As a new organisation based in London, the British Game Alliance (BGA) are very aware that we may feel distant or detached from the very community we are supporting. This led us to the creation of our Ambassador network.
Our Ambassadors are people from across the spectrum of the shooting industry from gamekeepers, to estate owners and passionate advocates. They are located across the UK, from the highlands of Scotland to the moors of the South West. They have their feet on the ground and fingers on the pulses of the day-to-day happenings in the industry.
Below is our list of Ambassadors and their locations if you wish to contact them.
If you would like to become an Ambassador please do contact us on info@britishgamealliance.co.uk or 0203 727 5204
NAME: Brian Mitchell
LOCATION: Exmoor
CONNECTION: Head Keeper at Castle Hill Estate
CONTACT: brm@fhsinternet.com
“To help secure my future as a Gamekeeper we have to stand together and it’s never been more important to ensure best practise through the BGA scheme. The modern food industry will not accept us if we don’t have traceability and be seen to be working to benefit nature.”
NAME: Robert Everitt
LOCATION: Northern Counties
CONNECTION: Hull Cartridges
NAME: John Queen
LOCATION: Northumberland
CONNECTION: Head Keeper at Linhope Estate
NAME: Tim Furbank
LOCATION: Cambridgeshire
CONNECTION: Director Oakbank Game & Conservation
NAME: George Sandys
LOCATION: Cumbria and Lancashire
CONNECTION: Graythwaite Shoot Manager
CONTACT: george@graythwaite.com
“I joined the BGA because I understand the enormity of the threat the shooting industry is under. Failure to act in the appropriate way, within an acceptable timeframe will see shooting severely restricted or at worst banned. The BGA is on a firm and steady course to securing our future, through their marketing board, self regulatory scheme with Acoura, auditing and their added value game products. It’s not a matter of if your shoot is a member, it’s a matter of when your shoot becomes a member.”
NAME: Mungo Ingleby
LOCATION: Scotland
CONNECTION: Sporting Agent
NAME: Philip Wolstenholme
LOCATION: Hampshire
CONNECTION: Sporting Agent at Roxtons
NAME: George Stephenson
LOCATION: Berkshire
CONNECTION: Chairman of Roxtons Field Sports
NAME: David Medforth
LOCATION: Yorkshire
CONNECTION: Raisthorpe Manor
NAME: David Johnstone
LOCATION: Scotland
CONNECTION: CEO Scottish Land and Estates
NAME: Alastair Margadale
LOCATION: Wiltshire
CONNECTION: Estate Owner
NAME: D’Arcy Wyvill
LOCATION: Yorkshire
CONNECTION: Estate Owner
“Being on the advisory board of the BGA combines my passion for shooting and my livelihood and gives me first-hand knowledge of the issues affecting both. The shooting industry needs to self-regulate itself before much tougher restrictions are forced upon us and the BGA has established a credible mechanism through the shoot audit scheme to prove provenance and best practice and we were one of the first shoots in the country to go through this process. Importantly it is also doing an incredible job of marketing Game as an ethical, sustainable and delicious food source beyond the traditional markets and I’m delighted to offer up my time and help champion such a great initiative.”
NAME: Edd Morrison
LOCATION: Yorkshire
CONNECTION: Dalesport Sporting Agency
CONTACT: theteam@dalesport.org
NAME: Tom Payne
LOCATION: London & Surrounding Area
CONNECTION: Game Shooting Instructor, Pigeon Shooter, Writer for the Shooting Times and Author
“The BGA not only focuses on making sure that ethical standards are met by shoots but they also play a huge role in promoting game to the general public. The BGA sees the bigger picture”
NAME: Euan Webster
LOCATION: Scotland
NAME: Ian Coghill
LOCATION: Midlands
CONNECTION: Ex Chairman of the GWCT & BASC Comittee Member
“There is no silver bullet, but if we do not operate to best practice we have only ourselves to blame. The BGA creates an opportunity for the overwhelming majority of shots that do our sport proud to demonstrate their achievements to the world.”
NAME: Lynette Ross
LOCATION: Scotland
CONTACT: lynette@britishgamealliance.co.uk
NAME: Adam Calvert
LOCATION: Oxfordshire
CONNECTION: Director of Calvert Sporting
NAME: Dick Murphy
LOCATION: London & Surrounding Area
NAME: George Gunn
LOCATION:
CONNECTION: Fieldsports Photographer
NAME: Simon Evans
LOCATION: Western Counties
CONNECTION: Marsdens Game Feeds
