Terms and Conditions

The Countryside Alliance Foundation Belvoir Castle Shoot Draw 2025

General Rules

  • This Draw 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.
  • The Countryside Alliance Foundation directors, employees and their families are excluded from playing the Draw.
  • Funds raised through the Draw will help the Countryside Alliance Foundation continue its work, including the Campaign for Shooting.
  • The prize for the Draw is a 200-bird day for eight guns at Belvoir Castle, worth £15,000. The day is to be taken on a mutually agreed date in the 2026/27 season. 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, with the names of any inexperienced guns notified in advance. Only cartridges with biodegradable wads may be used. Transport for the guns around the shoot can be provided if necessary.
  • 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 on entries to the Countryside Alliance’s previous shoot day draw, a single ticket carried an average chance of winning of around 1 in 375.
  • Of the £37,500 raised in ticket sales from our last shoot day draw, just 14% went on expenses, meaning 86% came back to the Countryside Alliance to fund its work.
  • Entries must be received by Monday 15 December 2025.
  • Entries received after this deadline will not be entered into the Draw and will be treated as a donation to the Countryside Alliance Foundation.
  • The draw will be held on Wednesday 17 December 2025.
  • 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 on https://www.raffleplayer.com/countrysidealliancedraw/winners 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 the Countryside Alliance Foundation PR and promotional activity.
  • If the prize is unclaimed after reasonable efforts have been made by the 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

The Countryside Alliance Foundation is licensed 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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