About CLA North

CLA North is here to help you and your rural business in the region

CLA North operates across Cumbria, Lancashire, the North East and Yorkshire. We support a wide cross-section of members, ranging from countryside enthusiasts to some of Britain's biggest and best-known farmers and estates, as well as an equally diverse range of rural businesses.

Contacts

Our main office telephone number is 01748 90 7070. Alternatively, send an email to north@cla.org.uk

Our address

CLA North, Aske Stables, Aske, Richmond, DL10 5HG

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Serving members in the North

CLA North has thousands of farming, landowning 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. 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 wide range of other issues. We can also call upon our tax and legal experts at headquarters to advise on more complex matters. For help and advice on any matter, large or small, contact the team at the regional office. If we are unable to deal with the query we have a database of other experts with whom we can put you in touch.

Regional events

We arrange a number of seminars, webinars, visits and social events for the benefit of our members. These are advertised in our Enews and on the regional pages of the CLA's national Land & Business magazine.

Our regional 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 North are taken into account with CLA national lobbying. To find out who is on your branch committee click on your county below.

Cumbria Branch Committee

The Cumbria Branch Committee is here to represent the interests of members across Cumbria and to ensure your concerns are heard at regional, national and European levels.

Contact your committee via the regional office at north@cla.org.uk if you have any concerns you would like to address, or indeed if you would like to become more involved.

President - Mr Ed Hewetson, Kirkby Stephen

Chair - Mr David Bliss, Lowther

Vice Chair - Mrs J Holland, Carlisle

Members:

Mr H Bagot, Levens

Mr C Baker, Carlisle

Mr C Brough, Dalston

Mr C Ecroyd, Armathwaite

Mrs S Ettridge, Milnthorpe

Mr T Fetherstonhaugh, Kirkoswald

Mrs I Frost-Pennington, Ravenglass

Mr C Hansford, Preston

Mrs C Holden, Thirlmere

Miss G Hunter, Ravenstonedale

Mrs J Lane, King's Lynn

Ms D Lund, Kendal

Mrs D Matthews, Windermere

The Hon L McLaren, Cark-In-Cartmel

Mr G Mounsey-Heysham, Rockcliffe

Mr E Sandys, Ulverston

Miss M Scott, Windermere

Mr M Southern, Ulverston

Mr J Turner, Lonsdale Estates

Mr H Vane, London

Mrs Susie Villiers-Smith, Milnthorpe

Mr J Webster, Barrow-in-Furness

Lancashire Branch Committee

The Lancashire Branch Committee is here to represent the interests of members across Lancashire and to ensure your concerns are heard at regional, national and European levels.

Contact your committee via the regional office at north@cla.org.uk if you have any concerns you would like to address, or indeed if you would like to become more involved.

President - Mr Francis Fitzherbert-Brockholes, Claughton on Brock

Chair - Mr Neil Kilgour, Lancaster

Vice Chair - Mrs L Duckworth, Bleasdale

Members:

Mr T Bowring, Halton

Mr E Fairclough, Burtonwood

Mrs S Macalpine, Clitheroe

Dr F McNeill, Edinburgh

Ms E Parker, Browseholme

Mr J Rogerson, Longridge

Mr M Silcock, Ormskirk

Mr R Swarbrick, Longridge

Mr S Waller, Carnforth

Mrs S Whittingham, Preston

North East Branch Committee

The North East Branch Committee is here to represent the interests of members across Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, Teeside and Darlington and to ensure your concerns are heard at regional, national and European levels.

Contact your committee via the regional office at north@cla.org.uk if you have any concerns you would like to address, or indeed if you would like to become more involved.

President - Sir Ed Milbank, Barningham Estate

Chair - Ms Fran Barrigan, Lambton Park

Vice Chair - Mr A Thompson, Hurworth Burn

Members:

Lord Barnard, Staindrop

Simon Bainbridge, Rothbury

The Hon C Beaumont, Corbridge

Mr A Cochrane, Morpeth

Mrs Laura De Wesselow, Belsay

Mr D Jackson, Brancepeth

Mrs A Morshead, Haydon Bridge

Mr T Oliver Esq, Great Whittington

Mr W Parker, Wolsingham

Mr D Peake, Staindrop

Mrs J Robson, Alnwick

Mr E Taylor, Consett

Mr A Whincup, Eslington Park

Mr M Williamson, Seaton Burn

Yorkshire Branch Committee

The Yorkshire Branch Committee is here to represent the interests of members across Yorkshire and to ensure your concerns are heard at regional, national and European levels.

Contact your committee via the regional office at north@cla.org.uk if you have any concerns you would like to address, or indeed if you would like to become more involved.

President - Sir Charles Forbes-Adam Bt, Escrick

Chair - Mr Christy York, Hutton Wandesley

Vice Chair - The Hon J H H J Savile, Hawnby

Members:

Mr A Bell, Thirsk

Lord Bolton, Wensley

Mr R Bourne-Arton, Ripon

Mr T A Chaytor-Norris, Darlington

Mr F Collin, Nawton

Mr A Cooke, Doncaster

Mr S Cunliffe-Lister, Driffield

The Marquess of Downshire, Ripon

Mr J Dugdale, Yarm

The Hon J B Duncombe, Helmsley

Mr T Fawcett, Tadcaster

Mr B Forbes Adam, Selby

Mrs A Hayter, Hovingham

Mr P Holt, Kirkbymoorside

The Hon W B Hotham, Beverley

Mr A Hunter Smart, Leeds

Lord Irwin, Garrowby

Mr N Lane Fox, Wetherby

Mr D Lister, Boroughbridge

Mr A Loftus, Ripon

The Lord Masham, Ripon

Mr J Meysey-Thompson, Staveley

Mr R Murray Wells, Ness Hall

Mr J O'Gram, Hayton

Mr S Ramsden, Harrogate

Mrs H Rhodes, Ardsley

Mrs R C Straker, Hexham

The Earl of Swinton,

Mr A Thornton-Berry, Leyburn

Mr M Warde-Norbury, Hooton Pagnell

Mr M Willoughby, Malton

Mr G Winn-Darley, Buttercrambe

Become a member

There has never been a more important time to benefit from being a member of the CLA: if you are not already part of our organisation contact the regional office on 01748 90 7070 or email us at north@cla.org.uk to find out more.

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