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[bigliks 601]

anyone no which is the biggest game fair in uk went two selby last week was good crack

[MOUSE TRAP 19]

  On 30/04/2011 at 21:27, bigliks said:

anyone no which is the biggest game fair in uk went two selby last week was good crack

scone palace is a big 1 mate its in perth scotland end of july 3 days

Edited April 30, 2011 by MOUSE TRAP

[iceman001979 1,316]

Shanes castle is the bggest over here two days or good crack and some lovely looking dogs

[boyo 1,398]

the welsh gamefair and the midland 2 big ones .

[scothunter 12,609]

yea scone is pretty big,but take plenty cash if you planning to uy a burger lol

couldnt believe the prices.the girl who served me asked me "would you like anything else" aye a f*****g lawyer i think i just put a bid in for the place.

[flinn 47]

  On 30/04/2011 at 21:57, iceman001979 said:

Shanes castle is the bggest over here two days or good crack and some lovely looking dogs

 

Ballywalter tomorrow then shanes class

[black recking it 730]

  On 30/04/2011 at 21:27, bigliks said:

anyone no which is the biggest game fair in uk went two selby last week was good crack

you should take a wee trip up to bonny scotland mate couple biggish game fairs

[Nightlamper 0]

  On 30/04/2011 at 22:39, flinn said:

  On 30/04/2011 at 21:57, iceman001979 said:

Shanes castle is the bggest over here two days or good crack and some lovely looking dogs

 

Ballywalter tomorrow then shanes class

After being at Ballywalter today, anyone that could call this a big game fair is having a laugh. I was at it last year and was not for going back but with all the hype on these forums about it being second only to Shanes Castle I decided to go again. We were round the show in just over an hour, the main arena was dead, the family were bored senseless and the wife never seen as bad an arts & crafts area at any show...her words. Will not be back. Lets hope Moira is a lot better than this, though it wouldn't be hard.

[black recking it 730]

  On 30/04/2011 at 21:49, MOUSE TRAP said:

  On 30/04/2011 at 21:27, bigliks said:

anyone no which is the biggest game fair in uk went two selby last week was good crack

scone palace is a big 1 mate its in perth scotland end of july 3 days

IS THERE JUST TERRIER,S THAT GET SHOWED AT THIS NO LURCHER,S

[nogadog 15]

  On 30/04/2011 at 21:27, bigliks said:

anyone no which is the biggest game fair in uk went two selby last week was good crack

midland {weston park}..

[bigliks 601]

CHEERS LADS

[AlbertJ 569]

  On 01/05/2011 at 18:42, Nightlamper said:

  On 30/04/2011 at 22:39, flinn said:

  On 30/04/2011 at 21:57, iceman001979 said:

Shanes castle is the bggest over here two days or good crack and some lovely looking dogs

 

Ballywalter tomorrow then shanes class

After being at Ballywalter today, anyone that could call this a big game fair is having a laugh. I was at it last year and was not for going back but with all the hype on these forums about it being second only to Shanes Castle I decided to go again. We were round the show in just over an hour, the main arena was dead, the family were bored senseless and the wife never seen as bad an arts & crafts area at any show...her words. Will not be back. Lets hope Moira is a lot better than this, though it wouldn't be hard.

 

You must have been sprinting! The Courtyard had two international artists and an international taxidermist - three gun dealers and a Barbour Shop, BASC stand and Marksman Simulator, netmaker, shooting & fishing holidays, fantastic game cookery demonstrations all day, game seed merchant; sporting clothing embroiderer, vintage tractor auctioneer and the Dog Guru. Outside display the house falconry display, casting on the lawns and fly tying, game display and Game Keepers area.

 

The arena programme changed every half hour NOT just six acts! And there was theatre at the house and a puntgunning demo on the lake - something you can't see at Moira! There were two very good rows of English stands, a real Fisherman's Row, a cannine products Row a fantastic Past & Present tent with great vintage firearms and Wildfowling displays plus the linen museum, dyers and spinners and quilter plus the Exploris tank for kids and many other crafdts. The food hall was better than I have ever seen at Moira although still slightly behind Ireland's major Game Fair at Shanes Castle.

