Several CLA North staff and members have published their personal recollections of the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak on their website.
 
Ten years ago, the members of the current team at CLA North were in a variety of jobs, in a range of businesses, but all gathering the experience that is proving so valuable to members today.
 
At the time the CLA’s regional office was based in the Stable Yard at Dalton Hall, Burton-in-Kendal, protected by disinfectant mats and a strict bio-security regime. The office quickly became an unofficial but effective foot and mouth operations centre and a channel between MAFF and members.
 
None will forget the dark days of 2001. The mere mention of foot and mouth disease brings memories flooding back – and a sense of dread. The staff have therefore put together a few recollections and reproduced them on the website, in the hope that it will help people to contemplate their own experiences, and help inform others who were not involved at the time.
 
To view see http://tinyurl.com/6bjpts2 or go to the North West regional pages at www.cla.org.uk