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HRH The Prince of Wales officially opens Devon YFC Rural Hub at Cheriton Bishop
July 20, 2017
During a recent visit to the South West of England our Patron HRH The Prince of Wales spent time with members of the Devon Young Farmers’ Club when he officially opened its new Rural Hub, the Amory building, on Thursday 20 July.
Community shop marks go-ahead with celebrity food fayre
July 17, 2017
The Shop at Crowle is a new community enterprise in the village, supported by The Prince's Countryside Fund, has won planning consent for its proposed site near Crowle Parish Hall. On Sunday 2 July, Masterchef food critic, Charles Campion opened a free food-tasting Fayre at the hall for local residents to sample and choose which products from local farmers and suppliers they would like the shop to stock.
Celebratory Garden Party at Clarence House
May 25, 2017
Our Patron HRH The Prince of Wales joined beneficiaries, supporters and our ambassadors Alex James and JB Gill for a special celebration of the work of The Prince’s Countryside Fund.
The Prince’s Countryside Fund Clay Shoot 2017
May 11, 2017
The Prince's Countryside Fund Annual Clay Shoot raises a fantastic £27,000 to support those living and working in the countryside.
Northern Ireland farmers celebrated by M&S Farming for the Future award
May 10, 2017
Farm businesses from Northern Ireland are recognised by M&S and The Prince's Countryside Fund for their contribution to rural communities with Farming for the Future award.
HRH The Prince of Wales meets Settle farming families during visit to Yorkshire Dales
March 23, 2017
During a visit to the Yorkshire Dales National Park HRH The Prince of Wales met with farming families participating in The Prince's Farm Resilience Programme. A dedicated programme of business support and advice for farming families.
HRH The Prince of Wales meets beneficiaries in Lancashire
March 21, 2017
Today our Patron HRH The Prince of Wales met beneficiaries of the Fund during a visit to Dewlay Creamery in Lancashire. To celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary HRH The Prince of Wales unveiled a commemorative plaque after meeting guests.
The cooperatively-owned George & Dragon pub in Hudswell, North Yorkshire, has won the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) National Pub of the Year award
March 3, 2017
A small village pub which was saved from closure by the local community has won CAMRA’s National Pub of the Year award - one of the most respected and well-known pub awards in the UK.
The Prince of Wales’s rural charity gives January boost of £670k funding to rural communities
January 19, 2017
Hard hit rural communities across the UK are being given a helping hand by The Prince’s Countryside Fund, who have announced £670,000 of vital grant support for rural initiatives.
Players of People’s Postcode Lottery support The Prince’s Countryside Fund
January 17, 2017
The Prince’s Countryside Fund has received £342,000 from the players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. The award, which was announced this week, forms part of a larger donation of £850,000 from players of the People’s Postcode Lottery to The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation.
