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Land Rover and The Prince’s Countryside Fund
launch 2017 Bursary supporting young rural
entrepreneurs
Land Rover continues its partnership with The Prince’s Countryside Fund to launch the 2017 rural bursary for rural
businesses of the future.
and Rover has once again
shown its support for the British
countryside, announcing the
launch of its fourth annual
bursary in partnership with The
Prince’s Countryside Fund.
The bursary will offer a year-long loan of a Land
Rover Discovery Sport to the UK’s most
enterprising and entrepreneurial young people
working in rural Britain.
The applications for The Prince’s
Countryside Fund (PCF) Land Rover bursary
opened this past weekend at the National
Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC)
Annual Convention. Designed to offer those
who live and work in the countryside support in
developing their careers, the bursary has
proven to be a springboard for success for
young rural workers for the last three years.
Five winners will be provided with a
Discovery Sport, known for its capability over a
wide variety of terrains and weather conditions,
alongside Land Rover off-road and all terrain
driver training.
Attending the announcement, a previous
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winner of the countryside bursary, Lewis Steer,
met with this year’s potential applicants to offer
advice, following his loan of a vehicle. Since
winning the bursary Lewis’ wool businesses
have gone from strength to strength. Lily Warne
Wool (named after his great great
grandmother) is one of the only in the country
to carry out the entire wool making process
‘from farm to yarn’ focussing on reconnecting
people with British Wool. Since successfully
winning the bursary in 2016, Lewis has used his
Land Rover Discovery Sport for day-to-day
shepherding, moving sheep between rented
land and to access other farms and buy wool
and skins through the co-operative he has set
up. He now supports other local farmers to gain
more return from their stock.
Scott Dicken, Jaguar Land Rover UK
Marketing Director said, “Our support of the
Land Rover Bursary shares The Prince’s
Countryside Fund’s vision to support future
generations managing Britain’s rural
communities. We share a passion for the
countryside and we hope that the support of a
new Land Rover Discovery Sport for a year will
make a difference, improving the prospects for
young entrepreneurs at the early stages of a
rural business.”
Claire Saunders, Director of The Prince’s
Countryside Fund said “We are delighted to be
working in partnership with Land Rover, once
again, to provide young people embarking on a
career in the