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A number of big industry names have already booked their stand for EFTTEX 2010, with bookings still coming in. The international fishing tackle trade event has been held annually by the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) for the past 28 years. Spain’s coastal city of Valencia will Image: EFFTA 2009 host the three-day show, which already has 185 exhibitors confirmed from over 30 different countries. Organisers of the event say that if recent trends continue, EFTTEX 2010 will be one of the largest annual shows ever staged by the Association. More than 3,300 professionals attended EFFTEX 2009 from 72 separate countries. For more information about exhibiting, contact Sally Steel at sallysteel@eftta.com
Gamekeepers set to flock to this year’s Crufts event In a matter of days, gamekeepers, shoot beaters and even retailers will be making their way down to one of the biggest dog shows of the year. Crufts 2010, held at the NEC in Birmingham, has invited working dogs and their owners to the gamekeeping classes that will be held across the four-day event. Tom Blades, BASC’s head of game and gamekeeping, said: “The gundog day at Crufts provides an opportunity for gamekeepers to show their dogs. Gundogs are essential in the field and work extremely hard throughout the shooting season. Crufts gives them a chance to demonstrate their skills. It also gives gamekeepers and pickers-up a chance to get together and network.”
Taste of Game Week extended Popular British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) event, the ‘Taste of Game Week’, has been extended. Running from the 6 to 20 of November, the sessions highlight game meat as a local, wild and nutritious food, while additionally encouraging people to enjoy the various tastes. Celebrity chef and BASC council member Mike Robinson will again demonstrate how to prepare and cook a wide range of game meats. Robinson commented: “I am delighted that the event is becoming so big and so popular. Everyone is loving game, the proof is in the fact that restaurants that serve game are getting busier and the public are eating more of it.” For more information, visit www.basc.org.uk
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Image: BASC Taste of Game Week