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…
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SPONSORED: The Game Fair – the event of the 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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How will Covid affect the biggest shooting events in 2021?
The Northern Shooting Show and the British Shooting Show have cancelled although the Game Fair looks set to continue. The organisers of the Northern Shooting Show have announced that the show planned in May 2021 has had to be cancelled. The organisers…
The Country Food Trust appointed as official Charity of The Game Fair 2021
Thousands facing food poverty are set to benefit from a new partnership between The Game Fair and The Country Food Trust. The Country Food Trust, founded in 2015 to help feed people who live in food poverty in the UK…
How will field sports do during the recession?
Roger Williams suggests that UK field sports have the strength to weather the recently announced recession, and are well placed compared to international rivals. The UK has suffered a 20.4 per cent decline in output during the second quarter of…
Tagged with: coronavirus, countryside, economy, field sports, game fair, international, lockdown, pandemic, recession, roger williams, uk
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BREAKING: Game Fair 2020 postponed
The Game Fair 2020 has been postponed. An official statement due imminently is expected to confirm new July dates next year in the event’s regular slot. Gun Trade News managed to speak to the Managing Director of The Game Fair, James Gower, who…
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Now three shooting shows on one weekend!
The Game Fair has been rescheduled to September, meaning there are now three shooting shows taking place one one weekend! The Game Fair, one of the UK’s largest and best-established country fairs, has today announced that it will be postponing…
Mat Manning talks the changing landscape of shooting events
Mat Manning catches up with industry stalwarts to see what airgun exhibitors make of the shifting show scene. Shooting shows and events are changing and many businesses are switching from outdoor fairs to indoor exhibition halls. Game fairs, shooting shows…
SGC Back The Game Fair
The Sportsman Gun Centre has penned a new and improved contract to cement its ongoing relationship with The Game Fair, calling it an “ideal way of introducing the next generation of country and country sports enthusiasts.” Aboo Cattran commented: “TGF…
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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…
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