Featured Attractions
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Featured Attractions
Target Field Sports
Exceptional tuition, competiton and 'Have a Go' sessions at every country fair. Target field sports are fun and waiting to be enjoyed!
Target Field Sports are traditionally associated with hunting and pest control, although nowadays, the sports are mostly done for fun.
At Living Heritage Game and Country Fairs, visitors are welcome to come have have a go at all of the target sports on the day. As well as beginners, the more experienced can enter a series of competitions. (see local press for details)
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Starshot is a huge "half-circle target" that was designed as a new way to enjoy clay target skeet shooting. Invented in Scotland in the 1980s, the structure stands almost 30 feet high and is divided into 12 scoring segments. Clay targets are released on command and the shooter's score is valued according to the zone in which the target is broken. ESPN ran a program with the same name - Starshot, in the late 80s and early 90s, with two teams of two playing against each other, with one person on each team being a professional marksman, and the other person being a popular athlete of the time (usually one who did have some experience with guns though).
The BBC also started a series of TV programmes on the same format. Celebrities such as the cricketer Ian Botham and Jackie Stewart appeared on the show. Commentary was by David Vine and after Eight months of hard graft and some serious investment have finally allowed Lancashire shooter, John Bridges, to realise a long held ambition to revitalise and re-launch the one and only mobile shooting rig known as; Starshot. After being lain up in an open ended barn for eleven years John totally stripped the mobile unit and rebuilt it from scratch, pumping a vast amount of his own money into it along the way. The idea of Starshot is to shoot each number from 1 to 12 in sequence in its own section plus a pair to finish which would give the shooter a maximum total of 88 if they had successfully hit them all. Fancy trying it out for yourself then make sure that you get there between 10am and 6pm at the Cheshire Game Fair on 25th – 27th August.
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Click here to view shows featuring Starshot
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Adrian hits the target!
Field Archery is a modern version of an ancient art - meeting somewhere between golf and darts!
ACA is a Coaching and Entertainment group and offers show visitors the chance to use superbly built compound bows with sights, stabilisers and carbon fibre arrows. Targets include traditional circular faces., balloons and 3-D Field archery targets from Rinehart USA - including a realistic dinosaur.
All bows are comfortable to draw and require no brute strength to enjoy accurate shooting fun. The stand is run by a fully qualified NFAS Coach who will be happy to offer advice and Field Archery Club access tips throughout the show.
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Click here to view shows featuring Archery - Adrian Caddy Archery (ACA)
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A real coup!
Clay Pigeon Shooting is a thrilling experience, demanding calm concentration, a keen eye and quick reactions. Perfect your aim and shots and soon you will be notching up your 'kills'.
Of course, these are not real birds and no one gets hurt, making it a great sport for all - young and old, men and women alike. Why not find out if you have what it takes on the 'Have a Go' stand and see if you can become a crack marksman in one of Britain's fastest growing sports.
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Other Clay Shooting attractions:
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Clay Shooting will be appearing at all shows for 2012
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Airguns at the ready!
Airgun target shooting (air gunning) is a popular sport and pastime, which is well regarded within country life and its pursuits.
As popular as airguns are at target ranges and competitions, they are sometimes used as an effective pest control as well.
The best tuition, coaching and advice for target sports is available at the fairs in 2011.
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Click here to view shows featuring Airguns
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Muzzles loaders
Beautiful muzzle loading guns are at fairs this year, with experts on hand from the MLAGB ready to tell the story of their history. Another chance to learn about a piece of British country heritage.
The MLAGB was formed in 1952 and is the governing body for muzzle loading within the UK. Its objectives are to encourage an interest in muzzle loading firearms, to promote, regulate and safeguard their use and to preserve the freedom to collect them.
The MLAGB has a number of clubs and societies affiliated to it where advice and training is readily available.
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Click here to view shows featuring Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britian (MLAGB)
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ving Heritage is hosting a number of Airgun Training and Education Organisation (ATEO) Junior airgun competitions at selected Game and Country Fairs.
