Red tape or sense?

Those at the Game Fair who were baying for the removal of government-imposed red tape may just pause for thought now that Eric Pickles’s Department aims to remove much of the red tape that protects the beauty of the countryside to allow development to proceed more easily and to put economic growth ahead of protecting…

Songbird Survival

I did say that the Game Fair might keep this blog going for ages! In one of his very amusing and entertaining, though not convincing, rants, Robin Page voiced the views that Songbird Survival was a very good organisation and that it was obvious that sparrowhawks and other predators were part of the reason for…

Bird Fair – gentle reminder

Having enjoyed the Game Fair, and I really do, I can now look forward to the Bird Fair. I have just ordered a 3-day ticket and I’ll be looking forward to seeing lots of friends and colleagues over those three days, 19-21 August at Rutland Water.  Will I see you there? And would you like…

Game Fair snippets

Wouldn’t you be p*ssed off?:  I have noticed that there are some differences between men and women but those organising toilet facilities appear not to have twigged these.  At an all day event there comes a time when nature calls and you look for the loos.  On Saturday afternoon I strolled briskly into the gents…

Game Fair

I was at the CLA Game Fair on Friday and Saturday.  In a previous existence I used to spend three days there but I’ve given myself Sunday off for good behaviour. A couple of days at the Game Fair could provide the inspiration for a year’s blogs, and much of this coming week’s blogging will…