Thas A Fact?

As many of you will already know, The East Anglian Game & Country Fair is an annual two day, family event held at the Norfolk Showground, Norwich. This year’s show will be held on Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th April 2011 (the weekend before Easter).

Not simply an affair for folk of  a rural persuasion, this is a great day out (usually accompanied by lovely weather) for anyone who likes sports and outdoor activities and animals (especially horses and dogs).

Each year, the show welcomes world class events and attractions, including 6 times FITASC Sporting World Champion, European Champion and English Open Champion John Bidwell, who will be performing his off the hip shooting demonstration and new for 2011 Savage Skills the UK’s leading freestyle mountain bike stunt team perform their interactive and jaw dropping ‘Ultimate Air Show’ display. They will also be running an experience area where visitors can ‘have a go’ on bikes suitable for all ages.

On the ‘wild side’, world famous horse behaviourist Richard Maxwell will be demonstrating with some of his own horses and ponies with his 11-year old son William as well as working on a few problematic horses brought to the show by members of the public. Richard mixes both traditional and alternative methods of horsemanship inspired by Monty Roberts who he spent time with in the Household Cavalry, to tackle the horse’s issues and strengthen the bond between owner and horse.

Other attractions include ‘Dock Dogs’ (where dogs of all shapes and sizes leap into a large pool of water and see who gets the record jump), Sheep Dog & Duck Displays, the ‘Dog & Ferret’ arena, the hilarious Sheep Show and fishing demonstrations.

Dogs racing after a lure at the East Anglian Game and Country Fair.

For those of you with a passion for high-adrenaline sports, be amazed by the MBS Mountain Boarding team, as they perform spins and flip tricks over a Land Rover, dropping in off the trailer from a height of 20ft! If its hands-on action you want, Hunstanton Watersports will be running Powerkiting taster session courses at the show this year.

The MBS Mountain Boarding team.

There really is something for everyone with fashion & beauty workshops by John Lewis, Norwich, plus plenty of children’s entertainment including walk on water balls, an animal area, slides, face painting, donkey rides, a carousel and the BeWILDerwood stand (which is new for 2011). The award winning Tree House Adventure Park will be attending, and getting energetic and creative by hosting a delightful array of activities that the Boggles and Twiggles would be proud of.

The Fair features over 250 shopping stands, a craft hall and a mouth watering food hall where you can sample some fantastic local produce. The ‘Game Fair Country Kitchen’ cookery theatre has a fantastic variety of cookery workshops and demonstrations taking place over the weekend from a great selection of local chefs, including game & rabbit cooking, grow your own vegetables master class with Home Grown Revolution and writer Keith Reeves plus performances from celebrity chefs, Chris Coubrough, Franck Pontais and TV Presenter Alan Coxon.

The ‘Game Fair Country Kitchen’ cookery theatre.

Norwich City Community Sports Foundation is pleased to announce that we will be attending this year’s East Anglian Game & Country fair. Norwich City Community Sports Foundation (Formerly ‘Football in the Community’) is a charity that helps people achieve their goals by delivering quality, innovative services through football and sport. They will have a stand at this year’s event, which will consist of our state of the art Inflatable Speed Kick Machine. This machine monitors in mph how fast or slow you can kick the ball – can you beat our CSF coaches and win a prize? Only £1 for 5 shots.

The Time Travellers will also be attending this year’s show.  On Sunday 17th April they will have Local Actor Martin Ballantyne with them. He has appeared in 3 Harry Potter Films, Batman ‘The Dark Knight’, as well as Stephen Fry’s successful ITV series “Kingdom”. Come along and meet him on their stand.

Ticket Information:

Advance discounted admission tickets are available now online at www.ukgamefair.co.uk or by calling the ticket hotline number 0871 230 1102 (national call rate).  Adult £9.50, Children (5-16 Yrs) £4.00 and Family (2 Adults & 3 Children) £27, (offer valid until 10/04/11) under 5′s are Free and Car Parking is Free for all.

On the Gate Prices: Adult £12.00, Children (5-16 Yrs) £5.00, Family (2 Adults & 3 Children) £34, Under 5′s are Free and Free Car Parking for all.

Dogs on leads welcome (there is plenty for them to do also!).

Become a member of the show for only £20.50 per adult and enjoy prioritised admission plus extra privileges and entry into the member’s enclosure. Bespoke by the Crown at Woodbridge will be providing fantastic breakfasts, lunches and afternoon teas in the enclosure; see the website for further details and to book online. Membership tickets, gift packages and experience days are also available to book online at www.ukgamefair.co.uk or call 01263 735 828 for prices.

Also on offer is a ‘Super Weekend Camping Break’ for only £79.00. This includes admission to the show both days for up to 4 people (adults or children), including up to 3 nights camping! Just bring your Caravan, Camper or Tent and enjoy a fantastic weekend away with your friends and family! Well behaved pets are most welcome too. VIP Camping weekend breaks are also available see www.ukgamefair.co.uk for upgrade prices.