For those of you who enjoy country fairs like I do, here is a list of events for this coming year. Most have lure coursing events to enter your hounds in.



NORTH WEST BONANZA 15th Feb @ WESTHOUGHTON
(non-ped whippet racing inc lurchers dis over 275yds and 435yds

SHUGBOROUGH HALL GAMEFAIR---28 FEB-1 MARCH

SELBY GAMEFAIR @ SELBY ---10 11 12 13 APRIL
www.selbygamefair.co.uk/index.htm?#selby
(mulitlink to loads of SGF events)

THAME COUNTRY FAIR-- 11 12 13 APRIL (LW)

KELMARSH COUNTRYFAIR@KELMARSH HALL---12 13 APRIL
www.countrymanfairs.co.uk...x_kelmarsh.html
(this link shows all countrymans fairs)

MONMOUTH COUNTRY FAIR--18-19 APRIL (LW)

LINCOLNSHIRE GAMEFAIR@ MARKET RASEN---2 3 4 MAY
HAMPSHIRE COUNTRY FAIR---3 4 MAY (LW)

PICKERING GAMEFAIR --- 9 10 MAY

NCF GAMEFAIR @ MOIRA DEMESNE (N.IRE)---23 24 MAY

BURGHLEY GAME & COUNTRY FAIR--23 24 25 MAY (LW)

WITTON CASTLE COUNTRY FAIR--6 7 JUNE (LW)

SHANES CASTLE GAMEFAIR @ SHANES CASTLE ---27 28 JUNE
www.greatgamefairsofireland.com/

SCOTTISH GAMEFAIR @ SCONE PALACE---3 4 5 JULY
www.scottishfair.com/

HOLKHAM COUNTRYFAIR---18 19 JULY
www.holkham.co.uk/html/country_fair.html

CLA GAMEFAIR @ BELVOIR CASTLE---FRI 24-SUN 26 JULY
www.gamefair.co.uk/

SOUTHWEST SUPREME LURCHER SHOW, PORLOCK---2 AUGUST
THE WOLDS GAME & COUNTRY FAIR---1 2 AUGUST (LW)

EAST LINCS LURCHER & FUN DOG SHOW, LOUTH---8 9 AUGUST
WILTSHIRE GAME FAIR--- 8 9 AUGUST (LW)

GALLOWAY COUNTRYFAIR---15 16 AUGUST
www.gallowaycountryfair.co.uk/

BIRR CASTLE GAMEFAIR---22 23 AUGUST
TEST VALLEY COUNTRY FAIR---22 23 AUGUST

TATTON PARK COUNTRY FAIR---29 30 31 AUGUST (LW)

CHATSWORTH COUNTRY FAIR ---4 5 6 SEPTEMBER

SANDRINGHAM GAME & COUNTRY FAIR---12 13 SEPTEMBER (LW)

MIDLAND GAMEFAIR @ WESTON PARK---19 20 SEPTEMBER
www.countrymanfairs.co.uk/midland/

SOUTH WESTERN GAME FAIR---26 27 SEPTEMBER (LW)

KNEBWORTH COUNTRY FAIR---3 4 OCTOBER (LW) (possible showing finals)

CHESHIRE GAME & COUNTRY FAIR---10 11 OCTOBER (LW) (possible racing finals)

...........(LW) are LURCHERWORLD EVENTS

That is excellent Steve thanks very much for that. WOuld you mind if I put it into an article and linked to it on the front page. I'm trying to build up a list of resources and I'm sure that people would find this useful.
Thanks
Rob

Teratyke wrote:
[quote]That is excellent Steve thanks very much for that. WOuld you mind if I put it into an article and linked to it on the front page. I'm trying to build up a list of resources and I'm sure that people would find this useful.
Thanks
Rob[/quote

Good idea Rob. go right ahead !

dont forget - fantastic day out, lots of different things for everyone.

EAST OF ENGLAND AUTUMN SHOW, PETERBOROUGH---11 OCTOBER

I've just added the article here..
www.scottish-deerhound.co...ing-events-2009
I'll probably put it into a table format at some point when I've got a bit more time.
Really appreciate those details- thanks

Rob

If you go to the front page, down the left hand side is the 'resources' menu its all UK stuff at the moment im afraid.

Welsh Game fair at Gelli Aur Carmarthen June 20th/21st

how could you forget this one Steve -

houndy wrote:


Sorry Trish , not heard of that one. Carmarthen is a bit far to drive for day out.

I go to the Welsh BASC fair that is held around the corner at Bodelwyddan Castle,
but the list I put up was specifically for events that hold hound coursing events.

Do they course at Carmarthen ?

We live about 2 miles from Witton Castle,and I didn't know till now they had a country fair!

Yes - they have simulated coursing. The Welsh game fair is the biggest in Wales and is a really good day out. It's not far from me so an added advantage. I go to this one and Monmouth one.

Have you found a pup yet?

Thank you for all the dates!
BUT ! Why is there no fair or agricultural show on when we are in the UK?
It would be such great fun, I remember Peterborough CC-show combined with a fantastic agricultural show. Well, maybe next year…- we do not have such events here in Germany.

fiddle wrote:


Fiddle , there are lots of county/agri shows on beside these. Our local one,
www.denbighandflintshow.com/ is on 20th August, but I would think every county in England/Wales would have one sometime during the year. If you let us know when your going to be in the UK, I'm sure someone could find you a show to attend.

houndy wrote:


Well , funnily enough someone pointed this pair out to me yesterday ...



It sounds like they want to keep them together, and as you know we only want one.
I've emailed to ask if they would consider splitting them, so we'll just have to wait and see.
Fingers crossed

Thank you very much for your reply! Our first trip this year will start 14th April,
and then of course the Breed Show at the Hydro. We will go straight back home after.

fiddle wrote:



HHHmmmmm, most of them do tend to be on the weekends and bank holidays.
Sorry I don't do breed shows so I wouldn't know when or where the Hydro is !!!

Dunblane the very next weekend..............
We noticed that there are big events like the one at Belvoir castle but of course during the summer. Anyhow it doesn´t matter, would have been just great fun!

houndy wrote:


thanks houndy added to the list.
made it a table too so its a bit easier to read if you resize your browser

I believe there is a two day game fair at Detling Maidstone Kent in Apil/May.

CiCoch wrote:


They look lovely pups - look like Freddie only he had more white on his chest. Good luck in rehoming one of them