 

The gundogs had a great course and good prizes and a REAL international with a team from Denmark and of course they had a course with a real lake!

And I don't think anyone with an interest in 'night lamping' could have spent less than an hour at the terrier and lurcher area - unless of course 'night lamper is just another alias for BB.

 

AND Ballywalter didn't really cost you anything you can use your family ticket to get in FREE to the largest Irish Game or Country fair at Shanes Castle on the 25th & 26th June.

 

Albertj

[AlbertJ 569]

  On 30/04/2011 at 21:27, bigliks said:

anyone no which is the biggest game fair in uk went two selby last week was good crack

 

Bigliks,

 

I've been to Selby and quite a few of the others. Largest would be CLA or Midland but in my opinion one of the best to visit for access, goodrange of products and one that you can get round in one day is the Scottish Fair at Scone.

 

As someone else said the Irish Game Fair at Shanes Castle, Antrim 25th & 26th is the largest Irish Fair closely followed by the Irish Game & Country Fair at Birr Castle in the ROI. Both are organised in beautiful traditional venues with exzcellent competitions and a very friendly welcome but both are smaller than the major UK fairs.

 

Our other Fair at Ballywalter held over the weekend is building up fast in only its second year it was a great success.

Albertj

[Nightlamper 0]

  On 02/05/2011 at 11:46, AlbertJ said:

  On 01/05/2011 at 18:42, Nightlamper said:

  On 30/04/2011 at 22:39, flinn said:

  On 30/04/2011 at 21:57, iceman001979 said:

Shanes castle is the bggest over here two days or good crack and some lovely looking dogs

 

Ballywalter tomorrow then shanes class

After being at Ballywalter today, anyone that could call this a big game fair is having a laugh. I was at it last year and was not for going back but with all the hype on these forums about it being second only to Shanes Castle I decided to go again. We were round the show in just over an hour, the main arena was dead, the family were bored senseless and the wife never seen as bad an arts & crafts area at any show...her words. Will not be back. Lets hope Moira is a lot better than this, though it wouldn't be hard.

 

You must have been sprinting! The Courtyard had two international artists and an international taxidermist - three gun dealers and a Barbour Shop, BASC stand and Marksman Simulator, netmaker, shooting & fishing holidays, fantastic game cookery demonstrations all day, game seed merchant; sporting clothing embroiderer, vintage tractor auctioneer and the Dog Guru. Outside display the house falconry display, casting on the lawns and fly tying, game display and Game Keepers area.

 

The arena programme changed every half hour NOT just six acts! And there was theatre at the house and a puntgunning demo on the lake - something you can't see at Moira! There were two very good rows of English stands, a real Fisherman's Row, a cannine products Row a fantastic Past & Present tent with great vintage firearms and Wildfowling displays plus the linen museum, dyers and spinners and quilter plus the Exploris tank for kids and many other crafdts. The food hall was better than I have ever seen at Moira although still slightly behind Ireland's major Game Fair at Shanes Castle.

 

The gundogs had a great course and good prizes and a REAL international with a team from Denmark and of course they had a course with a real lake!

And I don't think anyone with an interest in 'night lamping' could have spent less than an hour at the terrier and lurcher area - unless of course 'night lamper is just another alias for BB.

 

AND Ballywalter didn't really cost you anything you can use your family ticket to get in FREE to the largest Irish Game or Country fair at Shanes Castle on the 25th & 26th June.

 

Albertj

Well for a start I should have went with the wife and kids and maybe we would have got a family ticket for shanes. I went with the lads! My wife went with the two kids along with her friend and their two kids and we met up at the show. I paid £10 in and the wife paid £20 for her and the 2 kids. I got a free pass to shanes and she got a free pass to shanes and nothing for the kids to get in free - so no family ticket for shanes. The men were there a little earlier than the wives and did watch the clays and the terriers and lurchers for a while. The wives and children arrived just after 2 o'clock. We met up for lunch and as i say we saw everything else, all done and dusted, in just over an hour. The main arena was less than lively while we were eating our lunch and walking around the stands and in fact only picked up a bit when the dog guru came on. We left just as he finished. The fair had no atmosphere and nothing that made either the wives or the children want to stay the whole day. I don't know who this BB is your talking about, my first name is Brian and I am not an alias for anybody?? I am just giving you my thoughts on Ballywalter and that of the family.

