rural life

  1. The Business Barn

    Facebook group combatting rural loneliness and isolation...

    One woman’s Facebook group has had a huge impact on helping tackle loneliness and isolation in the countryside and made her a heroine to thousands of women across the UK. Chloe Williams, founder of the Facebook group ‘The Crazy Life of a Farmer’s Wife’ knows all too well what it can be like to...
  2. The Business Barn

    Overseas rural research grant open to applicants...

    Time is running out for applicants to apply for overseas research grants to investigate new ideas for improving rural life in the UK. Those interested have until 5pm on 18 September 2018 to apply for the Churchill Fellowships; travel grants that fund individuals to research innovative ideas and...
  3. The Business Barn

    Optimism among UK shoots...

    Results of the Savills Shoot Benchmarking Survey released this week, have highlighted optimism among UK shoots ahead of the 2018/19 season. The report produced in conjunction with the Game and Wildlife Trust which includes data from 130 shoots throughout the UK captured during the 2017/18...
  4. The Business Barn

    'Enormous' potential for game meat...

    New research has shown that the majority of the British public have never bought game meat, but with effective promotion and marketing this could be reversed. The polling was undertaken by ORB on behalf of the Countryside Alliance and found that 85% of people have never bought pheasant or...
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    Help with a Postgraduate Project

    Hi! I'm working on a postgraduate project at Central St. Martins looking to get young, inner city people into livestock farming and I need some help! Would anyone be willing to offer some work to 18-24 year olds from from Hackney in East London for a couple of weeks? There's massive...
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