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31. 

    BASC's guidance on the transport of shoot personnel.

    11 October 2010

    In the wake of the recent serious incident in Essex, in which a number of beaters were injured when the trailer they were travelling in overturned, the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), is reiterating its guidance for the transportation of people on shoot days.
32. 

    Wildfowlers secure 7,000 acres of foreshore.

    6 October 2010

    More than 7,000 acres of foreshore have been secured by wildfowling clubs, with help from the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). BASC’s wildfowling team has helped affiliated clubs secure sporting rights, leases and consent for wildfowling on six areas of foreshore in England and Wales in the past 12 months.
33. 

    Game campaign given Tandoori twist.

    6 October 2010

    The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has added a touch of spice to its innovative game promotion campaign.
34. 

    Defra minister praises shooting and angling’s contribution to conservation.

    5 October 2010

    The Government recognizes and encourages the conservation work carried out by shooters and anglers, the Minister for Agriculture and Food Jim Paice told delegates at the Conservative party conference on Monday.
35. 

    Water voles back from the brink in Somerset.

    1 October 2010

    Water voles have been brought back from the brink of extinction in Somerset thanks to a campaign of mink control led by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
36. 

    Judge rules that BASC is essential to shooting.

    29 September 2010

    Without the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), sporting shooting in Britain would be very much worse off and some forms "might not exist at all", according to the judge in a tax tribunal appeal hearing brought against Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise.
37. 

    Shooting and angling play a “vital role” in the countryside, Labour delegates told.

    28 September 2010

    Shooting and angling have a vital role to play in providing a joined-up approach to the rural environment and economy, Shadow Environment Minister Huw Irranca-Davies told delegates at the Labour party conference in Manchester on Monday night.
38. 

    Top chefs to serve up taste of game at Borough Market.

    27 September 2010

    A major game tasting event will be hosted at the world-renowned Borough Market in London on 11th, 12th and 13th November by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
39. 

    BASC gives evidence on working dogs to Northern Ireland Assembly.

    21 September 2010

    Representatives of the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), will today give evidence to the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on both the Dog (Amendment) Bill and the Welfare of Animals Bill, both of which could have consequences for working dogs and their owners.
40. 

    NI tail docking ban on hold thanks to BASC.

    21 September 2010

    Government officials in Northern Ireland have been asked to reconsider a controversial piece of legislation on tail docking, after hearing evidence from representatives of the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).

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