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One of Britain’s biggest rural spectaculars will lure 140,000 visitors to the Belvoir Estate...
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he CLA Game Fair is returning to Belvoir Castle and more than 140,000 people are expected to attend the
three-day event which is Britain’s biggest celebration of the countryside. Director Andrew Crawford says: “The CLA Game Fair is a firm favourite in the countryside calendar. Many Nottinghamshire people have visited in the past and we look forward to welcoming them again.” New attractions at the 2012 fair include the CLA Gundog of the Year, an open competition with the chance to win use of a Subaru Outlander for 12 months, and the first-ever Great British Championship of Stihl Timbersports - a chainsaw-wielding, lumberjack skills spectacular. Many of the fair’s attractions take place on all three days of the show to ensure visitors don’t miss out. In Gunmakers’ Row, gun enthusiasts are able to examine the latest shooting equipment. The fair hosts the largest fishing event in the UK, with 100 of the leading fishing retailers in Fisherman’s Village and a “try before you buy” rod-testing area. World-class experts will compete in the International Spey Casting Championship.
Hooked on Horses, for equestrian enthusiasts, will include a mini-ring for riding demonstrations, advice and displays. Visitors can learn about falconry, bet on ferret racing and meet the hounds during their daily parade through the main arena. The Kennel Club will be on hand with advice, nutrition and breed information, including eye testing and micro-chipping services. The CLA Game Fair shopping extravaganza will incluude 1,000 traders from fine art galleries to gardening and fashion outlets to fishing tackle vendors. On the Fr i d ay of the show, July 20, Defra ministers and Opposition MPs are set to debate countryside issues in the CLA Game Fair Theatre. The CLA President’s Debate kicks off a popular series of rural debates and discussions and is always a lively affair. The Fish for a Fortune contest will be starting at one of Belvoir’s lakes. Mr Crawford said: “The lake will have a netted-off area stocked with 300lb of bream, carp and tench of mixed sizes. One of the fish will be tagged and the lucky person who catches it will be £10,000 the richer. Even if the tagged fish is not caught, we guarantee the cash will be won. We will put the names of the people who have landed untagged fish into a draw for the big prize. “Fish for a Fortune is part of our ongoing
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commitment to upping the profile of fishing at the CLA Game Fair.” On Friday evening, there will be a gala in the main arena in aid of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity. Expect plenty of smoke and noise. A flypast by a Spitfire is also planned. Guardsman Jack Davies of the Coldstream Guards, now in a wheelchair following action in Afghanistan, will take the salute as the Newark and Sherwood Concert Band leads an atmospheric Sunset Ceremony. S a t u rd ay , 21 July, will be Ladies’ D ay.
Fashion experts from The Lady magazine will be out and about spotting elegantly and fashionably dressed women who will be asked to attend a presentation at The Lady’s stand. One contender will win a trip on the Orient Express. CLA Game Fair marketing and show
development manager Catherine Tytherleigh
said: “We wanted to do something fun, fashionable and specially for women at the CLA Game Fair.” Visitors to The Lady stand will also be able to enjoy a display of famous issues of the magazine, and a talk on what to wear at modern events by the magazine’s social etiquette editor Thomas Blaikie. On S u n d ay , July 22, in a new arena, the CLA Gundog of the Year competition will be coming to an end. It is open to all gundogs that have won a Kennel Club Field Trial Award or have passed an Open Working Test or come with the endorsement of a gamekeeper who has worked with the dog on a shoot. The fair’s head of sponsorship Paul Olavesen-Stabb said: “The contest will take place every day. The winner will drive away in a Subaru Outback diesel car which will be theirs to use for 12 months.”
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