Countryside Alliance

British political organization promoting countryside issues Countryside AllianceAbbreviationCAFormation1997Legal statusNon-profit organisationHeadquartersTintagel House, 92 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TYRegion servedUKMembersc.100,000Chief executiveTim BonnerMain organCountryside Alliance BoardWebsitewww.countryside-alliance.org.uk The Countryside Alliance (CA) is a British organisation promoting issues relating to the countryside such as farming, rural services, small businesses and field sports, aiming to "Give Rural Britain a voice". History The Countryside Alliance was formed on 10 July 1997 from three organisations: the British Field Sports Society, the Countryside Business Group, and the Countryside Movement. The Alliance was formed to help promote and defend the British countryside and rural life, both in the media and in Parliament. Since then, the Countryside Alliance has campaigned on a number of issues which they believe are important to rural Britain. In 2008 the organisation was named the 'most inspiring political personality' of the last ten years by Channel 4 News. It broadly outlines its major campaigns through a Rural Charter which focuses on the following majo