Hoating our first Muddy Matches event in Ireland on Saturday 7th Feb 2009, we are delighted to be able to invite you along for a guided walk in the stunning Glendalough region of the Wicklow Mountains National Park, followed by dinner in the highly-recommended Wicklow Heather Restaurant. The walk will last approximately 4 hours and… Continue reading First Irish Event – Guided Walk & Dinner, Co. Wicklow
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New Website Features!
Due to popular demand, we have recently added a few new features to the website: • See who has viewed your profile – rather than just telling you the number of people who have viewed your profile, now each time you sign in you will see how many new people have viewed your profile, followed… Continue reading New Website Features!
Our First Wedding Invitation
Hooray – it’s time to buy a hat! Those paying attention to our News Page over the last couple of months will know that we have reported a number of Muddy Matches weddings/engagements and have even had a mention in one or two best-man’s speeches, but we are bursting with excitement to have actually been… Continue reading Our First Wedding Invitation
Another Muddy Wedding!
Exciting news…two more of our members – Clare from Worcestershire and Hywel from Dyfed – are getting hitched! We met the lovely Clare on our 'Muddy Marathon' tour of the UK last year. She had kindly introduced us to Pip Kendrick of Sporting Saint (a gun dog training equipment supplier) who we subsequently spent the… Continue reading Another Muddy Wedding!
Muddy Matches Shortlisted for Rural Enterprise Award!
You might remember that, back in October, we excitedly reported that we had been nominated for a Rural Enterprise Award in the Countryside Alliance Awards. Even more exciting, the Awards are first run at a local level across 14 geographical regions…and we’ve just found out that we have been shortlisted for the East Midlands! Each… Continue reading Muddy Matches Shortlisted for Rural Enterprise Award!
Yorkshire Clay Shoot
Our first Muddy Matches clay shoot took place in North Yorkshire this weekend and was a great success. We had a fab group of people from across Yorkshire and Cumbria (and even as far as Shropshire). Lots of people hadn’t shot before but were keen to learn and everyone got really stuck in and seemed… Continue reading Yorkshire Clay Shoot
Wedding Bells
News just in…Philip from Wiltshire just rang to say that he and Fiona from Gloucestershire met on the site earlier in the year and have just got engaged! We, of course, are over the moon – we just love hearing the success stories. The wedding is planned for May next year and they have promised… Continue reading Wedding Bells
Getting Muddy at Fordhall Farm
The ‘Muddy’ Fordhall Working Weekend was a great success, with more than 20 single volunteers coming to get their hands dirty, enjoy the fresh air and meet some new like-minded people. There was a lot of work to be done, from building a disabled access path to putting up a new fence, and everyone seemed… Continue reading Getting Muddy at Fordhall Farm
Muddy Matches Nominated for Rural Enterprise Award!
Exciting news…we've just received a letter telling us that we have been nominated for a Rural Enterprise Award in the Countryside Alliance Awards. The Awards are first run at a local level across 14 geographical regions; each region has its own judging panel and will declare a winner for each category in early January –… Continue reading Muddy Matches Nominated for Rural Enterprise Award!
Welly Speed Dating Success
We had a great time in Wolvey on Saturday running our Welly Speed Dating night to raise money for the RABI. The evening was our little contribution to mark the start of their new fundraising initiative, Welly Week, which is taking place from Saturday 11th – Saturday 18th October. People were asked to organise an… Continue reading Welly Speed Dating Success