Muddy News

Photo Call – Fancy a chuckle?

We’ve been getting a bit fed up lately with only seeing grey skies out of the window here at Muddy HQ and felt that we needed a bit of cheering up.  Here are some photos that our members have sent through recently that have made us smile – we hope they do the same for you?

Click on each image to be taken to the person’s profile and find out more!

The Mud Lovers Ball is Back!

Exciting news…our popular Mud Lovers Ball is back and will be held on Saturday 20th October 2012 at Hangar One, Sywell, Northamptonshire – get the date in your diary now!

Traditionally we have held this epic bash annually in the spring time and would regularly attract hundreds of mud lovers from across the UK and Ireland for this good old-fashioned knees up.  Sadly, economic times of late have meant that we have had to cut back the number of events we do and so we won’t be holding one this spring.  However, we have had so many enquiries about when the next ball is that we have decided to continue holding them, but every 18 months rather than every year.

For those of you who haven’t been to this event before, it is not like other balls where you have to book a table with your friends and can easily go along and spend the whole night talking to people you already know.  The Mud Lovers Ball is all about meeting new people and, whilst you are welcome to book with friends, many people come on their own and the whole evening is organised to ensure that you can meet other people with ease.

For photos and feedback from previous balls, please click on the following links: 2011 ball, 2010 ball and 2009 ball.

Save the date – you don’t want to miss out!

Happy Valentines Day!

Just to wish you all a Happy Valentines Day!

You have come in your tens of thousands over the last three days to make the most of the free subscription we gave out on the 11, 12th and 13th Feb.  We very much hope it has been put to good use and that you took up our Muddy Valentines Challenge to try and bag yourself a date for Valentines Day (or thereabouts).  We’ve heard some great feedback so far and know that hundreds of dates have been organised.

We’d love to hear how you got on with the challenge, or how any dates went so please keep in touch!  You can reach us at the usual phone/email contact details but you can also get us on Twitter or Facebook - please use #MuddyValentinesChallenge for Twitter.

Documentary Casting – Gay Farmer Looking for Love?

We have been contacted by a documentary maker looking to make a film about gay farmers.  Please find some information below; if you or anyone you know would be interested in taking part, please get in touch with Christian the producer directly.

Documentary Casting – Gay Farmer Looking for Love?

Award winning production company are currently casting for a proposed one hour documentary that would focus on the story of finding love in the gay farming community.  We would love to hear from any gay farmers who may be interested in being featured.

Any film would accurately and sensitively demonstrate the realities facing gay farmers who live in isolated rural communities, and the difficulties that they might face when searching for a partner in the agricultural world.  The project is currently at the research stage and contacting us would not be a commitment to take part in a film.

If commissioned by the broadcaster, the film would aim to be intimate, without being intrusive, and focused on what is best for the participant.  We understand that this is a personal subject to be looking into, but we want to reassure interested parties that any film would be handled in a sensitive way.

More about us: Windfall Films enjoy an unrivalled reputation for making factually accurate, sensitive and compelling documentaries, and over the years we have won many awards including a BAFTA, an International Emmy, a Grierson award. We are not an ‘entertainment’ TV producer; instead we pride ourselves on making quality films that have a real and important story to tell.

Please contact christian@windfallfilms.com if you would like to know more and we will call you back at a time that is convenient for you.

Photo Call – Mud, Mud Glorious Mud!

Being called ‘Muddy Matches’ we couldn’t resist adding a ‘Photo Call’ containing lots of mud, could we?  So, here are some of our members getting very, very ‘Muddy’ indeed!

If you would like to find out more about them, or maybe send a message wishing them a Happy Christmas, click on the images below to be taken directly to their profile.

*The Muddy Matches Team wish all of you A Very Happy Christmas and New Year!

Our Favourite Muddy Wedding Pics

We have had hundreds of weddings at Muddy Matches and have seen some great wedding pictures but the following three pictures really stood out for us for showing what a muddy wedding should really be about!

Welly Wedding

Nick met his wife at one of our speed dating events back in 2008 and wrote in 2010 to say that they had got married in their wellies.  This is what he had to say:

“Hi guys, Thought you might like to know………. In October 2008 at your speed dating event two wellie wearers met and fell for each other in a big way. We got married last Saturday still in our wellies!”

On Track

Richard and Laura got hitched in style with this impressive tractor as a backdrop for some of their wedding pictures!  Here’s what Richard had to say:

“Hi, I met Laura on the website, we started talking on here in Nov 08, got engaged on Valentines Day 2010 and then we got married on 9 April 2011.  We are now very happy, bought a house etc,  included a picture of us on our wedding day.”

Wedding Hay

Emily wrote in with a picture of her and her husband Sam on their wedding day and this is what she had to say:

“We met on muddy matches 2 and a half years ago and on 18th June 2011 tied the knot! At the time we met, I was living in Cardiff and Sam in Somerset. After 6 months of commuitng to  Somerset every weekend we felt it was about time I moved to live with him and 1200 of his other ladies (Breeding Ewes!) We had the most amazing wedding day with a traditional country wedding in a barn and are looking forward to a long and happy future together.”

Photo call – Fab photos from around the world!

Around the world in…………………..6 photos!!

We’ve found some great snaps taken by our members from various famous locations around the world.  If you would like to find out more about them and their travels, click on the images below – this will take you straight to their profile.

2012 Country Calendar – What’s Going On In Your Region?

We have been working hard updating our Countryside Calendar with details of lots of country shows, equestrian events and other countryside social events for 2012.  Why not take a look to see what’s going on in your region?

If there’s something you think we have missed, drop Jo a line at customercare@muddymatches.co.uk.

Photo Call – Relax, Have Fun and Enjoy a Drink or Two!

Looking forward to the weekend?   Then relax, have fun and enjoy a drink or two!

If you fancy catching up with any of these members and maybe even arranging a drink between yourselves,  click on the images below to take you to that person’s profile so that you can find out more about them!

Blind Date Couple Celebrate Their 20 Year Anniversary

A couple who met on the TV show Blind Date, which was hosted by Cilla Black in the 1980s and 1990s, are about to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary!

Back in 1988 and long before internet dating sites started to spring up in the mid-90s, Alex and Sue Tatham’s eyes met as the screen went back on this much-loved ITV dating show.  They were then whisked away for a medieval banquet date in Ireland before tying the knot 3 years later with Cilla Black as a guest, and this Wednesday they will be celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary!