The Game Fair is a keenly awaited annual event by all those who love the countryside. News of exhibitors, activities and events were reported fully in the national press this year. Click image to read full story.   The Times The Shetland Pony Grand National is always a popular event and it made it on to the pages of The Times in July! The Times also featured the Game Fair on 23 July in the run-up to the event, with a wonderful photograph of working dogs in front of Blenheim Palace The Game Fair also made it onto the list of ...

The Game Fair 2024 at Blenheim Palace saw angling charities helping each other, as bumper attendances brought visitors in their droves to the Get Into Fishing Village. Each year, angling charities are invited to attend The Game Fair – the festival of the great British countryside – to talk about their work, meet other anglers and, in some cases, sell donated tackle. The English Disabled Fly Fishers (EDFF) once again enjoyed a successful show and, in turn, have donated a percentage of their proceeds, amounting to £290, to one of The Game Fair’s official charities for 2024, Tackling Minds. Tackling Minds ...

An impressive £12,034 was raised for The Country Food Trust and Tackling Minds, picked as The Game Fair's official charities this year. The donations were made by visitors who donated through the show’s box office and on the charities’ stands during the show. The money will be split evenly between the two charities to help towards their causes. Tackling Minds is a pioneering non-profit charity that uses fishing as therapy to support mental health. Founder, David Lyons said: "We are incredibly grateful for the fantastic support Tackling Minds received at The Game Fair. Thank you to everyone who attended and generously ...

The Minority Gundog Breed Challenge is in its second year. Retrievers were judged in the morning and spaniels in the afternoon. Retrievers Chesapeake Bay Retrievers: Lisa Murch, Team Captain Curly Coated Retrievers: Sue Margerison, Team Captain Irish Water Spaniels: Judy Hempstead, Team Captain Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers: Sarah Akehurst, Team Captain Results Retrievers Judge Roger Wade. 1st place​ Chesapeake Bay Retrievers ​​ 2nd place​ Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers​ 3rd place ​Irish Water Spaniels​​​​ 4th place​ Curly Coated Retrievers​​​ Highest scoring Retriever: Judy Hempstead with Irish Water Spaniel, ShCh River Forest Irish Eider at Cuvana   Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, ...

The Game Fair Challenge, a 50-bird Sporting clay competition with a layout developed by the E.J.Churchill team, is challenging and great fun. This year the standard was high as ever and the competition fierce on the Subaru Shooting Line at The Game Fair. Results High Gun winner Billy Bourne receives his trophy and a six month lease for an Isuzu DMax High Gun winner was Billy Bourne who wins an Isuzu  DMax Truck for a six month lease plus the Callaghans Fine Art Perpetual Trophy From left to right: Ladies' High Gun winner Toni Dixon, Katrina Midgley ...

Castspro Challenge Trophy The Castspro Challenge Castspro staged a hugely popular selection of baitcasting games and a prestigious competition with cash prizes and a dedicated trophy up for grabs, in the Fishing Village throughout The Game Fair weekend. Hundreds of children and adults tried their hands at a variety of games, from target casting to magnetic crabbing and the fun ’Squids In’ accuracy game. Held near the bridge at the start of the Fishing Village, event competitors were required to underarm cast a weight on a rod into various targets, both on land and in the river. Each competitor ...

The Game Fair returned to the grounds of Blenheim Palace, an architectural jewel and UNESCO World Heritage Site, for the first time in ten years this weekend. Record numbers attended as the sun shone and countryside interests across the board were shared and celebrated in equal measure. Not only did the event organisers have to contend with the effects of the wet winter on the ground of the estate but a major worldwide summit was held at Blenheim Palace in the week leading up to the event and the main build had to be put on hold whilst the estate hosted ...

The Home International Team Competition at the Game Fair gives spectators the opportunity to see top gundogs from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales go head-to-head in a purpose-built arena, complete with authentic cover crops, jumps and water. The competition has been held every year since 1969 and has always been the centrepiece of the gundog events at The Game Fair. On Saturday and Sunday spaniels and retrievers are put through their paces, the former in the morning, the latter in the afternoon. Results 2024 Ireland were victorious in the Home International competition at The Game Fair, with the finals held ...

