Country christmas catalogue 2014

2014

the art of country life

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Welcome to Society Card’s carefully chosen range of exclusive Christmas cards and gifts for country lovers. Our cards feature original designs from leading British artists.

Square Cards: 153x153mm (6x6�)

Apart from books, EVERYTHING we sell is Made in Britain. We are a small family business and very grateful to the customers who buy from us every year.

Everything you buy from us includes a donation to five charities that offer practical help to people living and working in British farming communities. Our charity partners are the Addington Fund, The Farming Community Network (FCN), Marie Curie Cancer Care, R.A.B.I and RSABI.

Cracker Jack by David Feather CSC14 Pack of 6 Courtesy of www.ddfa.com

What better way to send festive greetings to your family and friends this Christmas?

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Double Trouble by David Feather CDF14 Pack of 6 Courtesy of www.ddfa.com

Also great for thank you cards!

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Country Christmas by Paperishly Blank for your personal message CCP14 Pack of 6

Medium Cards: 130x178mm (5x7”)

Packs of 6

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Meg Keeps Watch by John Silver CKS14 Pack of 6 ©2014 Washington Green Licensing

Woodcock in the Snow by Jason Lowes CWL14 Pack of 6

Winter Frolics by Rosemary Sarah Welch RWH14 Pack of 6

Shetlands in the Snow by Leslie Stones CMB14 Pack of 6

Wintering Out* by Anthony Forster CWF14 Pack of 6 40 pence from each pack of cards sold is shared equally between our charity partners (page 4)

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*Sold by the artist previously we are delighted to share them with our customers.

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Winter Sheep* by Andrew Hutchinson CWH14 Pack of 6

Yorkshire born artist Andrew Hutchinson is a wildlife artist who uses his skill as a painter to celebrate the beauty of the natural world around him. Many more of us have been added to his wide and loyal following after seeing his illustrations for Taylor’s of Harrogate’s iconic “Yorkshire Tea” brand.

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Slim Card: 105x201mm (4x8”)

Home Farm at Christmas by Bernard Willington CDL14 Pack of 6

£4.50 for 6

Cards and gifts that care…

Society Cards, a family business, donates the following to our charity partners: • 40p from each pack of cards • 60p from each Bargain Pack • 50p from books, gifts, dvds, costing up to £10 • £1 for those costing £10 to £20 To add a donation to one charity simply call us on 0844 800 2715 with your order, the charity name and the amount of your gift.

Three charities, the Addington Fund, FCN and the R.A.B.I. work together as Farming Help. Each charity provides different but complementary support to meet a range of needs in rural communities from homelessness to retraining. The RSABI performs a similar role for the whole of Scotland. Run by small teams

of dedicated staff, the work of these charities transforms the lives of thousands of people every year.

Access to health services can be limited if you live in the country. Marie Curie Cancer Care provides practical and emotional support to terminally ill people and their carers across 95% of the UK. Their services are free for users and, as anyone who has experience of their work knows, invaluable.

We believe that our five charity partners provide outstanding and effective help to people living and working in the British countryside. Thankyou for enabling us to support them.

FCN

RABI Registered Charity No. 208858

Registered Charity No. 1095919

MCC Registered Charity Nos 207994 & SCO38731

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Registered Charity No. SCO09828

ADF Registered Charity No. 1097092

RSABI Funds raised are shared equally between our five charity partners.

Large Cards: 156x204mm (6x8”)

Packs of 6

Cattle Grazing at Ambleside by John Wood CJW14 Pack of 6

Stags Crossing by Martin Ridley CSR14 Pack of 6

Pheasant Finery by Martin Ridley CPR14 Pack of 6

Sheep Trail by Steven Binks CSB14 Pack of 6

£4.75 for 6 All cards contain the greeting

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Our generously sized cards make an impact but are all STANDARD POST. 5

Bargain Packs

Our bestsellers! Special collections of your favourite designs.

Highland Collection BPH14 Pack of 24

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Winter Feed Collection BPW14 Pack of 24

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Shepherd’s Collection

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Only 54p per card!

Gifts

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Cartridge Cufflinks

Fun and practical present for shooting enthusiasts, country lovers and sporting teenagers, these cufflinks are made from Nylon with a Gold-Plated chain. Each pair is packaged in a Real Blank Genuine Cartridge sealed by a metal cap. Dimensions: 18x8mm Also available in CSCRD14 Cartridge Cufflinks – Red £8.95 CSCBL14 Cartridge Cufflinks – Blue £8.95 CSCWN14 Cartridge Cufflinks – Wine £8.95

CSCBK14 Cartridge Cufflinks – Black £8.95

Ball Cuffinks

The new elasticated knot and so much easier to put on, these cuffinks are made from Nylon and the joining bar is made from Brass and Silver Plated. Great gift for gents of all ages. Each pair is packaged in wood-effect box, ready to give. Diameter 10 mm with joining bar 12mm.

