CLA Eastern Region

Welcome to the Eastern Region pages, which are updated 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 - We campaign regionally on behalf of our members and the whole rural economy. Issues of current interest include planning policy with respect to the countryside, flood and coastal defences, coastal access, renewable energy including woodfuel, fly tipping, promoting local foods and so on.  We lobby national and local government, respond to consultations and have representation in a range of organisations to safeguard our members' interests.

Help and advice - Our knowledge of planning, public access and environmental issues enables us to advise members on diversification and a very wide range of 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 team at 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-news, our quarterly regional magazine Land & Business East and on the regional pages of the national magazine.

Details are posted in the Events section