Shooting Gazette

FRANK COLES “COUNTRYMAN”

Assistant gamekeeper/ head beater/ right-hand man of the Folksworth Manor Farm Shoot, Huntingdonshire.

Throughout the UK travels of Spider’s Appeal we have had the privilege and pleasure of meeting dedicated countryfolk who, as caring guardians, work modestly in close partnership with the countryside to produce benefits enjoyed by us all, and none more so than Frank Coles, writes Barry

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