Update on Government Grant Funding 2025

• Return of Capital Grants - Summer

• Productivity Grants to be launched - Spring

• Higher Level Stewardship Rates increased

• Animal Health and Welfare - multiple visits

• FiPL extended until March 2026

If you have any questions about the above, or if you would like further updates once they become available, please contact Luke.

Visit us in our office at Clitheroe Auction Mart on Tuesdays and Thursdays for a chat.

Mobile: 07857 877925 / Email: luke@banks-surveyors.co.uk

Intake for the June sale commences from Tuesday 3rd June through to Thursday 12th June (not on a Wednesday).

Please telephone to book a time slot. Tel: 01200 423325

Rural Business Centre was launched with the purpose of providing our customers with the convenience of a full range of professional services located at the Auction including land agent, accountants, lawyer and financial adviser.

In addition, a modern conference room has been created for networking events, sales meeting, appraisals, interviews, product launch or training. The Pendle View Room is ideal for a large seminar of 50 people, or for smaller round table meetings.   The auction café and bar adjoin these facilities to cater for all events.  

If  you would be interested in booking the room or would like futher information then please do not hesitate to contact us on 01200 423325.

Please see the briefing paper below for an outline of the requirements for all movements of finished, store and breeding stock originating from both outside and inside of the Restricted Zone (RZ).

Please be reminded (as detailed in the attached):

• Animals from the RZ entering a livestock market accompanied by the general licence (EXD634) must go for immediate slaughter and cannot move to any other premises to live.
• A specific licence, EXD632 (and pre-movement testing for some animals, see attached), is required for any animals moving from within the RZ and going onto live outside of the RZ

For details on the recent changes to Restricted Zone (RZ), please use the APHA interactive map.

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=514ec88edec74575958d860f0196d2ea

For up to date information and guidance please click on the link for the LAA website

https://laa.co.uk/news/

Link to EXD632 Licence  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-to-move-animals-within-into-and-out-of-bluetongue-zones

Details required for the EXD632 Licence are as follows:

Clitheroe Auction Mart Ltd, Ribblesdale Centre, Lincoln Way, Clitheroe BB7 1QD

Market Holding Number 21/116/8001

Auction Mart Contact - Jeremy Greenhalgh 07815727993

UK Grid Reference: SD 75724 42767

Vets: LLM Farm Vets, Clitheroe - Email: lancs@llmvets.co.uk

Further information to follow

Entries now being taken for the Store Cattle sale on Thursday 12th June.