Italy triumphed in Saturday's Gundog Euro Challenge competition, held in the Marlborough Arena at The Game Fair. Judges: Keith Bedford and Paula Cullis Results Nation Captain Score 1st Italy Allessandra Franchi 544 2nd Germany Jennifer Hirschfeld 534 3rd Belgium Jelle Juysmans 504 4th Eire Jim Collins 501 5th Switzerland Steve Grutter 485 6th Netherlands Benno Wendt 482 7th Great Britain Liz Barnes 465 Highest Scoring Labrador:​ Antonio de Somma with Groowebooster (Italy) ​​​189 Highest Scoring Golden Retriever:​​ Martina Francescon with The Perfect Storm (Italy)​​ 182 Highest Scoring other breed: Kathrin Golze with Chesapeake Bay Retriever Penrose Peatbog Fairy ...

His Grace, The Duke of Marlborough, opened the 66th Game Fair at Blenheim Palace on Thursday morning saying, “Blenheim Palace is not only a historical monument but also a living, breathing estate that embodies the values and traditions that The Game Fair celebrates.” We could not have put it better. Join us as we give you a taste of the show so far as we take a look at some of the country issues discussed at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre and other show highlights. Friday features included Vinnie Jones talking mental health issues and hosting an auction to raise ...

Dick and Angel joined us this morning for a chat with Angel experiencing her first time ever at The Game Fair we asked what her first impressions were. “I’m a city girl, when I first came in, I was so overwhelmed by the style of everyone – I felt like I wanted to be them when I grew up!” The family spent the day yesterday looking around and seem to have taken in a wide range of experiences. Angel commented, “I initially felt a bit out of my comfort zone, the incredible variety of it all – but now I feel ...

The Game Fair and the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) have marked the occasion of the show's return to Blenheim Palace by signing the contract which extends their partnership, underlining the commitment of both organisations to conservation, education and awareness. James Gower, Managing Director of Stable Events, organisers of The Game Fair said, “What better setting and occasion to sign this contract which underlines the relationship between The Game Fair and BASC than here at Blenheim.  It is a truly fitting occasion to celebrate the signing today. “The last few years have demonstrated this exceptional partnership and we are ...

It was a home run for England in Friday's HPR (Hunt, Point, Retrievers) Home International Competition. England Team Captain and handler Andrew Farley won Top Individual Dog with his German Shorthaired Pointer bitch, Against All Odds. Handler Jason Froome of the English team won Top Retrieve Dog with Vizellven eks wizard A.I, a Hungarian Vizsla dog. Top Hunting Dog was awarded to Ray Behan of Ireland , with Ballyowen Belle, a German Longhaired Pointer Bitch. The victorious England HPR team In second place the Welsh HPR team In third place Ireland In fourth place ...

Actor, presenter and former professional footballer, Vinnie Jones took to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre stage to host the auction of a beautifully carved stick by famed stick maker Simon Heath, in aid of Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust. Vinnie told the packed theatre that mental health and the countryside was extremely important to him and especially young men and women who can be isolated and really need support.  “Country people look after country people; we can all have difficult times and this charity has saved lives” he explained. The stick which depicts a hedgehog as its handle was auctioned by Andrew ...

The sun shone on the contestants in the BFCC (British Fly Casting Club) Competitions at The Game Fair, held on the banks of the River Glyme at Blenheim Palace. Martyn Cordingley swept the board, winning all three categories: Single handed Trout Distance, Trout Accuracy and Double Handed Overhead Salmon. I asked Martyn his secret. He said: "I've been fishing all my life and started about the age of six." Where would be his dream place to fish? "On the Tweed, every time." Martyn Cordingley receiving his prize from Tracy Thomas of the BFCC Juniors In the Junior section, Matt ...

It’s Game Fair Eve and the site is buzzing with people in high viz, beautiful calm gundogs surveying the grounds and a real feel of excitement in the air. If you are planning to come to The Game Fair, you might have a pretty good idea of what you want to do but here is our list of the things you should really try to see if you can squeeze them in along with your own to-do list. Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre There’s a lot going on in the countryside of national interest and importance at the moment, so much ...

There's just one month to go until the UK’s largest celebration of the countryside, The Game Fair, descends on the stunning grounds of Blenheim Palace, 26 – 28 July! Will you be there to join us for a three-day countryside extravaganza? There is something for everyone at The Game Fair; shooting, gundogs, debates, exhibitors, fine art, archery, fishing, cooking demonstrations, celebrities, camping and glamping, VIP treatment, falconry, hounds – everything and anything related to the countryside is at your fingertips at The Game Fair. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, we are here to persuade you! The Subaru Shooting Line ...