Here's an introduction to the team who put Welsh Country together for you every issue.
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 I'm Kath Rhodes, editor of Welsh Country and delighted with the response and huge support we have had since we launched Welsh Country nearly two years ago. Our team at Welsh Country is passionate about many things, promoting Wales, encouraging more visitors to spend their holidays here, and highlighting the wonderful array of Welsh food as well as many green issues. I hope you continue to enjoy reading Welsh Country as much as we enjoy putting it all together for you.
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Ian Mole, Commercial Manager |
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 Agriculturally trained, Ian has always lived and worked in the countryside. Work has taken him around different parts of the UK including a few years in the flat landscape of the Fens. Ian attended Agricultural College in Aberystwyth, and now feels that he has returned home to relish the challenge of building the Welsh Country business. Having done PR and Marketing for 20 years, working with many countryside companies, Ian’s understanding of rural issues and small businesses helps considerably when he is talking to businesses all over Wales about Welsh Country Magazine. Cooking is also a passion of Ian's, which really completes the circle from farming to the plate.
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Jerry Greig, Distribution Manager |
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 Jerry fulfils one of the most critical functions at Welsh Country – he’s responsible for getting it on the shelves. By managing relationships with distributors and retailers, Jerry ensures a steady availability of magazines throughout its period of sale. He also takes responsibility for Welsh Country’s online presence, keeping our website up to date with the latest news from around Wales. But he says one of his best jobs is proof-reading all the articles before they go into the magazine! A keen photographer, Jerry’s favourite pastime is walking the hilly countryside of Wales with his two dogs, camera in hand.
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Lorna Watts, Advertising & Marketing Executive |
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 Having been brought up in rural West Wales, Lorna has a passion for the country. Her understanding of local businesses and the workings of the countryside make her a useful addition to the marketing side of the magazine. Being a social sort she enjoys the opportunity of meeting others through the magazine. She graduated in Photography in Carmarthenshire College and the subject is an ongoing passion in her life.
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Regular Columnist & Photographer
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 Moc Morgan has spent a life time fishing. He has fished in over thirty different countries around the globe and has nine books to his credit. Having served for many years as chairman of the Welsh Anglers Council, he is the current chairman of the Federation of Welsh Anglers. In 1991 Moc was awarded the O.B.E. by the Queen for services to angling after having organised a highly successful World Fly Fishing Championship in Wales. Moc writes Welsh Country magazine's Fishing pages every issue - a must read for fishing enthusiasts in Wales. A man of the wild, lonely fisheries in the hills of mid Wales, Moc loves being far, far from the madding crowds and on the banks of his beloved river Teifi and Teifi Pools fooling the discerning brown trout. |
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 It took Tom over 20 years to realise that he didn't look good in a suit and tie, and less than 5 minutes to resign from his day job to concentrate on his writing and photography. He's since won awards for his pictures, and travelled extensively both in the UK and abroad. He's equally at home walking, climbing, skiing, or cycling, and his passion for the outdoors is matched only by his love of nature in general. Originally hailing from Bristol, he now lives in the Brecon Beacons National Park, with his partner, Steph, and two dogs, Honey and India.
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 After a 25 year career as a teacher and schools inspector in the UK and overseas, Richard Cain left education and changed direction completely to develop a specialist plant nursery near Newcastle Emlyn in West Wales. Penlan Perennials opened in 1999 and quickly established itself as a leader in the field of environmentally friendly, peat free plant production, selling plants worldwide through its online web shop. When he is not busy at the nursery Richard Cain is a keen photographer and lectures and writes on all aspects of horticulture and environmental conservation. |
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 Geoff Brookes is Deputy Headteacher of Cefn Hengoed Community School in Swansea and freelance writer. He has lived in Wales for almost 25 years and is fascinated by its hidden history. Geoff writes Welsh Country's "A Story in Stone" articles, which detail suspicious deaths that have happened in Wales' past. These are very popular pages in the magazine, despite their eerie undertones.... |
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 Graham Muschialli has spent the past 40 years writing about his travels and the wonderful places that he has visited. This talented journalist takes the Welsh Country reader on a journey to a different spot in Wales with each issue of the magazine. His wonderful descriptions of the locations he visits make you feel as if you are strolling next to him he walks through them. Graham is currently writing a number of fictional novels that we look forward to reading in the near future!
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 Mel has worked for the BBC for more than twenty years, covering news stories across the South Wales Valleys and South Powys for both television and radio. As well as working in the newsroom covering stories as they break she presents a weekly programme called Country Focus - for people who work live and play in the countryside and for those who love rural life. Mel's family and friends are the real focus of her life, especially her 12 year old son who takes up most of her time and attention when she is not working. Mel loves wildlife, birds and country life, and is passionate about Welsh food. Mel's Country Matters articles in Welsh Country are a wonderful read not to be missed. |
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Meet the team
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