40Th Anniversary London Ball Brochure
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Clare Brownlow trained as an artist at Edinburgh College of Art and then the Leith School of Art, where she specialised in oil painting and landscapes. Clare has exhibited in LA, Boston, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Calgary, Amsterdam, Edinburgh and London to name but a few. Clare’s work has been exhibited throughout the UK and she has fulfilled several commissions for overseas clients. “I love being able to travel to clients’ homes to see where they would like my art placed and what inspires them and discuss what they are after. I love a challenge.” Clare’s roots are firmly in the countryside, both with her family and through her art. Clare has grown up fishing, shooting and stalking where an enormous amount of her inspiration comes from and you can see that she is passionate about all wildlife. Clare has raised a considerable amount of money for various charities close to her heart through her original artwork. “There are so many worthy charities that need so much. If I can help just a little through what I love and give back to the wildlife that inspires me every day that makes me so happy.” Further Donation: Clare will donate 10% to the GWCT from orders made on www. clarebrownlow.co.uk by using the promotion code “GWCT40x” . pheasantfeatherart www.clarebrownlow.co.uk Clare Brownlow Pheasant Feather Art 07768 619777 [email protected] The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust 40th Anniversary London Ball The Savoy 20th November 2019 Programme Contents page 6.30pm Champagne Reception Chairman’s Welcome 6 7.50pm Chairman’s Speech Director’s Cut 9 Entertainment The London Ball Committee 10-11 GWCT Bar Acknowledgements 12-13 The 8 Vodka Partridge Silent Auction Prizes to be won! 14-15 Mirror Photobooth Main Auction 17 Laser Shoot Silent Auction 37 Silhouettist T&C’s, information 66 8.15pm Dinner 9.05pm Heads & Tails 9.45pm Main Auction 10.30pm Dancing 11.30pm Silent Auction Closes 1.00am Carriages GWCT Charity registered in England and Wales - 1112023 5 Chairman’s Welcome It is with immense pleasure that we, the Committee and the no-one pursued game in this country, we’d likely have fewer Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, thank you for coming waders, fewer hedgerows, fewer people planting trees, fewer tonight for our 40th Anniversary London Ball. songbirds and overall, less biodiversity in our countryside. The GWCT began life in the 1930’s and since then has gone Inconvenient truths indeed. from strength to strength. As some of you will know, the This evening would not have been made possible without the scientific research carried out by the Trust goes much further support of our amazing sponsors. Our heartfelt thanks go out than just game conservation. The GWCT advises farmers to Eight Vodka, Hook Norton Brewery and Mainbrace Rum. and landowners on improving wildlife habitat and advocates We have an amazing array of auction lots for you this evening for agricultural and conservation policies based on science. and we hope you will bid recklessly to help the GWCT From bees, birds and butterflies, to farmland, moorland, continue its vital work! A sincere thank you to all those who rivers and wetland; all are influenced by the Trust’s vital work have kindly donated and a big thank you to Charlie Thomas which aims for a thriving countryside rich in game and other of Bonham’s for being our auctioneer tonight. wildlife. Finally, I am hugely grateful to my fellow Committee A year ago, I wrote that there had never been a more vital members, who have worked tirelessly to make tonight a time for people to show their commitment to the cause. It memorable evening, who in turn received unstinting support was true then, regrettably it is even more true now. The two from GWCT’s Eleanor Usborne and Jo Langer. I would also central tenets of the GWCT are that land managed for game like to thank Sarah Hartley and Joanne Hoareau from my delivers benefits for wildlife more widely, and that if you want team. to have a real effect, you need to work at landscape scale. The former has been proven and demonstrated time and Thank you for supporting our wonderful charity at such a time again, the latter is best exemplified by GWCT-inspired vital time, I hope you have a fantastic evening. Farmer Clusters. In these, a group of farmers come together, decide what wildlife they would like to see more of, then do something about it. There are more than half-a-million David P J Ross hectares of Farmer Clusters in England, with more coming Chairman onboard the whole time. Those who oppose all of this would have us believe there is no benefit, ignoring the fact that if 6 Order a copy direct from Face Publications for £40 www.facepublications.com All proceeds go to the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Moorland Communities Trust Have you got The Knowledge? Whether you’re new to shooting, a seasoned gun or just keen to learn more about the way the British countryside is managed, The Knowledge is for you. Featuring over 200 pages of easy-to-read questions and answers such as: • How do you defi ne a wild pheasant? • Why are grey partridges on the quarry list when they are in national decline? • Why do gamebirds need supplementary food? • Does predation control have wider conservation benefi ts? • What UK habitats do woodcock prefer? • What should Guns look out for on a shoot day? The Knowledge draws on over 150 scientifi c publications to provide you with a robust introduction into quarry species, the management of both habitat and predators and all the latest issues surrounding shooting and conservation. You will also learn key informa- tion about a typical day’s shooting – from important health & safety tips to guidance on game handling and security. Featuring a new foreword by bushcraft expert Ray Mears, The Knowledge is essential for all those who want to know more about shooting and conservation. Order your copy today at www.gwctshop.org.uk gwct.org.uk Director’s Cut Mysteries, problems and solutions, these are our stock up the policy and communications work. in trade. We were founded to find out why grey partridge The key thing for us, as for many charities (not all, some Have you got numbers crashed in the 1930s and have been at it ever since. household names earn large proportions of their income Coming right up to date, our SAMARCH project is solving from contracts), is that our output is directly proportional the mystery of what happens to sea trout at sea (early answer, to your input, as roughly three quarters of our income is The Knowledge? they dive much deeper, more often, and so are more vulnerable voluntary - someone has to decide to give it. to netting than previously understood!). In between we have found out where woodcock come from and go to, how to rid So if you want us to keep producing the science, making Whether you’re new to shooting, a seasoned gun or just keen to learn more about the an entire river course of invasive American mink, and at our the case, challenging the tosh produced by some prominent way the British countryside is managed, The Knowledge is for you. Featuring over 200 farm – the Allerton Project, in Leicestershire - have shown people and organisations, do please put your hand up one pages of easy-to-read questions and answers such as: how to greatly increase farmland bird numbers. But crucially extra time in the Main Auction, buy one more item than you we have an advisory team that helps landowners and land really need in the Silent Auction, or simply join as a member. • How do you defi ne a wild pheasant? managers use the science on the ground – it’s practical, not Support for GWCT is support for the future of the British • Why are grey partridges on the quarry list when they are in national decline? theoretical. countryside. • Why do gamebirds need supplementary food? I can see from previous Ball brochures that challenges and • Does predation control have wider conservation benefi ts? threats are a consistent theme. David mentions this in his • What UK habitats do woodcock prefer? Welcome, but what’s going on currently feels different to • What should Guns look out for on a shoot day? anything that has gone before, and that’s according to one of my colleagues who has been with GWCT 44 years! Years ago, Jeremy Payne The Knowledge draws on over 150 scientifi c publications to provide you with a robust our mantra was ‘We produce the bullets for other people to introduction into quarry species, the management of both habitat and predators and all fire’, meaning we did the science, and in the main others made Director of Fundraising the latest issues surrounding shooting and conservation. You will also learn key informa- use of it. We have come a long way since then and whilst the science is as important as ever, we have significantly dialled tion about a typical day’s shooting – from important health & safety tips to guidance on game handling and security. Featuring a new foreword by bushcraft expert Ray Mears, The Knowledge is essential for all those who want to know more about shooting and conservation. Order your copy today at www.gwctshop.org.uk gwct.org.uk 9 The London Ball Committee David Chandler David is a tropical medicine doctor. He grew up on and wild game shooting.