Lucy King

Lucy King
woman with shotgun in field

If current trends continue, women could have an important role to play in the future of shooting. At the end of the 20th century, many women were put off picking up…

Oliver McCullough, aged 59, is a retired HR manager from the higher education sector and now gives his time to a number of voluntary roles. These include committees within the…

Martyn Jones, aged 68, is a retired MP and biologist. He lives in the Welsh hills. He is standing for one of five contested seats in this year’s BASC council…

John Dryden, aged 73, is a shoot captain and gamekeeper at the Piddlewoodcock shoot. He lives in Somerset. He is standing for one of five contested seats in this year’s…

Alan Musselwhite, aged 51, is a retired civil servant. He lives in a small town in east Hampshire, close to the foreshore and the county’s rolling countryside. He is standing…

The RSPCA has dropped its last outstanding prosecution under the 2004 Hunting Act because of a lack of evidence. The charity had brought a case against Will Bryer, master and…

Sally-Anne Cockerill, aged 34, is a chartered surveyor. She lives in the beautiful countryside of north Devon. She is standing for one of five contested seats in this year’s BASC…

Neil Chalmers, aged 66, is a spoken communications consultant and a retired hotelier and advertising executive. He lives in Kent. He is standing for one of five contested seats in…

Daryn Hufton-Rees, aged 48, is an interim charity CEO and management consultant. He lives in rural Essex and London. He is standing for one of five contested seats in this…

Peter Pursglove, aged 63, is director of wildlife management company, PJP Wildlife Management Limited. He lives in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. He is standing for one of five contested seats in…

Sarah Turner, aged 26, is a rural chartered surveyor. She lives in rural north Devon on the edge of Exmoor. She is standing for one of five contested seats in…

Simon Kibble, aged 55, is a self-employed construction worker. He lives on the Nottingham/Derby border. He is standing for one of five contested seats in this year’s BASC council elections.…

Professor Ann Mortimer, aged 57, is a professor of psychiatry and a consultant psychiatrist. She lives in rural East Yorkshire. She is standing for one of five contested seats in…

Nicholas Powell, aged 45, is a factory manager. He lives in Shropshire and is standing for one of five contested seats in this year’s BASC council elections. What is your…

Alisdair Troup, aged 35, is the managing director of well-respected stalking, hunting and shooting retailer Bushwear. He lives in Auchterarder, Perthshire. He is standing for one of five contested seats…

Rural marketing company Be Rural has launched a set of awards to celebrate excellence in rural enterprise. Nominations for the Rural Business Awards opened on 9 February and will close on…