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NEWS AND VIEWS

KEY STORIES FROM THE RURAL SECTOR

ROW FOR LIFE

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n January, Harry

Wentworth-Stanley of

Savills London arrived in

English Harbour, Antigua with

his team, Row for James, after

an epic 39 days of rowing across

the Atlantic.

The team of close friends,

Rory Buchanan, Sam Greenly,

Toby Fenwicke-Clennell and

Harry took second place in the

3,000 mile Talisker Whisky

Atlantic Challenge.

Even more outstanding is

that in completing the race,

Row for James raised £590,000

for the James Wentworth-

Stanley Memorial Fund

( JWSMF).

James was Harry’s older

brother who tragically took his

own life 10 years ago, at the

age of 21.

The fund was set up by Harry

and James’ parents to tackle the

shocking statistic that suicide

is the largest cause of death

among young men in the UK.

The money that Harry and

his friends have raised will

establish a non-clinical crisis

centre in Liverpool – to be

known as James’ Place – where

people experiencing emotional

or suicidal crises can go for help.

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To find out more or donate

to Row for James, visit

rowforjames.com

AVIAN FLU AND THE

SPORTING MARKET

T

he virulent H5N8

strain of avian flu is

continuing to affect

wild and reared birds in the

UK. “It’s not widespread

enough to be affecting sporting

bookings yet, but it is still of

great concern to the shooting

community,” says David Steel

of Savills Sporting.

An outbreak in Lancashire in

January affected a major game

farm and a large number of

birds had to be culled.

“With the possibility of

more outbreaks to come, the

cost of eggs, chicks and poults

has already started to rise,” says

David. “If the situation gets

worse it is bound to cause a rise

in shooting prices for the

2017-18 season.”

He advises shoot managers

to keep a close eye on any

developments in their local area

and to have contingency plans

in place for different scenarios.

“I’d also advise shoot

managers to have more than

one source for their poults and

chicks in case their usual game

farm faces a cull and to put a

deposit on an order now. Better

still if you have the facilities to

rear birds yourself, shoots could

look at doing that.”

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David Steel, Clitheroe, 01200

411 051,

dsteel@savills.com

OVERLAND FROM

EAST TO WEST

In January, the first UK-China

freight train successfully

arrived in London carrying

textiles and other consumer

goods. The 7,500 mile journey

took 18 days – about half the

time of sea transport and

cost about half the price of air

freight. The service, managed

in the UK by OneTwoThree

Logistics, will run once a week

for a trial period.

SAVILLS SPONSORS

HERITAGE AWARD

The winners of the Hudson

Heritage Awards 2017 were

announced in March.

Holkham Hall in Norfolk

won the Best Family Day Out

award, while Durham Castle in

County Durham won the Best

Innovation award which was

sponsored by Savills.

The awards recognise the

visitor experience at heritage

sites around the country.

This year’s judging panel

included Simon Foster of

Savills Commercial Heritage

Consultancy.

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Simon Foster, Cheltenham,

01242 548 006,

sfoster@savills.com

PUTTING A VALUE ON

THE ENVIRONMENT

In January the government’s

Natural Capital Committee

produced a report calling for a

25-year Environment Plan (YEP)

that would place natural capital

at the heart of decision making.

Natural capital is a way of

assigning value to the goods

and services that natural

resources, such as habitats and

rivers can provide.

The report has since been

mentioned in the Housing White

Paper and could open up a new

way for governments to handle

environmental issues.

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Rob Asquith, Wimborne, 01202

856 951,

rasquith@savills.com

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Charlie Russ, Wimborne, 07976

355 830,

cruss@savills.com

Harry (left) and the team celebrate arriving in Antigua

IN BRIEF

BEN DUFFY PHOTOGRAPHER AND TALISKER WHISKY ATLANTIC CHALLENGE

Avian flu could affect chick farms