FEATURE
So it was left to The Game Fair to remind exhibitors and visitors alike what a good national countryside event actually was.
So exh nat
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hugely influential lifestyle Te last to declare, it was
the first to actually stage an event in early June 2016. While it was well
received for its atmosphere and quality, it failed to
attract the desired numbers and the 2017 event has subsequently been pulled. Tere was even a plan by a company
called Seasoned Days, backed by Bourne
PublishingGroup plus the NationalGamekeeper’s Organisation and the Game&Wildlife
ConservationTrust, for a venture intriguingly titledTeGame Shoot Gathering at Belvoir Castle.
However, this was
over almost before it had begun,with a decision taken to cancel it until 2017 – although T&G is still awaiting formal confirmation that it will actually take place this spring.
rm Famously, of course,Wes
Stanton’s UKGame Fair pulled out of the running with just a few weeks to go, angering many who had nailed their colours to the mast of the first out of the blocks. So it was left toTeGame
Fair to remind exhibitors and visitors alike what a good national countryside event was. So,with plans in the offing
for 2017, it appears thatTe Game Fair, this year set for a new venue atHatfieldHouse in Hertfordshire,will be the last man standing in the battle.
Game FairMD James Gower has big plans for the 2017 venue.
Holding its nerve
With so many organisations vying for big slices of the once- unbroken pie, how didTe Game Fair emerge victorious? How did the team – many of
whom had witnessed the demise of the CLAGame Fair – stay on course? Managing director James
Gower has no doubts. He revealed: “We were
confident from the outset.We had the knowledge and skills that came with the CLA team that joined us but we were able to add commercial acumen and
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