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Championing the rural economy, environment and way of life.
About CLA Midlands
Find out more about our work, how to contact us and our branch committees
CLA Midlands provides advice, services and rural representation for members in the counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire
Full members enjoy free, unlimited access to independent, impartial information and advice on rural, farming and business issues from our in-house advisers.
Regularly updated guidance notes, advisory handbooks, monthly Land & Business magazine, regular e-news and bulletins covering the latest news, issues and updates.
Lobbying
Local, county and regional lobbying activities help inform MPs, MEPs, authorities, agencies and the general public on your behalf.
Representation
Each county has a branch committee elected from the membership that ensures local concerns are addressed at the highest level.
Benefits
Members can access a range of exclusive benefits including insurance, energy services, healthcare, discounted vehicles and offers from other members.
Our face-to-face events progamme is on hold for the time being as a result of Covid-19. Members usually enjoy a wide range of local events and activities, including conferences, briefings, networking, estate & farm visits and social functions.
Your Local Branch Committees
Our branch committee members are the eyes and ears of the CLA in each county and form an important role in formulating national policy, ensuring views and concerns of members in the Midlands are taken into account with CLA national lobbying.
Branch Committees meet before each CLA Council meeting, where chairmen raise issues directly with the CLA Presidential team in order to influence Policy.
To find out who is on your branch committee follow the links below.
We are always looking for new members to join committees. If you might be interested please contact Jan Hewes at the regional office on 01785 337010 or jan.hewes@cla.org.uk for an informal, confidential discussion.
Jan can also help you contact any committee members, should you wish to raise a particular issue.
Cheshire Committee
President Sarah Callander Beckett Vice President (Life) Viscount Ashbrook Vice President Sir William Bromley-Davenport KCVO FCA JP Chairman Edward Barnston Vice Chairman Annabel Farbon
Committee
Henry Brooks
Edward Clark
Richard Cornwall-Legh
William G Fergusson
Ross Houlden
Rupert Jackson
Annette McDonald
Bruce McConnell
Phillip Posnett
David K Rowlands
Graham Tongue
Steve Wilkinson
Derbyshire Committee
President The Hon David P C Legh DL FRICS Chairman Edward Hicklin
Committee
Adrian Davie-Thornhill Catherine Desmond Sir Richard FitzHerbert Bt. Robert Gosling Charlotte Marrison Edward Marshall David Merton Godfrey Meynell Michael Shuttleworth Edward Tennant Chris C G Trafford W Mark D Twelves Mrs Denise Wilkinson Nick Wood
Herefordshire Committee
President David Curtis Chairman Joe Evans
Committee
Francis Chester-Master Richard Corbett James Davenport Rupert Foley Lucie Hammond James Hervey-Bathurst Mrs Jo Hilditch Nat Hone Henry James Sue Powell Jan Lucas Scudamore Humphrey Salwey William Shuttleworth Helen Thomas James Verdin
Leicestershire & Rutland Committee
President Sir Richard Tollemache Bt Chair Rachel Walker
Committee
Harry Baines Charles H C Coaker Patrick Beddows TD BSc MRICS FAAV Robin W Clarke FRICS FAAV Lord Cromwell (Godfrey) Paul W E Milner Peverel Manners Andrew Moffat Mark R Newton FRICS Alf W Oliver Geoff Wright Richard Wright Charles Wollaston
Shropshire Committee
SHROPSHIRE COMMITTEE
President: Alex Carson-Taylor Chair: The Hon. Selina Graham Vice Chair: Dimitri Harrison
COMMITTEE The Viscount Boyne (Tavie) The Hon. Charles Bridgeman Steven Corfield Tom Downes Lord Forester (George) Lord Hamilton (Gavin) William Heywood-Lonsdale Lizzie Hulton-Harrop Caroline Magnus - sabbatical Robert Paul Roger Plowden Andrew Sayer Simon Scott Rhydian Scurlock-Jones Peter Ward Michael Watney
Staffordshire Committee
President Paul Wolferstan Chairman Michael Eld
Committee
Stephen Armstrong Sarah Baugh Robert Browne Andrew Collier Ben Duncan Richard Dyott James Eld Jamie Friend John Giffard Mrs Barbara Golder Alexander Hall Roy Jackson Ted Juhre John Leather Neil Mainwaring Piers Monckton Andrew Ryman Peter Stone Mike Thompstone
Warwickshire Committee
President The Earl of Aylesford DL Chairman Alex Robinson Vice Chairman
Committee
Alan JL Cockburn Brian Dalby Mark Dickin Marcus W Faulkner Michael Fetherston-Dilke DL Ian Flavell William Forsyth Peter Gregory-Hood John Hall John Hammon David Lodder DL Robert Morton Fred Moreton Roger Stone The Viscount Daventry (James) Thomas Wheatley-Hubbard
Worcestershire Committee
President Nicholas Lechmere Chairman Iain Morrison Vice Chairman Jon Clifford
Committee
Penelope Bossom Georgina Britten-Long Nigel Bullock The Viscount Cobham (Christopher) Yan Gittins Andrew Grant Edward Holloway Peter Philips Andrew Shirley-Priest Michael Simpson Mark Steele Pip Webster John Wilesmith
