The 2012 Awards will open on Monday 3rd SeptemberIf you are a business that would like to get involved, please email your address to awards@countryside-alliance.org and we will send you publicity materials and nomination forms in late summer. These will be the eighth annual "Rural Oscars", the Countryside Alliance's annual celebration of rural life, business, produce, skills, heritage and entrpreneurial flair.Mid-May 2012: A new documentary about the Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire on 14th May saw the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and the Dowager Duchess speak of their pride in winning the first (and, to date, only) Countryside Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award. You can watch from 47 mins 15 secs for the Duke, flanked by the Duchess, telling his staff about the Award (pictued), then discussing it with the Dowager Duchess at 40 mins 10 seconds. Click here. The documentary was also extremely positive about life on a country estate, the farm, farm shop, produce, local jobs and enterprise and the grit and determination of country life. The Countryside Alliance made a short film about the Estate's Award last year, featuring the Duke and Estate Manager Nick Wood. Watch it below.
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Chatsworth's Lifetime Achievement Award on the BBCThursday, 17 May 2012 Mid-May 2012: A new documentary about the Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire on 14th May saw the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and the Dowager Duchess speak of their pride in winning the first (and, to date, only) Countryside Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award. Coverage from across Britain for our Champions!Friday, 10 February 2012 Coverage is strong this year - read on for local news stories about Regional Champions in the Leinster Express, Redditch Advertiser, Keighley News, Bradford Telegraph & Argus, East Anglian Daily Times, Gazette and Herald in Yorkshire, Ripon Gazette, Midhurst & Petworth Observer and the Northumberland Gazette. Read moreKirdford makes the front page!Friday, 3 February 2012 Kirdford Stores' victory in the South East Village Shop category has made the front page of the West Sussex County Times. Village shop in line for an ‘Oscar’. Sue Ransley, chair of Kirdford Village Stores, said: “We are amazed and delighted to receive this award - this is such a popular and well supported initiative run by an organisation that is so well respected amongst rural communities." Read moreUnique Medicine Garden's win gains media attentionFriday, 3 February 2012 Surrey media reports "An enterprising non-profit company has scooped a regional prize in the "rural Oscars". The Medicine Garden in Cobham won the South East Enterprise category in the Countryside Alliance Awards, and staff will head to the House of Lords on March 7 to hear if they have won a national title. Founder Paul Studholme began renovating a Victorian walled garden to create a community space in 2006. Speaking about the award, he said: "I was really very flattered, excited, incredibly pleased and also very grateful to all the people who nominated us." Read moreThe Oxford Mail lauds Foxbury Farm ShopFriday, 3 February 2012 The Oxford Mail has reported "Farm shop wins gong at 'rural Oscars'". The report read: "Foxbury Farm owner Colin Dawes said “We are all delighted. “With the doom and gloom in the country, it is a great start to 2012 to win such a prestigious award in a competition which is fiercely competitive.” Countryside Alliance regional director Michelle Nudds said: “Colin and his team’s passion for reconnecting people with our countryside is something the Countryside Alliance is proud to support.” Read more |
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