CLA agree on refunds for 2007 Game Fair stallholders.

The CLA (Country, Land and Business Association) have offered an improved compensation package to exhibitors from this year’s cancelled Game Fair in recognition of the loss of business suffered by many who had hoped to attend.

The organisers are now offering exhibitors affected a choice of an immediate 50% refund off their 2007 stand fees or 40% now and a 20% discount on comparable stand space booked for 2008.

After the 2006 Game Fair a study carried out by Bournemouth University estimated that orders worth almost £50 million for items like riding tack, sporting guns, fishing tackle and other specialist equipment were placed during the course of the fair.

Hopefully the CLA’s new offer goes someway to lessening the effect of such a loss of income and by offering discounted stands for next year’s fair let’s hope that the show will continue to grow despite this year’s calamity!