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Rural RapKENT
FARM FIRE
Tyre fire at Arnold Farm at Leeds near Maidstone
SUMMER ROAD TRAFFIC MEASURES
Operation Brock is Back! Operation Brock returns to the M20 between Ashford and Maidstone for the summer holidays
SOLAR OPPOSITION
Villagers campaign against 184 acres Sheepwash Solar Farm in Marden and Collier Street
NATIONAL
LEADERSHIP WOES AND LIFE AFTER BORIS’S RESIGNATION
Boris Johnson’s resignation view from Tim Bonner CLA on the role of rural communities in the next election
BACK TO SCHOOL GRANT
RABI announces return to school grant for farming families to help deal with rising costs
THREE YEAR GAMEBIRD STUDY ANNOUNCED
Starting this summer, Defra, Natural England and the Animal and Plant Health Agency announce three-year Gamebird research programme
SHOOTING QUALIFICATIONS
BASC launches new qualifications card to help overcome a range of issues
AG TRAILER HARVEST WARNING
DVSA to tighten harvest enforcement of ag trailer road rules
EU CAGE BAN CALL
Cruelty on continental pig farms supplying UK supermarkets – EU urged to ban caged farming systems
AND FINALLY…..HEATWAVE WARNING UK heatwave – temperatures set to hit low 30s and heat health alert issued
The Kent County Show is back
9am to 5pm daily
The Kent Showground, Detling ME14 3JF
Tickets currently available online at www.kcas.org.uk
Children go free. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome.
Thursday 14 July 2022
Farm walk, trophy presentation and networking.
Laurence J Betts Ltd, Church Farm, ME19 5NZ
Free to attend and for more information or to book call the CLA South East office on 01264 313434 or email southeast@cla.org.uk
New one day festival to showcase Kent Wine producers in the heart of Maidstone
Wine to taste and buy from a range of the county’s finest vineyards.
Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone
Tickets £15 which are redeemable against purchases for more details visit
Gates open 9am to 5pm
New Barn Farm, New Barn Road, Hawkenbury, Kent, TN12 0ED
Come and enjoy ploughing, farmer’s market, trade stands, main arena displays, gymkhana, dog agility, clay shoot and much more.
Open to trade bookings now.
Tickets £7.50 in advance or on gate and under 12’s free. www.wkpma.co.uk
Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome.
Free to enter register online.
Kent County Showground, Detling ME14 3JF
Cider competition now open – nominate your favourites online plus details about how to enter, trade stand bookings, dinner tickets and news about the education programme.
https://nationalfruitshow.org.uk
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