Archive for the ‘Rural Dating News’ Category

Featured Member Anna 25, Lincolnshire

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Anna 25 Lincolnshire
Anna 25 Lincolnshire

Message Anna.

Read Anna’s Farmer Wants a Wife profile below ;

I’m 24, friendly, fun loving, with a great sense of humour. I really love going out and meeting new and interesting people. I work as a secretary for a local firm, and was bought up on my father’s sheep farm. I spend my weekends with friends doing the usual, drinks, pubs and clubs. I love a man who can make me laugh! Hope to here from you soon!

KissingGates.com Featured in Mail On Sunday!

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Kissinggates.com featured in the Mail on Sunday within the Business Enterprise section, this acknowledgement shows the growing popularity of Kissinggates.com as a Single Farmers Dating Website. Read more on the Mail on Sunday sister website for the countryside love story.

KissingGates.com Sponsor 3 Peak Challenge

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

KissingGates.com are proud to sponsor 5 single farmers who completed the 3 Peak Challenge in 21 hours 14 minutes which is a very good time and something to be really proud of. The 3 peaks involves ascending and descending the highest 3 peaks in the UK which are Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales within 24 hours. On top of this the team had to drive the distance between mountains and negotiate sheep, highland cattle, fog / rain and cramp!

The £200 donated will go to Marie Curie Cancer Care, who provide high quality nursing to cancer patients.

For more information and to sponsor Rick Davies of Velcourt, Ian Matts of Yara, Alec Mercer of Mercer Farming, James Vestbirk of Church Farm and James Thornalley of Fen Farm please visit Just Giving.  

Raw Business Magazine Feature Kissinggates!

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

James Vestbirk, founder of KissingGates.com (a rural dating website), talked to Raw Business about the practicalities and difficulties of running a “Farmer Wants a Wife” business in a rural area. James discussed his family farm, countryside life and rural broadband access which is a real issue for our members who live in remote areas. We have recently revised design elements in Kissinggates.com to improve the load speed for members who are suffering because of poor Internet access.

Kissinggates.com Launches New Farm Contractor Website

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Rural Contractor Search and Find Logo

At Kissinggates.com are committed to constantly improving life in the countryside, Kissinggates.com has helped thousands of members find love by Countryside Dating and as such we have just launched a Farm and Rural Contractor Search and Find Website which allows Farmers and Contractors to message each other and share services online free.

The overall aim is for Rural Contractor.co.uk to become the UK’s first completely free Farm and Rural Contractor Search and Find Database which is designed and built by farmers for farmers.

This practical vehicle will allow farmers to advertise their services as contractors and contractors to be easily found and to therefore improve communications between both parties.

National Press Seeks Countryside Heroes

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Kissinggates.com is working with media groups to find countryside heroes to feature in a piece in the Daily Express Newspaper.

We are looking for people who have done something significant to help others in their rural area, this could be a friend, neighbour or relative who has continually made a difference to people from your rural community. Either by Crime Fighting, Pet Rescuing, Fire Fighting, the crazier the story the better!

Send your stories to James@RuralDating.co.uk and lets be proud of our Countryside Heroes.

What can you do on KissingGates.com?

Monday, June 14th, 2010

We wanted to explain some of the features available to our Full Members of Kissinggates.com, the home of Single Farmers dating. All of these have been designed with the purpose of helping you find someone new, be it for a relationship or Country Friends.

  • Our Recommended Members feature. Get a personalised list of matches based on the profiles you visit, who you wink at and who you add to your favourites!
  • Perform more detailed Full Searches of our Members, including postcode-based distance searches.
  • Send Messages to other Members and read the messages in your Inbox.
  • Use the Instant Messaging system to chat to other Members who are online at the same time as you.
  • Upload a photo via your webcam which we will time stamp, showing other Members is it a genuine recent photo.
  • Upload a video profile. Show Members the real you by telling them a little about yourself and what you’re looking for.
  • View additional photos of other Members and add up to nine more of your own.With all these additional features it makes KissingGates.com a far more exciting place to be, as long as you make the most of them!
  • Kissinggates.com Press Coverage

    Friday, June 4th, 2010

    This week Kissinggates.com was featured in the Target and Horncastle News following the public announcement our founder James Vestbirk is to become an Ambassador for Enterprise UK, to help inspire others rural businesses.

    Rural Broadband Access Prioritised

    Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

    Living in the countryside can mean your political voice is often not heard; business and governments have often neglected the rural area in favour of focusing on densely populated urban areas. However in the pre-election promises, rural broadband was a priority and we are starting to see pledges turn into actions towards achieving this. The importance of a successful broadband network should not be underestimated, it allows people who live remotely an opportunity to use dating services such as Kissinggates.com. Our focus is bringing together single farmers into a portal and subsequently a large database of women follow who are looking for farmer wants a wife.

    Many rural areas have little or no broadband access which is particularly problematic for businesses who rely on modern technology such as broadband in order to develop their business, this is very relevant to farmers who now have to submit many documents online to manage stock movements, claim subsidies etc. A recent report identified rural parts of the country should receive priority when it comes to the roll out of super fast broadband, which will come as excellent news for many single farmers. 

    This is something we have long campaigned for and rural broadband has and will continue to be a major issue in the countryside, for business to thrive in these areas there needs to be a real commitment to improve our core UK infrastructure, which will in turn increase business activity in the countryside. It will also help to keep the under 30 generation which rely on broadband for communication in the countryside.

    How long do families farm for?

    Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

    Farming is one of the oldest industries, in the bible Jesus is described as a shepherd and ever since we have moved from wondering the countryside to settling in towns agriculture has evolved into a fast moving, highly innovative industry where science meets tradition.

    However the rural community is currently feeling some pressure to evolve socially, farming and agriculture have traditionally embraced change- generally it has led to lower costs and less work on the farm. However there is a greater degree of resistance to social change in the rural community. Living and working in the countryside is very difficult, it can be regarded idealistically however the day to day life can be lonely and boring. That is why it is important to provide services so people can find partners and country friends. Kissinggates.com solves some of the problem of social dating, and finding a partner. We found during the recession a dramatic increase in  peoplestaying in leading to a mass closure of rural pubs. These difficult times meant more and more people wanted to share the burden of their problems, and that is where Kissinggates.com came in, a country friend finding service. It is free and safe to register on Kissinggates.com and the home of rural dating.