Tour De France – Hinterland https://hinterland.org.uk Rural News Fri, 15 Nov 2019 06:19:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Yorkshire sheep in Tour de France makeover https://hinterland.org.uk/yorkshire-sheep-in-tour-de-france-makeover/ Wed, 09 Jul 2014 21:04:10 +0000 http://www.hinterland.org.uk/?p=2742 This article tells us: with defending champion Chris Froome abandoning the Tour de France, this article recounts how Farmer Keith Chapman painted his flock in different colours using dye he would normally use at tupping time. The sheep, based at Daleside Nurseries, near Harrogate, have created a mini-media frenzy and pictures have been shared hundreds of times on social media sites. Mr Chapman has also grown more than 2,500 French marigolds in the shape of a giant yellow jersey.  Both the sheep and the flowers, which are situated along the route, created lots of attention when the Tour made its way through Yorkshire for the first time over the weekend. Similarly, Writtle College in Chelmsford, Essex, celebrated the tour by creating a giant landscape of more than 300 bales of haylage in a field on its 220ha estate. To celebrate the Grand Departure of the Tour Defra launched a social media campaign highlighting Protected Food Names along the route (more information can be found here

]]> Farmers counting on spectators to avoid race clean up bill https://hinterland.org.uk/farmers-counting-on-spectators-to-avoid-race-clean-up-bill/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:24:23 +0000 http://www.hinterland.org.uk/?p=2563 Unlike our those of our readers with an interest in Lycra I have little understanding of the fascination of cycling – although I do like “Waiting for Godot” Seems to me on the strength of this article the Tour De France could cause more hassle than good for some rural dwellers. Before you reach for an angry response I am sure some however will love it!!

Farmers will foot the bill if drystone walls on their land are damaged by spectators who flock to the countryside for the Grand Départ of the Tour de France this summer.

Race organisers and North Yorkshire County Council have confirmed no compensation will be offered for damage to the heritage features. No service will be offered by the Council either for the removal of litter, dropped by spectators, from farmland.

A spokesperson for Tour de France HUB2014 Ltd, the co-ordinating body behind the event, said: “The key message being reinforced in all spectator guidance is to respect the environment and to leave the area as you found it.

“All parties are fully committed to spreading that message, along with countryside guidance in order to protect property and ensure Yorkshire’s unique landscape is undamaged.

“This guidance features in the official guide to the Tour which will be sold in ten countries across the world, and will also be prominent in all spectator information related to countryside areas of the race route.

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