Also available in CSBBK14 Ball Cufflinks – Black £8.95 CSBGR14 Ball Cufflinks – Green £8.95

CSBRD14 Ball Cufflinks – Red £8.95 CSBBL14 Ball Cufflinks – Blue £8.95

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Mutton once took pride of place on every dining table up and down the country.

It was the nation’s favourite dish. It fed us all, from peasant to King.

Wit and Wisdom from the Nation’s Favourite Dairy Farmer

Whatever happened to it?

by Bob Kennard with a foreward by HRH Prince of Wales A fascinating history of mutton describing Bob Kennard its impact on the Foreword by HRH Prince of Wales landscape and culture of the UK. It includes: what’s a wether, mutton as a super-meat, mutton farming round the world, how sheep have shaped the landscape, mutton recipes, braxy ham, salt marsh mutton, butchery tips, lists of mutton breeds and a directory of suppliers.

Hardback 224pp 246x189mm (9.7x7.4”) BMUM14 £20 •

by Roger Evans Roger Evans, everyone’s favourite dairy and poultry farmer, is back with his daily account of rural life, full of laughter, Roger Evans grumbles and witty observations about what makes life tick in the real countryside. From his own farmyard, or looking down on his village from his tractor, or on a stool in the local pub, Roger tells it like it is.

Hardback 192pp 216x138mm (8.5x5.4”) BMUT14 £12

Bob Kennard explains the decline of this nutritious and lucrative commodity which once made men rich and kept them healthy.

But more importantly, he explains why mutton is now poised to make a come-back.

Its extraordinary health and environmental benefits are at last being recognised.

In Much Ado About Mutton, the author includes all the latest information:

• Where to buy mutton today • What to look for in a cut of mutton • Modern and traditional mutton recipes • Appraisal of the best mutton breeds • Directory of UK sheep breeds • Mutton farming around the world • Mutton in literature • Braxy ham, salt marsh mutton, reestit mutton

• Mutton’s benefits to the environment • New findings: mutton as a super-meat?

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by Theo Pike A practical guide to over 40 different species Theo Pike including what action you can take and who to contact. A must-have for gardeners, farmers and anyone working on the land. Wire-bound 150x115mm (5.9x4.5”) BMUB14 £7.99

It includes: up-to-date proofing law, game licences, shot size advice for all the species, best practice for despatch and carriage of game, shooting season dates.

And for the relative newcomer, much invaluable advice: what to expect from a shooting day your responsibilities usual shoot rules dress code shooting terms explained gundog handling gun safety checklist of what to take plus many sound tips on how to ensure an enjoyable sporting day for you and your fellow guns.

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The collective nouns of animals and birds have long and journalist Tony Francis visits the places inspired and intriguedBroadcaster us.

Many have their roots in and the people who live in 50 remarkable villages... medieval times, in particular applied to those creatures one that’s falling into the sea hunted by man, and subject to Tony Francis has produced andthe etiquette of their proper another not as real as it appears presented more than 500 countryside group names. a tiny island community in the Thames

by Steve Palin • • • This beautifully • • illustrated little book • • • celebrates the collective • • nouns of animals and birds. Perfect for lovers The ColleCTive NouNs of ANimAls ANd Birds of quizzes, crossword Steve Palin puzzles and the English language.

Hardback 112pp 17cmx14cm (6.6x5.6 inches) BMUA14 £7.99 and wildlife programmes for TV, including the award-winning series Author Steve Palin has Heart of the Country. He has been a regular columnist with the Sunday beautifully illustrated and Times and Daily Telegraph on rural given the background to about and sporting matters. A high profile sports presenter on ITV, he hasfifty different animals and covered many football World Cups, birds with interesting collective Olympic Games and England cricket nouns – and listed 420 of them tours. He ran his own television in his glossary. production company for 24 years.

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appeal to all those with a fascination for the English language, those who want the answers for quizzes and crossword puzzles, and those with an interest in animals and birds.

Front cover: Photograph by Paul Lemons.

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It includes: up-to-date proofing law, game licences, The Essential Handbook for the Sporting Gun shot size advice for all species, despatch and carriage of game, shooting season dates. Packed with invaluable advice eg what to expect from a shooting day, gun safety and a checklist of what to take. Paperback 192pp 198x129mm (7.8x5.1”) BMUG14 £7.99 10/06/2014 14:21

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England and Wales are brimming with them. Not the traditional honeypots we’ve all seen before, but extraordinary places with bizarre tales to tell.

