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HRH The Prince of Wales meets next generation of farmers at Newton Rigg College
March 27, 2018
On Monday this week (26th March) HRH The Prince of Wales, Patron, The Prince’s Countryside Fund, attended the National Centre for the Uplands at Newton Rigg College to meet with staff, students, and beneficiaries of the Fund.
Beneficiaries brave ‘Beast from the East’
March 21, 2018
The Prince’s Countryside Fund was heartened to hear stories from several of our beneficiaries during the recent bad weather across the UK.
HRH The Prince of Wales launches Farm Resilience Programme in Louth
March 20, 2018
Our Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales, attended Louth Livestock Market in Lincolnshire to announce that Louth will be a new location for year three of The Prince’s Farm Resilience Programme.
Barbour Apprentice of the Season
February 28, 2018
In partnership with The Fund, Barbour is supporting an initiative called Apprentice of the Season.
The Prince’s Countryside Fund announces new pilot scheme to mentor next generation of farmers
February 28, 2018
The Prince’s Countryside Fund, with Bishop Burton College, has launched a pilot scheme providing mentoring to participants in the college’s popular Farm Business Management Programme.
Waitrose supports The Prince’s Countryside Fund through charity Christmas Cards
February 21, 2018
The Prince’s Countryside Fund would like to say a huge thank you to Waitrose, for a generous donation as a result of sales of their charity Christmas cards.
Gove praises Fund at NFU Conference
February 20, 2018
The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP gave the keynote speech during the politics session at the NFU conference today, 20th February 2018.
Crowle cuts turf to start shop build
February 8, 2018
On January 31 members of the local community in Crowle, Worcestershire, cut the first turf ready for contractors to start work building ‘The Shop at Crowle’ on Monday 5 February.
£400,000 of grants awarded to essential rural projects across the UK
January 24, 2018
The Prince’s Countryside Fund has awarded £400,000 of grant funding to 12 community-led projects across the UK, which will benefit people living and working in rural areas.
Praise for the Fund in Gove speech
January 4, 2018
The Prince’s Countryside Fund received a very positive mention in Defra Secretary of State Michael Gove’s keynote speech at the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday 4th January.
