Margaret Payne is nominated Community Champion of the Year – Highland
Warmest congratulations to Margaret Payne (90) who won the nation’s hearts when she scaled the equivalent of Suilven on her stairs. She climbed them 282 times in 10 weeks raising £430K for charity and has been named Highland Community Champion of the Year in the national Scottish Land & Estates Helping it Happen Awards. Many from ADMG will have supported Margaret’s magnificent effort and will want to extend their best wishes and congratulations to her on receiving this award.
Here's the full story, and other winners.
Survey to assess COVID-19 damage to stalking businesses
We would like to make a submission to the Scottish Government very soon to highlight the damage that COVID-19 has brought to stalking businesses in the uplands and would be grateful if you could complete and return the short survey below (if you have not done so already) so that we have strong evidence of the level of income lost to the sector in our discussions.
How have restrictions brought about as a result of COVID-19 affected your stalking business?
Cancelled stalking and accommodation
1. How many cancellations have you had to date or have had to make to date?
For stags:
For hinds:
2. What do you estimate your lost income will be (£) from these cancellations?
Stags: Value (£) of stalking cancelled
Stags: Value (£) of accommodation etc cancelled
Hinds: Value (£) of stalking cancelled
Hinds: Value (£) of accommodation etc cancelled
Carcass collection and venison
Also, with the season now well underway ADMG and the Scottish Venison Association are interested to know whether your carcass collections have been affected so far.
3. Are your carcass collections so far going as planned with your game dealer?
If not, please briefly describe problems that you have encountered
4. What price are you receiving (optional)? £/kg
5. Have you implemented any other alternatives/routes to market for disposing of carcasses (eg servicing local outlets, setting up as food business etc)?
Please respond to these questions by e mail (copy and paste text above and add your numbers/remarks), to ADMG@playfairwalker.com
Many thanks. Your responses will of course be treated in the strictest confidence.
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