For those of you who don’t know, Saturday 5th April is Grand National day – one of the world’s toughest and most prestigious horse races. Picking a winner is never easy but for lots of information about the event, why not visit the Grand National 2008 website. And if you can’t make your mind up,… Continue reading How to Pick a Winner for the Grand National
Category: Muddy News
Spring is here and so are our snazzy new pens!
Hooray for spring, and for our new Muddy Matches pens which have just arrived. To celebrate, we thought we’d have a little photo shoot: You too can get your hands on one of these puppies if you come to one of our countryside speed dating events…as if you needed another incentive!
What shall we do for National Welly Week?
We’ve just picked up a leaflet about RABI’s National Welly Week and are asking you, dear members, for a little inspiration and a few suggestions. RABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution) is a farming charity, which alongside their sister charity RSABI in Scotland, helps those in the UK farming community who are facing need, hardship or… Continue reading What shall we do for National Welly Week?
WiFi and Wellies: Lucy reports back on the WiRE conference
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
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
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!
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
Valentines Day Excitement
Goodness, it’s been all go here at Muddy Matches over the last couple of days. Our Valentine’s offer seemed to go down really well and thousands of you flocked to the site to freshen up your profiles and send messages for free. Here are a few of the hot topics over these last two days:… Continue reading Valentines Day Excitement