Terms and Conditions

Countryside Alliance Foundation Annual Shoot Draw 2024 Rules

General Rules

  • This Raffle is only open to residents of Great Britain and those residing in Northern Ireland over the age of 18 (this excludes Isle of Man, Channel Islands and BFPO addresses according to Gambling Act 2005 regulations)
  • No tickets can be sold to, on behalf of, or for a person under the age of 18 years
  • The cost of each entry is £100. Players may purchase more than one entry, and payment must be in advance
  • If a ticket is sold unknowingly to, on behalf of, or for a person under the age of 18 they will be exempt from the raffle and will forfeit their prize and the stake will be returned
  • Countryside Alliance Foundation directors, employees and their families are excluded from playing the Draw
  • All proceeds from the Draw go to the Countryside Alliance’s Campaign for Shooting
  • The prize for the Draw is a 250-bird pheasant day for nine guns at Alnwick Castle worth over £20,000. The shoot, which is mainly within Hulne Park, is high class and world renowned within the shooting world. With ideal topography, the fortunate winner will experience exceptional sport, with lunch in the medieval Hulne Priory situated in the center of the Park. The day is to be taken on a mutually agreed date in December 2025. There are no alternatives to this prize.
  • The winner of the draw must ensure that all guns have a current insurance policy providing cover for not less than £10,000,000 in respect of accident, death, injury or damage to any third party, and public liability. All guns must also hold a current shotgun certificate/overseas visitors shotgun permit.
  • Each entrant has an equal chance of winning the prize.
  • The draw will be conducted by utilising a Random Number Generator that has been tested and approved by an independent, Gambling Commission approved, third party test house. The results of the draw are final
  • Based upon the number of entries in Countryside Alliance’s last draw for a shoot day, the average chance of winning a prize for a single ticket is approximately 1 in 488.
  • Of the £49,360 received in ticket sales in the draw, just 14% went on expenses and a fantastic 86% came back to Countryside Alliance to fund our work.
  • Entries must be received by Monday 16 December 2023
  • Late entries will be treated as donations
  • The draw will be held on Wednesday 18 December 2023
  • Winners will be notified by post, email or telephone no later than two weeks after the draw date. Please keep your ticket number as proof of purchase.
  • The winner will be published within two weeks of the draw date. This will only be in summary, for example Mrs Smith from Berkshire
  • Winners may be asked to take part in Countryside Alliance Foundation PR and promotional activity.
  • If the prize is unclaimed after reasonable efforts have been made by Countryside Alliance Foundation to contact the winner, then a reserve winner will be used. A reserve winner will be pulled at the time of the main draw. The winner has three months after notification to claim the prize.
  • The Countryside Alliance Foundation policies for raffles can be found here. This includes our policy on responsible gambling, underage gambling, protection of customer funds and our complaints procedure.

Online entries

  • To enter the online raffle an entrant must self-certify that they are the required age to play. A confirmation email will be sent to the entrant confirming their numbers in the draw and thanking them for their participation. Random age verification checks are carried out at regular intervals. If an entrant is found to be under the required age their payment will be returned and they will not be entered into the draw
  • Entries must not be bought on behalf of somebody else
  • In order to promote responsible gambling, it is recommended that no more than 30 chances are to be purchased per person for the Raffle
  • Material changes to this raffle are not predicted to happen, but in the event that this occurs you will be notified by email 14 days in advance of any changes

General Information

Countryside Alliance Foundation is licenced and registered in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 58159. Responsible person: Andrew Ogg, China Works, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ

For more information about our raffles and other ways to donate please visit countryside-alliance.org

Requests for additional raffle tickets up to a maximum of 30 tickets per person or requests to be removed from future raffle mailings should be addressed to info@raffleplayer.com

If you would like more information about raffles and lotteries please go to www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk

If you or a family member feel that you are experiencing problems with gambling, you can seek advice and support from GambleAware on 0808 8020 133 or via their
website gambleware.org

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