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Championing the rural economy, environment and way of life.
About CLA South East
Find out more about our work, how to contact us and our regional committees
CLA South East provides advice, services, events and rural representation for members in the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Sussex.
Contact us
Our main office telephone number is 01264 358195. Alternatively, send an email to southeast@cla.org.uk
Our address
CLA South East, Fosse House, East Anton Court, Icknield Way, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 5RG
Find us on social media
Follow latest updates from CLA South East on Twitter here.
Serving members in the South East
CLA South East 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.
Media and communications
CLA South East enjoys a high media profile across the region, and the team is constantly seeking to raise rural-related issues across TV, radio, print and digital.
If you would like to help by acting as a case study, or have an issue you would like us to focus on, please email mike.sims@cla.org.uk
We also send regular communications to CLA members, including monthly e-newsletters and events updates. If you do not currently receive these, please get in touch and we will check the details we hold for you.
Keep up-to-date by following us on Twitter @CLASouthEast.
Regional events
We arrange a number of seminars, webinars, visits and social events for the benefit of our members. These are advertised in our e-newsletters 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 South East are taken into account with CLA national lobbying. To find out who is on your branch committee click on your county below.
CLA Berkshire branch
The Berkshire branch committee is here to represent the interests of the county’s members and ensure your concerns are heard at county, national and European levels.
Contact your committee via the regional office at southeast@cla.org.uk if you have any concerns you would like to address, or indeed if you would like to become more involved.
President: Kirsten Loyd
Chair: Andrew Chandler
Vice Chair: David Hill
Committee
Stephen Barratt
David Bertie
Edward Crookes
Josh Dugdale
Natalie Gaibani
Andrew Gardiner
Fergus Hodge
Simon Muir
Tom Newey
Charles Parry
Colin Rayner
Paul Sedgwick
Professor Richard Tranter
Ian Wilson
CLA Buckinghamshire branch
The Buckinghamshire branch committee is here to represent the interests of the county’s members and ensure your concerns are heard at county, national and European levels.
Contact your committee via the regional office at southeast@cla.org.uk if you have any concerns you would like to address, or indeed if you would like to become more involved.
President: Henry Shaw
Vice Presidents: Lord Carrington, Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, Sir Edmund Verney
Chair: Charlie Van Exter
Vice Chair: Ted Howard-Jones
Committee
Alexander Boswell
Phil Bowsher
David Briggs
Robert Carington
Charlie Edgley
Tom Morrison
Debbie Obied
Robert Ruck-Keene
Lucie Stone
Nicholas Verney
Co-opted members:
Greg Smith MP
CLA Hampshire branch
The Hampshire branch committee is here to represent the interests of the county’s members and ensure your concerns are heard at county, national and European levels.
Contact your committee via the regional office at southeast@cla.org.uk if you have any concerns you would like to address, or indeed if you would like to become more involved.
President: Hallam Mills DL
Vice-President: Major General JMJ Balfour, CBE, DL
Chair: Robert Sutcliffe
Vice-Chair:
Committee
Simon Barker
David Butler
Mark Charter
Becca Corbett
Alister Cutts
John Durnell
Matt Gilks
John Jervoise
Rodney Morgan-Giles
Josie Palmer
David Pardoe
Victoria Read
Penny Stokes
Mark Thistlethwayte
CLA Isle of Wight branch
The Isle of Wight branch committee is here to represent the interests of the island’s members and ensure your concerns are heard at county, national and European levels.
Contact your committee via the regional office at southeast@cla.org.uk if you have any concerns you would like to address, or indeed if you would like to become more involved.
President: James Attrill
Chair: Colin Boswell
Vice Chair: Al Haig-Thomas
Committee
Christopher Andreae
Sam Biles
Geoff Case
Chris Griffin
Esme Shakeshaft
Laurence Taylor
Ian Wellby
Co-opted members
Richard Grogan
CLA Kent branch
The Kent branch committee is here to represent the interests of the county’s members and ensure your concerns are heard at county, national and European levels.
Contact your committee via the regional office at southeast@cla.org.uk if you have any concerns you would like to address, or indeed if you would like to become more involved.
President: Edward Barham
Chair: Charles Tassell
Committee
William Boscawen
Evan Bowen-Jones
David Bradley
Professor Allan Buckwell
Eliza Ecclestone
Christopher Eriksson-Lee
Lisa Fraser
Gareth Fulton
Sue Green
The Hon Michael-John Knatchbull
Amelia McLean
Iain Morris
Guy Nevill
James Pavey
Edward Plumptre
George Talbot
Gary Walters
Henry Warde
Michael Wooldridge
As a part of a pilot scheme, CLA members in Kent can now contact the county chairman, Charles Tassell, directly by emailing kentchairman@cla.org.uk. Please contact Charles with any questions, issues or suggestions.
CLA Oxfordshire branch
The Oxfordshire branch committee is here to represent the interests of the county’s members and ensure your concerns are heard at county, national and European levels.
Contact your committee via the regional office at southeast@cla.org.uk if you have any concerns you would like to address, or indeed if you would like to become more involved.
President: Thomas Loyd
Chairman: Ed Smith
Vice-Chairman: Emma Watson
Committee
Richard Binning
Ed Deeley
Roddie Feilden
Sam Fielden
John Hayward
Andrew Ingram
Samantha Leigh
Niel Nicholson
Will Nixey
Julian Sayers
Sarah Taylor
CLA Surrey branch
The Surrey branch committee is here to represent the interests of the county’s members and ensure your concerns are heard at county, national and European levels.
Contact your committee via the regional office at southeast@cla.org.uk if you have any concerns you would like to address, or indeed if you would like to become more involved.
President: Bridget Biddell
Chair: Joosje Hamilton
Committee
Hugo Black
Melissa Boyes
Charlotte Brackley
Lisa Creaye-Griffin
Stephen Godwin-Austen
James Lee-Steere
Alex MacKinnon
Tim Metson
Susanna Morgan-Williams
Felicia Morris
Rachel Patch
Tamara Twynam
Lady Laurie Wates
Benjamin Whitaker
CLA Sussex branch
The Sussex branch committee is here to represent the interests of the county’s members and ensure your concerns are heard at county, national and European levels.
Contact your committee via the regional office at southeast@cla.org.uk if you have any concerns you would like to address, or indeed if you would like to become more involved.
President: Hamish Monro
Chair: Annie Brown
Vice-Chair: George Back
Committee
Sir Sebastian Anstruther
Charles Burgoyne
Tom Compton
Susanna Fitzgerald
Francis Hampden
Leo Hickish
Martin Hole
Jeremy Kerswell
Keith Langmead
Richard Stogdon
Ben Taylor
Harry Wills
Co-opted members
Henri Brocklebank
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 01264 358195 or email us to find out more.
