All Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special confirmed – and there’s rural wedding bells in the festive, fresh Darrowby air All Creatures Great and Small was a runaway success for Channel 5 when the revamped series hit the screens in the Autumn. The, warm, comforting and delightfully shot country life drama attracted millions of weekly… Continue reading Rural romance fills All Creatures Christmas Special with feel good factor
Tag: Rural Affairs
Affection for British farmers reaches record high
Amid a challenging year, public love and support for British farming has reached a record high according to a new independent poll – and, as the undisputed, original home of farmer dating in the UK, we are delighted to hear it at Muddy Matches. A Farmer Favourability Survey commissioned by OnePoll reveals that 75% of… Continue reading Affection for British farmers reaches record high
Muddy fans delight as shooting grounds reopen
Pull! Phased reopening of shooting grounds will be welcome news to Muddy Matches members The CPSA – the National Governing Body of Clay Target Shooting in England – have this week confirmed that many of the 350+ clay shooting grounds and CPSA affiliated clubs can re-open across England following the easing of lockdown restrictions for… Continue reading Muddy fans delight as shooting grounds reopen
Shepherdess seeks her ‘muddiness’ lost in lockdown
“It’s now time to find my knight in shining Barbour” says shepherdess, and new Muddy Matches member, Suzie. An aspiring smallholder and part time shepherdess from Buckinghamshire has joined Muddy Matches on a quest to ‘fulfil all the muddiness’ she has had to forgo after lockdown put paid to her usual plans in the countryside.… Continue reading Shepherdess seeks her ‘muddiness’ lost in lockdown
Could Belper’s ‘cattle cry’ against Covid-19 get any more muddy?
The Derbyshire Dales are alive with the sound of mooing as residents embrace the animal inside during lockdown. The Italians hold impromptu DJ’ing sessions into the early hours from their balconies. The Spanish serenade each other with traditional song from their windows… …and the residents of Belper, Derbyshire, well they make like cows and moo… Continue reading Could Belper’s ‘cattle cry’ against Covid-19 get any more muddy?
Making ‘moo’ves on Muddy Matches
How farming’s next generation of young, female faces is bringing a new image to Muddy Matches in the search to unearth Mr Right. New Year, new surge of sign ups on Muddy Matches from the new era of female farmers. Muddy Matches are widely trusted and recognised as the original home of farmer dating in… Continue reading Making ‘moo’ves on Muddy Matches
Love in the Countryside star joins Muddy Matches
He captured the hearts of TV viewers with his gentlemanly conduct and gentle nature on recent BBC Two country life dating reality series, Love in the Countryside. Now thoroughbred stud farm assistant manager Niall Cummings has turned to Muddy Matches to help end his 7-year wait to saddle up with someone special. The 6ft9 ‘naturally… Continue reading Love in the Countryside star joins Muddy Matches
BBC 2’s Harvest 2013
The BBC’s new 3–part farming series Harvest started on BBC2 on 11th September and has received plaudits from the farming community and the non-farming community alike, except for The Guardian‘s review (but we’ll gloss over that). In fact, some farmers even said that they had learned something from the programme themselves. The first hour-long episode… Continue reading BBC 2’s Harvest 2013
Government Planning Reforms: Have your Say
Under the Coalition government’s proposed new planning rules, the UK countryside is under threat and the National Trust is campaigning to ask them to rethink. On their website they say: “For decades our planning system has protected much loved places from harmful development. The Government’s reforms turn this on its head, using it as a… Continue reading Government Planning Reforms: Have your Say
Countryside to Get Cheaper Broadband
Being a rurally-based business with tens of thousands of clients living in rural areas who rely on the internet to access our service, the issue of rural broadband is one that is close to our hearts. We were pleased therefore this morning to read that Ofcom has told BT to cut its wholesale charges to… Continue reading Countryside to Get Cheaper Broadband