On Monday 18th June 2012, I (MM Lucy) will be embarking on a 1040 mile bike ride from Lands End in Cornwall to John O’Groats in Scotland. Along with my brother Andrew and two friends, Simon and Miles, I am aiming to cycle roughly 100 miles a day for 10 days and end up at… Continue reading Lucy’s Cycling Challenge
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Photo Call – Three Cheers for Her Majesty!
Here at Muddy Matches HQ we’d like to congratulate Queen Elizabeth II on her 60 year reign and her Diamond Jubilee! We thought to celebrate the occasion we’d show you some of our lovely members who share the same name as Her Majesty. If you’d like to get in touch with any of these ladies… Continue reading Photo Call – Three Cheers for Her Majesty!
Complete our Survey and Earn a Week’s Subscription
Would you kiss and tell? Tell us your thoughts on kissing and earn one week’s free subscription. To celebrate National Kissing Day on 6th July we’re asking members to reveal their thoughts on kissing. Just answer six simple questions and we’ll give you a free week’s subscription or extend your current subscription by one week.… Continue reading Complete our Survey and Earn a Week’s Subscription
Magazine Wants Women Who Have Found Rural Love
A leading women’s magazine is looking to find a woman under 40 who has left her life in the city and found love in the countryside to feature in a “really positive and inspiring real life story”. The writer said: “The feature will be handled very sensitively, and we’ll be able to read the copy… Continue reading Magazine Wants Women Who Have Found Rural Love
Photo Shoot Update
We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who has sent us an email about our countryside photo shoot so far! It’s taking us a while to look through the entries, but we will send a thank you to everyone soon. If you are about to send an email through, please make sure… Continue reading Photo Shoot Update
Do You Want to Earn £150?
In 2006, Muddy Matches co-founders Emma and Lucy were planning the launch of their new website and roped in a group of their friends to take part in a countryside photo shoot. We all had a fantastic day, and many laughs, mucking about on a farm for different shots and it was from this that… Continue reading Do You Want to Earn £150?
Women In Rural Enterprise
When Lucy said that we were going to a conference my first thought was to pre-load with caffeine in preparation for endless PowerPoint presentations, but Women in Rural Enterprise doesn’t do things that way! Even upon entry we could sense the buzz in the room. Meet the women of WiRE After a swift cuppa and… Continue reading Women In Rural Enterprise
Check Out the New ‘Who’s Going?’ Feature
We are lucky in the UK and Ireland to have some great country shows and rural events, and for a while now we have been trying to list as many of them as possible on our Country Calendar. With so many like-minded people going to these events, it dawned on us that they should be… Continue reading Check Out the New ‘Who’s Going?’ Feature
Photo Call – Put your running shoes on!
It’s the Virgin London Marathon this weekend, one of the biggest running events in the world and, whilst none of us at Muddy Matches HQ will be taking part (maybe it’s something MM Lucy would consider for next year?), I’m sure we’ll be watching the athletes and fun runners alike enduring the 26 miles (best… Continue reading Photo Call – Put your running shoes on!
Proof That Long-Distance Relationships Can Work!
If you are not convinced that long-distance relationships can work and set your search on Muddy Matches to just within a few miles of your house, take a look at this heart-warming story about Jane and Duncan who met on the website and will be getting married next month. The following article appeared in the… Continue reading Proof That Long-Distance Relationships Can Work!