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Brought to you by KOR Communications, Estate Matters is all about discussing the challenges faced by estates, land owners and rural businesses, and how effective communications can help. KOR works with clients across the UK to carefully manage their reputation by raising awareness and nurturing support and advocacy for their work inline with their businesses objectives.
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Following the work and diversification of the Pineapple Estate in Dorset.
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In July 2024, Estate Matters celebrates its 1st Birthday! Listen back to just some of the highlights of the last 12 months. Guests have provided insights across the rural and development sectors, from farming to journalism, politics to housing. But the over-arching theme, which has proved of significant interest to an audience in the land-based eco…
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Ep 13: Minette Batters | Food and Farming: the future of land management
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Minette Batters was the President of the National Farmers' Union for 6 years until February 2024. In her time as President, she navigated the effects of Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the cost of living crisis and worked alongside six Secretaries of State. In this episode of Estate Matters, recorded at The Royal Bath and West Sh…
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Ep12: Jayne Clemens | Crisis talks: Why estates should prepare a crisis communications plan
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Jayne Clemens is a Partner at law firm, Michelmores, leading the firm's reputation and crisis management practice. In this episode of Estate Matters, Jayne discusses why estates and organisations need to have a crisis communications plan in place; so they can act quickly to protect their reputation. She is joined by KOR's Managing Director, Annette…
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Ep 11: Lord Charlie Courtenay | The 19th Earl of Devon on the modern management of Powderham Castle Estate
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Charlie Courtenay is a barrister, parliamentarian and proprietor of the 3,500-acre Powderham Castle Estate in Devon. In the first episode of Estate Matters to feature an estate owner, Charlie shares his experiences of estate management, alongside his legal work and sitting as a crossbench peer in the House of Lords.…
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Ep 10: David Cope | Landed Estates: Heroes in the battle against climate change
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David Cope runs his own Consultancy called 600 Strategy and describes himself as a strategy and change adviser. Sustainability is his speciality, and his work includes helping estates, including the Duchy of Cornwall, to become carbon literate. In this episode, David explains how estates can be "heroes" in the battle against climate change and how …
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Ep 9: George Eustice | Insights from a former Environment Secretary on politics and land management
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George Eustice MP spent nine years at Defra, rising to become Secretary of State for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs in 2020, a position he held until 2022. He has been the Conservative MP for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle in Cornwall since 2010 but has said he will not stand in the next General Election, recently launching a consultancy busine…
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Ep 8: Athwenna Irons | The benefits of achieving coverage in traditional print media
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Athwenna Irons, Farming and Rural Affairs Editor of the Western Morning News – the only regional daily newspaper covering South West England – discusses the benefits of achieving coverage in traditional print media. Athwenna has worked at the paper since graduating from university and has a contacts book which reflects her time in the industry. She…
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Ep7: Steve Strang | Building futures: The crucial role of communication in urban education masterplanning
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Steve Strang, the Executive Director of Estates and Sustainability at Exeter College discusses the importance of communication when masterplanning in an urban environment. Steve has worked at the college for 18 years and has played a fundamental role in the creation of the college's 20 year masterplan to redevelop its main campus in Exeter city cen…
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Ep 5: Nicola Janus-Harris | Why reputation management is essential for rural estates
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Nicola Janus-Harris, Head of Agriculture and Rural Estates at international law firm Trowers and Hamlins, explains why ongoing reputation management is important to her clients. She tells podcast host Anna Byles how she has seen it go "horrifically wrong" for clients, when misinformation has spread on social media. Nicola says having a communicatio…
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Ep 4: Anthony Downs | Charrettes: generating trust through community engagement
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Anthony Downs, Estate Director at Hatfield Park in Hertfordshire, and KOR's Managing Director Annette Richman, discuss the need for estates to engage with their local communities. The word charrette is derived from old French to describe how students of architecture were invited to throw their ideas into a charrette, French for cart or chariot. Ant…
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Ep 3: Dr Liz Mattison | The value of proactive communications for landed estates
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Dr Liz Mattison, the Education and Environment Officer at Englefield Estate in Berkshire discusses the importance of estates embarking on a programme of proactive communications. Liz's role involves organising the Estate's annual Schools Days where more than 1500 local pupils visit the Estate. She also coordinates research activities, including wor…
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Ep 2: Paul Osborne | Communicating the vision for sustainable place making
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Paul Osborne, Urban Design Director with LHC Design and Andrew Howard, KOR's Public Affairs specialist discuss how to communicate the vision for entire new communities. Paul has more than 20 years of experience in the industry and is passionate about sustainable placemaking and master planning.By KOR Communications
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Ep 1: Leigh Rix | Building trust: the importance of stakeholder engagement
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Leigh Rix, a consultant from Rix Rural and KOR's Managing Director Annette Richman discuss the importance of consistent communications and engagement when putting land forward for development. Leigh has more than 40 years experience working in the rural estates sector, spending three decades with the National Trust followed by twelve years as Head …
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Operations Manager Hannah takes us on a tour of the new farm walk. The Pineapple Estate has opened up permissive footpaths to allow greater access to the outdoors.By KOR Communications
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Hannah Dyke, Operations Manager at the Pineapple Estate explains her project into carbon capture and how the Estate is aiming to be carbon neutral across its operations.By KOR Communications
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Ep 3: Diversification - from cows to camping
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Operations Manager Hannah Dyke explains when and why the Estate opened a campsite and shop.By KOR Communications
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Ep 2: Diversification - silage pits to self storage
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Director of the Pineapple Estate Andrew Dyke explains the process of diversification from a dairy farm to a thriving rural business park.By KOR Communications
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Director Andrew Dyke explains when the Estate came to be in his family.By KOR Communications
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