Latest Press Releases
22/07/2008 - Following the publication of a report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee on the Click here to read the full press release
21/07/2008 - TV chef Mike Robinson will be running three game cookery demonstrations every day from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) stand at the CLA Game Fair this week (25-27 July). Click here to read the full press release
10/07/2008 - Britain’s foremost sporting artist Rodger McPhail has painted a wildfowling scene that sums up the spirit of the WAGBI/BASC centenary as the cover for the special centenary issue of Shooting & Conservation. Click here to read the full press release
10/07/2008 - BASC is to make a direct appeal to its members to help fund the cost of building its new Communications Centre. Click here to read the full press release
08/07/2008 - Over 150 children from North Wales got to find out more about countryside activities such as falconry, fishing and shooting at a special schools event held on the Gwaenynog estate in Denbighshire last week. Click here to read the full press release
04/07/2008 - TV chef Mike Robinson has made a commitment to support BASC’s fundraising plans for building their new Communications Centre. Click here to read the full press release
02/07/2008 - The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has expressed its concern at the Welsh Assembly’s decision to go ahead with the proposed ban on electronic dog collars as it believes it may lead to more dogs being put down. Click here to read the full press release
27/06/2008 - Over four thousand city school children from Yorkshire got to experience rural life at a special event held at the Ledston estate near Castleford. Click here to read the full press release
26/06/2008 - Gamekeepers and shoots are being urged by BASC to be extra vigilant following the recent theft of 1600 pheasant poults in Lancashire. Click here to read the full press release
24/06/2008 - Young people in East Sussex will be able to learn more about the countryside at a special activity day being held near Lewes in August. Click here to read the full press release
24/06/2008 - There will be plenty of opportunities for people in Oxfordshire to get involved in countryside activities this summer. Click here to read the full press release
20/06/2008 - A BASC gamekeeper member, who is based within the current avian flu surveillance zone, has successfully applied for a specific movement licence from his Local Disease Control Centre (LDCC) which allows him to take delivery of day old chicks. Click here to read the full press release
20/06/2008 - Plans by BASC to hold a series of gas safety awareness days have been brought forward following a number of incidents recently involving gamekeepers and the use of LPG gas cylinders on the rearing field. Click here to read the full press release
18/06/2008 - Hampshire youngsters will be able to find out more about the countryside at a special event being held in Portsmouth on Saturday 9 August. Click here to read the full press release
16/06/2008 - TV chef Mike Robinson has been elected to BASC council at the Association’s AGM on Saturday 14 June. Click here to read the full press release
09/06/2008 - A renowned wildlife artist has produced this year’s Wildlife Habitat Trust stamp artwork ‘Flying pinkfeet at Faxfleet’. Click here to read the full press release
06/06/2008 - The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been helping Defra gather vital information on the likely impact of the latest outbreak of avian flu will have on gamekeeping in the 3km and 10km zones. Click here to read the full press release
02/06/2008 - Water voles, which are almost extinct in many other parts of Britain, have made an astonishing comeback on the Somerset Levels thanks to a major conservation scheme in the region. Click here to read the full press release
30/05/2008 - A group of young people from Oxfordshire have been improving their shooting skills at an event at Common Leys Farm, Worminghall this week. Click here to read the full press release
20/05/2008 - Sporting shooters who own rifles restricted to deer stalking will now be able to have their firearm certificate conditions amended so they can take foxes, ground game and other pest species. Click here to read the full press release
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