Latest news
Team PCF visit Newton St Loe
August 8, 2022
The Prince’s Countryside Fund were delighted to be in Newton St Loe on August 4th and 5th meeting with and being hosted by The Duchy of Cornwall and The Ripple Effect (formerly known as Send a Cow).
Half a million pound boost for rural and farming communities from The Prince’s Countryside Fund
August 1, 2022
The Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) has invested £588,426 in 33 projects across the UK which are helping to create a real future for rural Britain.
Family-Owned Retailer Launches “The Booths Accelerator”
July 26, 2022
Booths are long-term supporters of The Prince’s Countryside Fund and have launched A new mentorship and support programme to help aspiring Food and Drink Businesses
NFU Mutual hosts The Prince’s Countryside Fund at the Royal Welsh Show to raise awareness of support for Welsh farmers
July 19, 2022
NFU Mutual hosted The Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) at the Royal Welsh Show today (19th July).
DS Smith Charitable Foundation supports Farm Resilience Programme in Wales
July 19, 2022
The PCF is pleased to announce that the DS Smith Charitable Foundation has contributed £5,625 to the 2022 Farm Resilience Programme in Wales.
The Brilliant Resilience Project
July 18, 2022
In December 2020, as part of our Supporting Rural Communities grants programme, we supported the Northern Ireland Rural Housing Association with The Brilliant Resilience: Portraits of rural Fermanagh during the time of Covid.
Launch of new carbon support for family farms
July 18, 2022
The Prince’s Countryside Fund and Morrisons announced a new programme of support for Cumbrian farming families who are looking to reduce their on-farm carbon footprint.
The Prince’s Countryside Fund backs plea for farm safety
July 17, 2022
We are supporting the Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) Farm Safety Week.
PCF hears from Just Farmers
July 15, 2022
This week, the PCF heard from Anna Jones, who runs Just Farmers – media education for those working in agriculture. Just Farmers received a grant for £20,000 from the PCF in April 2019, allowing them to run eight workshops. So far, six of these have taken place, meaning that 72 farmers have received four free days of training.
PCF awarded further Defra funding
July 14, 2022
The PCF is pleased to announce that we have been awarded funding from Defra to deliver business and environmental support for farmers and land managers in the scale-up phase of their Future Farming Resilience Fund.
