With just over a week to go before we set off on our Muddy Marathon on the 22nd October, things are beginning to fall into place and it’s all getting a bit exciting. For those of you who don’t know what the Marathon is about, we’re hitting the road on a two-month journey around rural… Continue reading Welcome to the Muddy Marathon Blog
Category: Muddy News
Our First Cartoon!
We’re a bit excited by our first ever cartoon, which featured in Country Life on 11th October 2007 in a piece about our Muddy Marathon. Click here to read the full story.
Muddy Matches Fishing Week
For those of you who haven’t been with us from the very beginning, here’s a quick Muddy Matches history lesson: We came up with the idea for the site in the pub back in May 2006 and in December 2006 we launched to our friends and friends of friends (and friends of our friends’ friends!). … Continue reading Muddy Matches Fishing Week
Pheasant’s On
To mark the beginning of the pheasant shooting season, we wanted to find a yummy pheasant recipe. This one, taken from the Game’s On page of the BASC website, certainly lives up to that and is also very quick and easy. For more delicious game recipes, for everything from hare to woodcock, visit Game’s On.… Continue reading Pheasant’s On
Code of Good Shooting Practice
To mark the start of the pheasant shooting season in the UK we thought we’d remind you of the Code of Good Shooting Practice. Click here to see the full works, as published on the BASC website, but here’s a quick reminder of the Five Golden Rules: The safe conduct of shooting must show respect… Continue reading Code of Good Shooting Practice
The Farming to Food Show
For any of you who live in or around London, you must check out the Farming to Food Show, which is taking place at Potters Field, Southwark on the 27th and 28th of September. The event, which is totally free, has been organised by rare-breed shepherdess, Jane O’Neill, with the intention of “bringing the farm… Continue reading The Farming to Food Show
Come On Scotland!
Oi Scotland – where are all our suggestions for our Muddy Marathon? We’ve had an overwhelming response from everyone in England and Wales but diddly squat nada from anyone in your neck of the woods. Unfortunately, that means that we have had to have a bit of a shuffle around with our itinerary and are… Continue reading Come On Scotland!
Calling All Rugby and Fishing Fans
One of our sponsors, the fabulous Sportfish, is running a competition that should appeal to all rugby and fishing fanatics. It’s simple: follow the link and click on the shirt of the team you think is likely to win. Anyone who picks the winning team will then automatically be entered into a prize draw to… Continue reading Calling All Rugby and Fishing Fans
Best Rural Retailer
Support the countryside community by nominating your favourite rural retailer in this Countryside Alliance competition. You can nominate in one or more of four categories: Best Local Food Retailer Best Village Shop/ Post Office Best Diversification Daily Telegraph Best Traditional Business The competition was launched in 2005 with 600 nominations. Last year 2000 nominations were… Continue reading Best Rural Retailer
Employee of the Month
You may remember that we were interviewing in August to find someone to help out during our Muddy Marathon. Time has flown by since then and we are now very pleased to introduce the lovely Christina, who started working for Muddy Matches yesterday. A Worcestershire lass and fresh out of ag college (was the umbrella… Continue reading Employee of the Month