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Country Land and Business Association Abbreviation CLA Formation 1907 Legal status Non-profit organisation Purpose/focus English and Welsh countryside economy Location 16 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PQ Region served England and Wales Membership 36,000 landowners in England and Wales Director General Adrian Gane Main organ CLA Council Website CLA The Country Land and Business Association (formerly the Country Landowners Association, and still known as the CLA) is a voluntary organisation in the United Kingdom.
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Membership
Its members include landowners, business and professionals in rural areas. Members of the CLA own or manage over 50% of the rural land in England and Wales. Membership starts from £157 a year. It is similar to what the FSB offers small businesses: commercial support and a local advice network.
History
The CLA was founded in 1907. It should not be confused with the Countryside Alliance.
Structure
It considers itself to be the "premier organisation safeguarding the interests of those responsible for land, property and business throughout rural England and Wales", and lobbies to protect its members' interests in relation to rural issues.
Regional offices
It has nine regional offices:
- East Midlands - Sutton Bassett (near Market Harborough)
- Eastern - Stansfield, Suffolk
- North East - Glanton (near Alnwick)
- North West - Milnthorpe (near Kendal)
- South East - Longparish (near Andover)
- South West - Corsham, Wiltshire
- Wales - Presteigne, Powys
- West Midlands - Knightley, Staffordshire, near Woodseaves and Eccleshall
- Yorkshire - Easingwold, North Yorkshire
Activities
Areas in which it is active include the right to roam, avian influenza, reform of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, flooding and coastal erosion, the quality of British food, heritage, planning and housing, renewable energy and taxation.
CLA Game Fair
The CLA Game Fair is the largest coutryside event in the World, attracting 1000 exhibitors and roughly 150,000 visitor over the 3 days of the show.
Magazine
It publishes the Land and Business Magazine.
See also
- National Farmers Union (England and Wales)
- Historic Houses Association
- European Landowners' Organisation
- Farmers' Union of Wales
External links
News items
Video clips
Categories:- Political pressure groups of the United Kingdom
- Professional associations based in the United Kingdom
- Organizations established in 1907
- Agricultural organisations based in the United Kingdom
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