CLA Eastern Region

Welcome to the Eastern Region pages, which are changing regularly to reflect our events and activities. Members can also receive an up-to-date summary of news and issues affecting our region via our Eastern Region E-News. Subscribe free of charge by contacting info.eastern@cla.org.uk

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Serving members in the Eastern Region  - The Eastern Region, covering the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, has some 5,000 farming, land owning and rural business members. They range from countryside enthusiasts with an acre or less to some of Britain's best-known farmers and biggest estates, plus a hugely diverse range of rural businesses. These members are supported by the regional team of staff and served by county and regional committees.

Campaigning regionally - We campaign regionally on behalf of our members and the whole rural economy. Issues of current interest include changes to planning policy with respect to the countryside, renewable energy, promoting local foods, coastal erosion and so on.

Help and advice - Our fund of local knowledge on planning and related issues enables us to advise members on diversification and other issues. In addition we can call upon our tax and legal experts at headquarters to advise on more complex matters. For help and advice on any matter, however large or small, contact the regional office. If we are unable to deal with the query ourselves we have a database of other experts with whom we can put you in touch.

Would you like to know more about the new Rural Funding programmes?  Working in conjunction with Bidwells we have produced a guide to help you understand the new sources of funding which are very different from any of the previous rural development grant schemes.  Available from the regional office or download here.

We arrange a number of seminars, visits and social events for the benefit of our members. These are advertised in our E-newsletter, our quarterly regional magazine Looking East and on the Regional pages of the national magazine.

Details are posted in the Events section