A month removed, Airgun shooters flocked to this year’s Game Fair and Mat Manning reckons the big industry players missed a trick by not showing up to greet them. The Game Fair returned in spectacular fashion last month, recording its…
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Mat Manning on the lack of airgun companies at the Game Fair 2021
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Top 10 things to do at The GWCT Scottish Game Fair 2021
A spectacular celebration of conservation and the countryside for over three decades, The GWCT Scottish Game Fair, sponsored by NFU Mutual, will return to Scone Palace in Perthshire this year from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 September, for its 32nd…
Tagged with: conservation, countryside, deer stalking, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, game fair, game shooting, gundog, GWCT, shooting
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The Country Girls UK shortlisted at The Rural Business Awards
Just eight months after launching, The Country Girls UK have been shortlisted for the Best Rural and Outdoor Pursuits Business in the North. The Rural Business Awards 2021/2022, in partnership with Amazon, will mark the Awards’ seventh year of celebrating…
Tagged with: business, game fair, outdoor, rural, rural business, rural business awards, the country girls uk
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Ticket sales for The Game Fair 2021 soar
As life returns to normal, the green wellie brigade is gearing up for The Game Fair, taking place from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 July at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire, like never before! With some much-needed light at the end…
GTN interview: Game Fair’s James Gower
James Gower is the dynamic presence behind the Game Fair, our most eagerly anticipated country event. He tells Steve Faragher what to expect this year, and how they overcame uncertainty. SF: I’ve never been to The Game Fair before. Tell…
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SPONSORED: The Game Fair is back. 23-25th July, Ragley Hall.
The Game Fair may be the first opportunity for visitors to get hands-on with the latest kit and product with money in their pockets. The Game Fair has received the official ‘We’re Good to Go’ certification from VisitBritain, the industry…
SPONSORED: The Game Fair – the event of the summer!
It’s time to celebrate, as Prime Minster Boris Johnson outlined in his roadmap to recovery, The Game Fair along with all other events was given the green the light to run as planned from the 23rd -25th July at Ragley…
Tagged with: CPSA, game fair, gunmakers, highland outdoors, hull cartridge, ragley hall, shooting times, summer
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Quick Quiz: Lee Hurst
Our new regular quiz where we ask a leading industry figure some daft and not-so-daft questions and find out a bit more about them. Please tell us who you are and who you work for My name is Lee Hurst…
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GTA’s Simon West on lockdown and Brexit
Simon West, head of the Gun Trade Association, argues that we must use any time afforded us by lockdown to get our ducks in a row, or else we risk losing any progress made by a successful Brexit. It’s easy…
Tagged with: 4x4, airguns, Brexit, british shooting sports council, cabinet, clothing, firearms safety, game fair, gun trade association, guns, kit, lockdown, seasons, shooting, simon west
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Caroline Roddis on game meat for Christmas
Our media analyst Caroline Roddis bravely takes a peek into a budget supermarket’s Christmas food offerings and returns surprisingly impressed. Wasn’t it lovely to see James Martin ambling around the Game Fair back in July? The chef spent most of…
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