Lady Sara's capital role in farming union

Lady Sara Apsley will be the face of a new London branch of the Women's Food & Farming Union, which expects to pick up membership from countryside exiles and lobby on behalf of rural interests in the corridors of power.

By The Newsroom

Published 19th Feb 2010, 14:17 BST

Updated 19th Feb 2010, 14:18 BST

The founders of the branch have appointed Lady Sara – wife of the heir to an earldom – as "spokeswoman", pending election of officers.

An open launch meeting will be held at the Farmers' Club, No. 3 Whitehall, London, from 6pm on Friday, March 12.

Lady Sara lives on the Cirencester Park estate in Gloucestershire, which is run by her husband, eldest son of the 8th Earl Bathurst, and she has her own online business dealing in posh second-hand clothes – www.clothesagency.com/

The contact for would-be members of the London WFU is Sarah Chase, head of public relations and marketing for Rural TV – [email protected]/

Other branches can be located via www.wfu.org.uk/

The WFU will hold its annual conference at Askham Bryan College on March 29.

For tickets, call Sally Robinson on 01439 798221 or email [email protected]/

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