[AlbertJ 569]

  On 02/05/2011 at 12:56, Nightlamper said:

  On 02/05/2011 at 11:46, AlbertJ said:

  On 01/05/2011 at 18:42, Nightlamper said:

  On 30/04/2011 at 22:39, flinn said:

  On 30/04/2011 at 21:57, iceman001979 said:

Shanes castle is the bggest over here two days or good crack and some lovely looking dogs

 

Ballywalter tomorrow then shanes class

After being at Ballywalter today, anyone that could call this a big game fair is having a laugh. I was at it last year and was not for going back but with all the hype on these forums about it being second only to Shanes Castle I decided to go again. We were round the show in just over an hour, the main arena was dead, the family were bored senseless and the wife never seen as bad an arts & crafts area at any show...her words. Will not be back. Lets hope Moira is a lot better than this, though it wouldn't be hard.

 

You must have been sprinting! The Courtyard had two international artists and an international taxidermist - three gun dealers and a Barbour Shop, BASC stand and Marksman Simulator, netmaker, shooting & fishing holidays, fantastic game cookery demonstrations all day, game seed merchant; sporting clothing embroiderer, vintage tractor auctioneer and the Dog Guru. Outside display the house falconry display, casting on the lawns and fly tying, game display and Game Keepers area.

 

The arena programme changed every half hour NOT just six acts! And there was theatre at the house and a puntgunning demo on the lake - something you can't see at Moira! There were two very good rows of English stands, a real Fisherman's Row, a cannine products Row a fantastic Past & Present tent with great vintage firearms and Wildfowling displays plus the linen museum, dyers and spinners and quilter plus the Exploris tank for kids and many other crafdts. The food hall was better than I have ever seen at Moira although still slightly behind Ireland's major Game Fair at Shanes Castle.

 

The gundogs had a great course and good prizes and a REAL international with a team from Denmark and of course they had a course with a real lake!

And I don't think anyone with an interest in 'night lamping' could have spent less than an hour at the terrier and lurcher area - unless of course 'night lamper is just another alias for BB.

 

AND Ballywalter didn't really cost you anything you can use your family ticket to get in FREE to the largest Irish Game or Country fair at Shanes Castle on the 25th & 26th June.

 

Albertj

Well for a start I should have went with the wife and kids and maybe we would have got a family ticket for shanes. I went with the lads! My wife went with the two kids along with her friend and their two kids and we met up at the show. I paid £10 in and the wife paid £20 for her and the 2 kids. I got a free pass to shanes and she got a free pass to shanes and nothing for the kids to get in free - so no family ticket for shanes. The men were there a little earlier than the wives and did watch the clays and the terriers and lurchers for a while. The wives and children arrived just after 2 o'clock. We met up for lunch and as i say we saw everything else, all done and dusted, in just over an hour. The main arena was less than lively while we were eating our lunch and walking around the stands and in fact only picked up a bit when the dog guru came on. We left just as he finished. The fair had no atmosphere and nothing that made either the wives or the children want to stay the whole day. I don't know who this BB is your talking about, my first name is Brian and I am not an alias for anybody?? I am just giving you my thoughts on Ballywalter and that of the family.

 

Your initial post said you were round it in a hour - I trust one of the three lots of camera crews caught you going past - it must have been quite a sight if you were whizzing round over 130 stands in an hour less the time you watched the clays and terriers and lurchers and had lunch.

 

I note from your posts that you are quite a cheer leader for Moira - in fact you and True Countryman seem to have quite a good double act. And we know at least one of the Moira organisers tends to use aliases to attack people eg one even used our brand name irishgamefair on twitter to call BASC ' Silly Sods'.

 

If your wife and you did come to Ballywalter, simply return your two individual tickets and I will replace them with a family ticket for Shanes Castle.

 

 

I can assure you you won't get round all the attractions in Shanes Castle in an hour

Albertj

 

PS The fair was visited by a number of VIPs and a host of media figures including BBC4 television and fieldsportschannel.tv, dogandgun.tv etc. they spent consideraly more time than an hour at the fair and still didn't see it all!