Nominations are now open for The Rural Oscars!

Liberal Democrats Party Conferences 2018

Liberal Democrats Monday 17 September Brighton Meetings: Tim Farron MP Jamie Stone MP Baroness Bakewell Let us take your voice to the party conferences. Tell us what you want the Liberal Democrat party to hear about rural issues. Contact [email protected] to submit…

Contact us about the Party Conferences 2018

If you have any questions about the Party Conferences or would like to send us your views on rural issues please contact: Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0207 840 9260

Labour Party Conferences 2018

Labour Does Labour speak for rural Britain? Monday 24 September 17.30 – 18.45 Liverpool Meeting Room 8, ACC Liverpool Speakers include: Luke Pollard MP Angela Smith MP Find out more about the speakers * All our fringe events take place…

Conservatives Party Conferences 2018

Event 1 Do the Conservatives speak for rural Britain? Monday 1 October 08.15 – 09.30 Birmingham Andante Room, Hyatt Regency Birmingham Speakers include: Rt Hon Michael Gove MP Neil Parish MP Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Event 2 Do animal rights…

Awards videos

Winner’s Reception Information

Winner’s Reception Information The Countryside Alliance Awards culminates with a Champions’ Reception at the House of Lords. Businesses from across England and Wales, who have already won their regional title are invited to this event where national champions in each…

Previous winners

Business resources

Awards digital resources We have created a range of useful resources that will help you promote your nomination in the Alliance Awards to your customers. Feedback from previous Rural Oscar winners has been that they found promoting the awards was…

Meet the judges

Meet the judges   Philip Johnston, The Daily Telegraph “It is always a great pleasure to judge the Countryside Alliance awards. The Daily Telegraph is proud to sponsor the prize for Best Village Shop/Post Office, an institution that along with the church and the pub…

Nominate a business

Nominate now in the ‘Rural Oscars’   Nominations will be accepted until Sunday 9 December, following which the judging will take place and winners will be announced in Spring 2019.      

Make a nomination

Nominating and the importance of quality

Nominating and the importance of quality It all starts with you and your nominations of stand-out local businesses that are going that extra mile and who you think are deserving of national acclaim. The past 13 years have seen us…

Countryside Alliance Awards process

The Awards process Stage 1 Nominations open 10 September 2018 and close 9 December 2018  Stage 2 Regional finalists announced January 2019 Stage 3 Judging visits – from our regional judges March until May 2019 Stage 4 National judging and…

2018 National Trust AGM

We have had a significant number of enquiries from Countryside Alliance members who are also members of the National Trust, about the forthcoming Council Elections. National Trust Members are currently being sent their voting papers prior to the AGM at…

Countryside Alliance Awards

Party Conferences 2018

  The Countryside Alliance political team attends the national party conferences every autumn and hosts fringe events and meetings at the Liberal Democrat, Labour, and Conservative conferences. Details for our 2018 conference programme can be found by clicking on the…

Game to Eat

Game-to-Eat is the campaign dedicated to promoting the delights of wild British game meat. The Countryside Alliance is keen to provide lots of information about the different types of game, when they are in season, advice on where to buy…

Fishing

Via our charity, The Countryside Alliance Foundation, we run a series of fantastic projects, including Fishing for Schools and Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland. Fishing For Schools: Fishing for Schools is an exciting project from The Countryside Alliance Foundation.…

Food & Farming

The Countryside Alliance and The Countryside Alliance Foundation champion and support British farmers and producers, and believe that food and farming are central to the character and well-being of Britain. We support and recognise the valuable part farmers play not…

Campaign for Hunting

The Countryside Alliance continues to campaign for the future of hunting with hounds The inception of the Hunting Act 2004 on 18th February 2005 saw traditional foxhunting and other forms of hunting with hounds become restricted. The Countryside Alliance supports…

Mobile & Broadband

To those in urban areas access to superfast broadband and 4G mobile phone coverage are readily available and in recent years have become basic amenities in the same way as water and electricity. In the countryside they are just as…

Communities & Business

Britain’s countryside was created and is characterised by its strong rural communities, and the Countryside Alliance is campaigning hard to ensure their future. Any number of issues threaten their survival, and we lobby to ensure that any legislation passed promotes…

Shooting & Conservation

Shooting is worth £2 billion annually to the rural economy and supports 74,000 jobs. Over 600,000 people shoot and over 2 million hectares are actively managed for shooting in the UK creating proven conservation benefits and preserving important habitats. Yet…