The Federation of Cumbria Commoners is a member of the new Cumbria & North Lancashire Farming, Food & Rural Group set up by Defra. Will Cockbain, former uplands spokesman for the NFU and board member for Natural England will be chairing the Group.
Environment Minister, Richard Benyon said;
“We are giving rural communities a new voice so that their interests will not be neglected by Government as they have been in the past.