In this fascinating collection, Tony Francis, presenter and producer of ITV’s much-loved series, Heart of the Country, gathers together photographs and stories of 50 extraordinary villages he has visited on his travels around the country.

by Tony Francis, the presenter and producer of ITV’s much-loved series, Heart of the Tony Francis Country, gathers togethers photographs and fascinating stories of 50 of the extraordinary villages in England and Wales he has visited in 24 years of film making. A superb gift for lovers of the British Isles.

Hardback 224 pp 214x230mm (8.4x9.1”) BMUE14 £14.99 Some of them look innocent enough, but appearances can be deceptive.

What are the secrets behind the windows of Woburn, the manor house of Badby, the quintessentially English village of Turville?

What problems simmer between neighbouring communities Trefor and Froncycsyllte, Hallerton and Medbourne and West and East Purton?

What challenges face the inhabitants of Jackfield, Aldbrough, Stilton and Arnside?

TV presenter and journalist

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DVDs

Books and DVDs

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Mad About Vintage Harvesting

A gathering of enthusiasts who own, renovate or just love vintage combines, threshing drums, binders, balers, and other harvesting equipment. Filmed over three years, we know many of you will enjoy the rare harvester examples from Holt, Claas, International and Massey Harris, plus some of John Deere’s finest.

80mins.

PTVH14 £15.95

Farming With Classic Machinery

Micky Smith loves tractors and machinery from the classic era. But he doesn’t just collect them, he still uses them on his farm. You won’t see a new tractor here! This DVD follows Micky’s farming year with many of his machines from the 1970s and 80s in operation. 80 mins. (from October) PTCF14 £15.95

Just Jane Lancaster Experience (fourth

in series) At the heart of the Aviation Heritage Centre’s tributes to Bomber Command is Lancaster NX611, ‘Just Jane’, owned by farming brothers Fred and Harold Panton, in memory of their brother Christopher who crashed over Germany in a Halifax bomber. This souvenir DVD takes you on an unmissable tour through this magnificent aircraft and its Lincolnshire home. 90 mins.

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A Farming Year in 1955

Another bestseller featuring a farming family working on the Fenland border of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, this evocative film takes you through a full year at Home Farm. Gangs of men and women are seen hard at work in the fields, doing jobs that have now long since been mechanised. 55 mins.

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Mad About Vintage Tractors

Owners of old farming equipment will understand why Robbie Thorpe has collected more than 40 different tractors from over a dozen manufacturers, from post-war Little Grey Fergies and ‘sit up and beg’ E27N Fordson Majors to row-crop John Deeres and David Browns. Unique footage of the vehicles at work makes this the perfect gift for anyone who shares his passion. 104 mins PTMA14 £15.95

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Farming in Father’s Day

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This hugely enjoyable bestseller captures a style of farming that has gone forever through the eyes of a Fenland farmer, an enthusiastic user of new machinery and great fan of heavy horses, as he and his sons adjust to country life in the 1940s and 50s. 55 mins

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Gifts

Stamford Notebooks

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SNBK14 Black Buckram £14.95 SNBP14 Bright Pink £14.95 SNDB14 Dark Blue £14.95

SNYG14 Yellow Gardeners £14.95 SNBA14 Blue Anglers £14.95 SNRG14 Red Golfers £14.95

We can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t love to find one of these in their stocking! Hand bound in Lincolnshire with a luxury cloth hardback cover and high quality paper milled in Scotland.

All have ruled pages to capture everyday notes, thoughts, ideas and memories.

We have chosen three special editions* for people with specific hobbies. Same interior, attractively decorated title page and design on the back cover.

Pocket size 92x144mm (just smaller than A6) with 176 ruled pages.

Soaps Wellington Boot Soap

Especially good for the muddy bits! Great for welly wearers both young and old, we couldn’t resist this pack of 2 x75g triple milled soaps made with love in Scotland

by Scottish Fine Soaps.

SFWG14 Green SFWP14 Pink

£4.50 £4.50

Luxury Soap Egg Box See back page for more gorgeous gifts for women.

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For people who love hens, eggs and the scent of freshly washed cotton. 4x80g white egg-shaped triple milled soaps in a beautiful presentation box made with love in Scotland by Scottish Fine Soaps.

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£12.50

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Gorgeous gift in three lovely fragrances. Contains Hand & Nail Cream 75ml, Toning Wash 75ml, Body Cream 75ml and Luxury Soap 40g made with love in Scotland by Scottish Fine Soaps. All you need to look and smell fabulous.

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