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The strength of the CLA’s regional teams lies in their detailed local knowledge. In each of our nine regions in England and Wales, members will find advisers who understand in depth the issues that matter most to them.

They give support and help on how best to deal with the bureaucracy and regulation which farms and rural businesses endure.

Advice is available on grants, rights of way, access, flooding, promoting local foods and so on. They are supported by the advisory team in the national office. Regional team members also lobby for members’ interests at a local level. All have press officers representing your views in the local media.

Regular events are organised in all regions, varying from seminars on tax advice and EU policy, hedge-laying courses and opportunities to socialise and network.

The London Branch offers networking and events to those with strong rural connections who spend much of their time in the capital.

Regional Directors and Offices:


East Midlands – Helen Woolley

The Hayloft
Sutton Lodge
Sutton Bassett
Market Harborough
Leics LE16 8HL

T: 01858 468 949
F: 01858 432 250
helen.woolley@cla.org.uk


Eastern Region – Nicola Currie

Aspen Grove Farm
Assington Green
Stansfield, Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 8LY

T: 01284 789 201
F: 01284 789 559
nicola.currie@cla.org.uk


North – Douglas Chalmers

Lane Farmhouse
Crooklands
Milnthorpe
Cumbria
LA7 7NH

T: 01539 567 597
F: 01539 567 956
douglas.chalmers@cla.org.uk


South East – Rupert Ashby

The Turbine Barn
Forton
Longparish
Andover
Hampshire
SP11 6NU

T: 01264 722 000
F: 01264 720 817
rupert.ashby@cla.org.uk


South West – John Mortimer

Hartham Office
Hartham Park
Corsham
Wiltshire
SN13 0RP

T: 01249 700 200
F: 01249 700 201
john.mortimer@cla.org.uk


Wales – Julian Salmon

Hoddell Farm
Kinnerton
Presteigne
Powys
LD8 2PD

T: 01547 560 484
F: 01547 560 493
julian.salmon@cla.org.uk


West Midlands – Caroline Bedell MRICS FAAV

Knightley
Woodseaves
Staffordshire
ST20 OJW

T: 01785 284 722
F: 01785 284 733
caroline.bedell@cla.org.uk


Yorkshire – Dorothy Fairburn

Old Toll Booth
Market Place
Easingwold
YORK
YO61 3AB

T: 01347 823 803
F: 01347 823 846
dorothy.fairburn@cla.org.uk

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