North
BASC North
The North of England is BASC’s largest region, from the Scottish border down to North Wales, both east to west. From the glorious uplands and grouse, to the estuaries and some remarkable wildfowling, the region has a vast range of shooting opportunities and quarry species.
The area boasts open landscapes, forestry and coastlines with some of the best topography in the country.
Based in the regional office at Ribchester are Duncan and Kerry, with Gavin covering the West and Rob the East. Joanne – our firearms officer – deals with most of the firearms and licencing issues in the North region.
The region covers Cumbria, Isle of Man, Northumberland, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester, Durham, Cheshire, Tyneside and Cleveland.
Meet your North team
Duncan Thomas
Regional director
Rob Newton
Regional officer
Gavin Howe
Regional officer
Kerry Foti
Operations co-ordinator
Joanne Atherton
Regional firearms officer
Get in touch
BASC North regional office
Manor Court
Salesbury Hall
Ribchester
Lancashire
PR3 3XR
Send us a message
Phone: 01244 573 040
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