Women in Rural Enterprise (WiRE) is a networking and business club for rural women in business that Lucy joined earlier this year. She just got back from their annual conference (called ‘WiFi and Wellies’!) and here’s what she had to say: “I wasn’t sure what to expect as I set off for Shropshire at about… Continue reading WiFi and Wellies: Lucy reports back on the WiRE conference
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Off to the Outdoors Show
We’re going to pop into The Ordnance Survey Outdoors Show at the NEC in Birmingham to see what it’s all about. It runs from the 14th to the 16th of March and we’ll be there on Friday the 14th. We’ll be wandering about in our Muddy Matches tops so come and say hi if you’re… Continue reading Off to the Outdoors Show
BBC Radio Lincolnshire: The Breakfast Show
Emma got up early to chat to Melvyn Prior from BBC Lincolnshire about Muddy Matches.
Muddy Speed Dating
Good news if you’re country-minded and single…we are very pleased to announce a series of ‘Muddy’ Speed Dating events over the coming months: • 12th April: ‘Countryside Love Day’, Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire • 25th April: Tattersalls Sale Ring, Newmarket, Suffolk • 25th, 26th, 27th July: CLA Game Fair, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire There are limited… Continue reading Muddy Speed Dating
Long Distance Can Work!
On the same day that we received an email from a lady saying she wasn’t very interested in the members in her county, we also got this lovely message from a very happy member: “Hello well here is a huge thank you. I have met the man of my dreams and vice versa! After e-mailing… Continue reading Long Distance Can Work!
Wiggly Wigglers 2008 Catalogue
Wiggly Wigglers came up with a brilliant idea to pack their 2008 catalogue with tips, articles and stories from customers and friends. One of our tongue-in-cheek suggestions made the cut: “How to tell if you’re a farmer. Keep an eye on the contents of your vacuum cleaner; when there’s more animal hair than human hair… Continue reading Wiggly Wigglers 2008 Catalogue
I have met the man of my dreams and vice versa!…
“Hello well here is a huge thank you. I have met the man of my dreams and vice versa! After e-mailing each other for a while we decided to swap phone numbers as we are BOTH usless with technoligy and instantly fell for each others voices! well we met and its just got better and… Continue reading I have met the man of my dreams and vice versa!…
Lucy at Fordhall Farm
Those of you reading our Muddy Marathon blog might remember the story of Fordhall Farm and Charlotte and Ben Hollins’ fight to stop the tenanted farm, which had been farmed by their family for seven consecutive generations, being sold for development. Their father, the late Arthur Hollins, had taken it over in 1929 at the… Continue reading Lucy at Fordhall Farm
Casting for Recovery
Last week we bumped into Jill Grieve from the Countryside Alliance and she told us about a great project they have got involved with called Casting for Recovery, which is a non-profit support and educational programme providing fly fishing retreats specifically tailored for women who have or have had breast cancer. It was founded in… Continue reading Casting for Recovery
I have found the love of my life and its all down to this site…
“I have found the love of my life and its all down to this site thank you very much you can to the wedding.” Joe