Neil Parish visited Ashley Clay Shoot near Tiverton on Friday to shoot some clay pigeons under the guidance of a qualified BASC coach. Neil is member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Shooting and Conservation and was interested to see a shooting business in action in his own constituency. Targets were testing and varied, but Neil managed to break a few!

“It was great to visit Ashley Clay Shoot and have a lesson from BASC coach Roy Peacock. Shooting plays a major role in Devon rural life – not least for employment and bringing visitors to the area. Shooting is worth £280 million annually to the South West economy and is an industry and sport that I will continue to support.”

David Gervers, Regional Director of BASC South West added: “This was a great opportunity for shooting to show off its popularity and presence in rural life. The sport continues to grow in the region which has some of the highest quality shooting in the country. Shooting continues to make an invaluable economic contribution rural areas such as Tiverton, where money is spent from outside the region and overseas in small businesses such as hotels and restaurants.”