPukJ

The Campaign for Shooting is there to challenge threats to shooting on your behalf, and it is essential that we have the resources if we are do so. Please help us by buying a Campaign for Shooting badge and encouraging your friends to do likewise: bit.ly/40cZsvD

The Countryside Alliance's Johnnie Furse has written for The Critic this week, highlighting our success in the recent parliamentary grouse debate, which represented a welcome example of logic and common sense. bit.ly/3IluHP7

'This week I had the privilege of speaking at the Great Yorkshire Show one of the finest celebrations of rural life, and I was asked to respond to the question of what do we want the countryside to look like in thirty years’ time? ' writes the CA's Sarah Lee. bit.ly/44qUvC8

'The government has announced today that nearly all lead ammunition will be banned from 2029. This brings to an end a period of uncertainty as to the timing and extent of further restrictions. No one should be surprised,' writes Tim Bonner 🇺🇦 bit.ly/3GrjBaJ

'2024 was indeed disappointing for hen harrier breeding success in England. It was also an appalling and disastrous breeding season for red grouse and other species of ground nesting birds,' writes Adrian Blackmore as he tackles RSPB misinformation bit.ly/44MvcJs