To show support to the CRT on #InternationalFriendshipDay we are asking people to become a Friend of the CRT. Friendships start from £25 and have a plethora of benefits including a personalised Welcome Pack, including a car sticker, regular copies of our magazine The Lark, produced especially for our supporters and invitations to Open Days and special events on our farms.  

Anyone who joins before 14 August 2020 will be entered into a competition to win a second year Friendship free and a goody bag filled with CRT merch. 

Become a Friend today, visit www.countrysiderestorationtrust.co

Those most dedicated to the countryside, who join as a Life Friend before 14 August 2020 will be entered into a competition to have a tour of a CRT Farm of their choice with Robin Page, a co-founder and Executive Chairman. This experience has previously only been offered to the very highest of VIPs! 

Hayley Neal, Fundraising Manager states; “One of our CRT Friends said to me recently, our Friends ‘are very grateful to be part of something that is so important’.

"Like an 86 year old Friend who 'can remember the countryside as it was in the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s - wild flowers, many more common species of birds, insects and animals’, we share the love of the countryside and with the support of our Friends, our goal is to see the return of these native species."

Mrs Neal continues; "On behalf of the CRT, I can say we are so thankful for the continual support from all our CRT Friends, donors and volunteers.” 

The cornerstone of the CRT’s philosophy is both traditional and innovative farming methods can work profitably and sustainably together in conjunction with the protection and restoration of wildlife habitats and precious eco-systems –funded with by the support of CRT Friends and donations.  

Robin Page, CRT co-founder and Chairman said “The CRT would not be where it is today without the support of all our Friends. 27 years ago, when I first launched the CRT with my late friend, artist and conservationist Gordon Beningfield, we were overwhelmed by the response of people who, like us, was concerned about things happening in the countryside. Many of those are still our Friends now. Together, we will restore a living, working countryside”. 

After lockdown, the CRT are looking forward to celebrating friendship, re-engaging with old Friends and of course, welcoming new ones!