Armed Forces
BASC has recently organised three Introduction to Wildfowling workshops for Natural England (NE) staff. The events were aimed at equipping NE staff with the knowledge and understanding of wildfowling which would ultimately help them make informed, pragmatic consenting decisions on protected and designated sites. More than 40 NE staff, as well as members of local… Read more »
Eat Game is delighted to announce that this year’s Eat Game Awards raised a record amount of donations for the Country Food Trust. The awards, which took place last week, raised £2,255 for the charity, which was once again selected as our charity of the year. With the Eat Game Awards celebrating the contributions of… Read more »
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been told to get its priorities straight after it resurfaced tennis courts while many troops were living in substandard accommodation. A report by the Public Accounts Commmittee (PAC) found the MoD spent nearly £2 million on building all-weather sports pitches and resurfacing tennis courts at the same time as… Read more »
The government has promised to provide better support for service personnel, their families and veterans, after being roundly criticised for failing in its duty of care towards the armed forces. Armed forces minister Bob Ainsworth announced yesterday service personnel will be the first beneficiaries of a cross-government command paper, designed to coordinate efforts across Whitehall… Read more »
