Following the invasion of Ukraine, The Country Food Trust – this year’s chosen charity for The Game Fair, has launched a dedicated Ukraine appeal to raise funds and send meals to those in need. Its nutritional pouches were perfect for the conditions being experienced in the crisis as they need no refrigeration and can be eaten either cold or, if heated amongst other ways as rudimentary as a pot of river water over an open fire. The Country food Trust also successfully completed a bespoke run that included pasta to provide a comprehensive, complete meal. The campaign raised enough funds ...

The Game Fair 2022 is just around the corner and the team at Welligogs HQ is getting super excited, as they explain: “We just love the atmosphere at the show and especially the Ladies Day Best Dressed Competition! Each year we are the proud sponsors of the competition, and it is a fabulous time to have a glass of fizz, enjoy meeting lots of lovely people, and of course observing incredible outfits. “This year we are even more thrilled as we will be teaming up with Mackenzie & George to allocate the first-place prize! The winner ...

The Game Fair has announced that The Country Food Trust, founded in 2015, to provide free, nutritious game-based meals to those in food poverty, is its charity partner for the 2022 event. The two organisations partnered for the first time in 2021, and this year the aim is to raise even more money to help the charity feed more people in need. The Country Food Trust is a registered charity which donates game-based meals to some of the 8.4 million people in food poverty in the UK. The charity’s focus is on providing people with free ...

Visitors to the Scottish, English and Welsh Game Fairs are being invited to stretch themselves in a bid to become the ultimate casting champion. To be with a chance of qualifying for the Grand Final, to be staged at the GWCT Welsh Game Fair at Vaynol estate in September, participants will be challenged over three key disciplines – salmon and trout distance and a fly-casting accuracy contest. The top scorers from these events at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair – being held at Scone Palace from July 1sy to 3rd – The Game Fair at Ragley ...

The UK’s latest innovative platform for new and used shotguns, rifles, air guns and sporting equipment – Gunroom.digital – will be live and in-person at this summer’s Game Fair. Gunroom.digital was designed and created to use the power of modern technology to create a system that supports anyone from the general public wanting to sell their shotgun to large multilocation RFDs that need a fully integrated firearms register. With the current o social media restrictions on advertising shotguns, rifles and airguns, people can no longer advertise these items for free to thousands of people and instead ...

Take a Friend Fishing is back for spring and summer 2022, giving even more people the chance to get out fishing with a friend or relative. Building on the continued success of the 2020 and 2021 campaigns, Take a Friend Fishing will cover both The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday and the summer holidays. To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee week, between Saturday 28th May to Sunday 5th June (inclusive), existing fishing licence holders can register for a FREE one-day fishing licence from the Environment Agency at www.takeafriendfishing.co.uk to take someone they know fishing. To take advantage of the summer holidays and National Fishing month, between Monday 1st August to ...

Oliver Preston has been a cartoonist for more than 25 years, publishing 20 books and helping people enjoy a laugh and a smile with his engaging and well-observed works. As he prepares to return to this summer’s Game Fair after a five-year absence, Trade News caught up with him to find out more… TGF: How did you start in this business? Oliver Preston: I am very lucky. The art came from the Swiss side of my family, the humour from my British father. I have always thought that if it was the other way round, I wouldn’t ...

Looking to entertain guests during your visit to the Game Fair? Why not contact the Ragley Events Team to discuss the exclusive hospitality packages the hall offers throughout The Game Fair weekend? From fine dining in the 17th century Great Hall to champagne receptions in the Victorian Rose Gardens, the event venues at Ragley make the perfect setting to relax and entertain as you overlook the event. Whilst the masses enjoy the many activities on site, give your guests a taste of the VIP treatment with a private reception in one of the spectacular state rooms. ...

The Canal and River Trust, the charity which looks after many of our waterways, is also the organisation behind the hugely popular ‘have-a-go’ fishing at The Game Fair. Once again, this summer, the beautiful lake at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire will be the venue for anyone keen to catch their first fish – or get a bit of angling advice. The qualified angling coaches will be running FREE taster sessions throughout the weekend – last year these sessions were booked solid for all three days. It’s all part of the CRT’s Let’s Fish! initiative. Whether you've ...

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC)’s wild food team is celebrating educating more than 700 members of the next generation of chefs about game meat in the last year. BASC has worked with 36 colleges across the UK since early 2021 to highlight the field to fork journey of game meat to students and staff and to highlight and promote its versatility, benefits and fantastic flavours. The college visits culminated in the launch of a competition, with the overall winner going on to cook their winning dish at the Eat Game Awards in London ...

