BADA-UK Roadshow

Midland Game Fair

We have kindly been invited by the NGO (National Gamekeepers Organisation), to exhibit at the Midland Game Fair again this year. The event will be held at Weston Park, Weston under Lizard, Shropshire, on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September 2008. Opening times are 8am-6pm. Admission: Saturday - Adults £14.00, children £5; Sunday - Adults £16, Children £5. Concessions are available with pre-booked tickets. Parking is free.

The Shugborough Game Fair

We would like to give our sincere thanks to SACS (Scottish Association for Country Sports) for inviting us to exhibit with them at the Shugborough Game Fair on the 8th and 9th of March at Shugbrough Hall , near Stafford. Despite the cold, we enjoyed talking to lots of people and we thank everyone who donated items for our raffle or made a donation to help support our work.

The Selby Game Fair

Again, our sincere thanks go to SACS (Scottish Association for Country Sports) for hosting our exhibit at the Selby Game Fair, at Carlton Towers in North Yorkshire, on the 21st - 24th of March. The great British weather certainly made it interesting, with trade tents blowing completely away in the bitter wind and the ground being tested by frost, rain, hail and then several inches of snow. Finally, when the spring sun appeared, the snow melted away and we had the pleasure of thick mud, with vehicles being towed left, right and centre. But, with true grit, everyone coped and a great time was had by most. We'd like to thank everyone who donated items for our raffle and who bought tickets. Our thanks also go to our friend and supporter, Tom Chalmers, and to Rick and Dee Dunn and all the helpers from the East Coast Ferret Rescue, for all their efforts to raise funds for BADA-UK.

Lambton Clay Shoot

Our sincere thanks go to the NGO (National Gamekeepers Organisation), for inviting us to exhibit at the Lambton Park Clay Pigeon Shoot, at Chester-Le-Street in County Durham, on 26-27th April. We also thank the NGO for their generous donation of £1,000, which was presented to us by Stuart Riddell, Chairman of the Northumberland and Durham branch of the NGO. Our thanks also go to all the attendees who supported our work by buying lots of raffle tickets. We had a great couple of days talking to everyone.

The National Countrysports Fair

Thanks to the kind support of SACS (Scottish Association of Country Sports), we attended the National Countrysports Fair, at Moira Demesne, Northern Ireland, again this year. The event was held on May 31st -June 1st and the weekend's weather, despite the drizzly forecast, was absolutely scorching. There was a profusion of lobster coloured bodies and the local shops sold out of sun block. As always, we thoroughly enjoyed seeing old friends and meeting lots of members of the public, who were as supportive as always. We hope to see everyone again next year.

The Royal Highland Show

This year was the first time we have attended the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston in Edinburgh. The event was held on 19-22nd June and the SGA continued their support of BADA-UK by squeezing us in to exhibit along side them in their marquee.

The weather remained fine for most of the time and we spoke to lots of people from country-sports and agricultural backgrounds, as well as people who had just come along for a day trip. It wasn't until we were packing up that the heavens opened and we found ourselves wheel-spinning our way out of yet another mud-filled field! Our thanks, as always, go to the SGA for all their support.

The Scottish Game Fair

Thanks again to the SGA (Scottish Gamekeepers Association), for their support and for allowing us to share their stand with them. The weather held for three days with only just a few showers. The tent was extremely busy this year, with so many very interested people. It was also great to meet up with returning friends and fellow Lyme suffers.

The Great Yorkshire Show

This year the Yorkshire Agricultural Society's 'Great Yorkshire Show' celebrated its 150th anniversary and, as part of the celebrations, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended. The event was held on the 8th - 10th July at the Great Yorkshire showground in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. With the kind support of the Countryside Alliance, the BADA-UK team were there to answer questions and to offer advice. Despite the unpredictable weather and the mud, we spoke to lots of members of the public. We also were visited by the President of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, Christopher Hall.

CLA Game Fair

A big thank you to the NGO (National Gamekeepers Organisation) and the BDS (British Deer Society) for their warm welcome and their continued support during a 3 day exhibit at the CLA Game Fair. The event was held at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, on Friday 25th to Sunday 27th July 2008.

The Highland Fieldsports Fair

Our thanks go again to the SGA (Scottish Gamekeepers Association) for supporting us for a third year at the Highland Fieldsports Fair. The event was held on the 1st and 2nd of August 2008, at the Moy estate near Inverness. It was lovely to see old friends again but also to discuss variations in tick densities throughout many Highland areas and as far as some of the Scottish Isles. Despite our meeting lots of people we'd talked to before, we also met many new folk who were equally as interested and had tales to tell of there own.