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The Pinnacle Youth Award: Final Call!

Just over a week remains to apply for our Pinnacle Youth Award! Open to 18–35 year olds working on Exmoor with a business or business idea, the winner will receive up to £5,000 to grow their venture.

Applying is now even easier with our new online form. Simply follow the link below and tell us about your business! If you need any help with the application, please do get in touch by emailing info@exmoorsociety.com or calling 01398 323335.

This award is all about supporting young people to thrive on Exmoor, showing how beautiful landscapes and livelihoods can work together in a National Park. The closing date is midnight on 31st August 2025.

In the words of 2024 winner Alicia Hockin:
“The Pinnacle Award is such a fantastic opportunity. It’s had a really positive effect on my business, and it could really help you too. Good luck!”

Please do help us spread the word!

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Next month, Routledge Books will be re-publishing two classic books by Ann and Malcolm MacEwen. National Parks: Conservation or Cosmetics? (first published 1982) and Greenprints for the Countryside? The Story of Britain's National Parks (1987).
Gile Roberts, an Exmoor Society member whose family have lived outside Dulverton for many years, joined our Meadows Day celebrations this year and was inspired to write this essay for us. 
Thank you to everyone who attended our 2025 AGM. It was great to meet up with members and to celebrate the winners of our annual awards and competitions.