Dog & Field’s Original Clone Rabbit Dummy is a great simulation retrieve, thanks not only to its textured fur middle but also to the spread of the weight in the dummy, which is unevenly spread from top to bottom. The top end of the dummy is heavy, simulating the head and the front legs of the rabbit, deliberately making the rabbit awkward to pick, hopefully then making the dog learn to pick the middle body part for a more balanced retrieve. James Harding from Riverggin Gundogs said: “The dummy comes in two sizes – small or ...

Following a successful relaunch in 2021, National Fishing Month is back for 2022 and will be the biggest year ever with the Angling Trades Association, Angling Trust and the Environment Agency joining forces to bring angling to the masses! The event, which celebrates the wonderful world of fishing, will run between Monday, August 1st and Wednesday, August 31st but organisers including the ATA, EA and Canal & River Trust will be at The Game Fair in the run-up to the venture to explain more to visitors. This year’s campaign sees the launch of a brand new ...

UK REACH restriction dossier for England, Scotland and Wales published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today. Following the publication of the UK REACH restriction dossier for lead ammunition today, 6 May, BASC executive director of operations Steve Bloomfield said: “The proposed restrictions would see a ban on the sale and use of many forms of lead ammunition outdoors in England, Scotland and Wales. Limited exemptions have been outlined in the dossier for the continued use of lead ammunition in some licensed settings. “The wide-ranging proposed restrictions, which closely reflect EU REACH proposals, would apply ...

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will be pushing for “meaningful improvements” within a Defra-published public consultation on a series of proposals to the dog microchipping regulations. The Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations were introduced in 2015 to increase re-unification rates of lost and stolen dogs, benefiting dog welfare and saving local authorities and charities kennelling costs. The eight-week consultation follows on from recommendations made by the Pet Theft Taskforce last year. Proposals within the consultation include the creation of a single access point for those permitted to query the various databases; the enactment ...

The Game Fair, one of England’s most celebrated countryside events, has taken its seat alongside brands including Claridge’s, McLaren, Mulberry, Purdey and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars as a member of Walpole, the official sector body for UK luxury. The Game Fair, which already has established partnerships with the likes of LAPADA, Gleneagles and Bentley, will now strengthen its ties with the sector whilst maintaining its vital links with countryside stakeholder groups. The Game Fair is an annual gathering for people passionate about countryside pursuits, and the great British countryside in all its glory, and returns to Ragley ...

Dog owners need look no further when looking for a tasty, healthy way to keep their ‘furr babies’ hydrated at The Game Fair 2022 – Furr Boost is bringing its delicious dog drinks to the show this year, and there’ll be free samples for your pooch to try throughout the weekend. Designed especially for our canine counterparts, Furr Boost provides a junk-free complement to your dog’s daily water intake and is formulated using only human-grade, high-quality ingredients, so discerning dog owners can be sure that they’re giving their pet a treat which is both delicious and ...

Fairfax & Favor’s Verbier Mid-Calf is a sleek take on an après ski boot, inspired by country living and the need for hard wearing but comfortable footwear, whilst retaining an element of style. Features include the cosy faux fur trim - matching the trim on the Charlotte Padded range - full length back zips for ease of foot entry and finished with the interchangeable signature Fairfax & Favor tassels with antique brass shields. The Verbier Mid-Calf has a Sympatex lining, making it an exciting addition to the water-resistant range, and completed with branded traction rubber soles, ...

If you have ever fancied taking up fishing but aren‘t sure where to start then this summer’s Game Fair at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, is the perfect place to do so. As part of the launch of National Fishing Month – which will run hundreds of events up and down the country throughout the summer holidays – The Game Fair is giving you a chance to have a go at fishing and, hopefully, catch your very first fish. Expert coaches from the Canal & River Trust will be on hand throughout the weekend of July 29th to ...

This year’s Eat Game Award winners have been crowned at a glittering dinner and ceremony in London. The awards marked the culmination of a national search to find businesses and individuals championing the use of British wild game. More than 11,000 votes were cast by the public, with the shortlisted businesses and individuals in each category going forward to be reviewed by a panel of expert judges. The awards are organised and run by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation’s (BASC) Eat Game initiative, which promotes the nutritious, taste and sustainability benefits of British wild game. ...

Defra Minister Lord Benyon has said ‘every single shooting interest’ should sign up to British Game Assurance. This is the clearest and most public indication the Government has given on what it expects from the shooting community in order to fend off future regulation. Speaking for the Government in the House of Lords, Lord Benyon said: “I would say to any shoot that is not signed up to British Game Assurance, they are very stupid and they should, because they [BGA] are proving they are getting shooting’s act in order and I really do encourage every ...