Shooting Gazette – September 2019

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ANDTHEWINNERIS...

WearedelightedtoannouncethatJames

McWhinniefromSwindonisthelucky

winnerofourJulyissue'scompetitionto

win£1,100worthofAlanPaineclothing

andshootingkit.Congratulations,James,

wehopeyouenjoyyournewitemsand have

many happy seasons with them!

HOLTSONHANDTO

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HoltsisreadytohelpGunskeepshootsand

thecountrysidetidythisseasonwitha free

hessianbagtousewhenrecoveringspent

cartridgecases.Bagsareprovidedfreeof

chargefromtheheadoffice,atauctionsor

valuationdaysandfromtheonlineshop.

Formoreinformation,and to acquire your

bag, visit holtsshop.com

B.E.CHAPLIN DUO

TORETIRE

Elsewhereinthisissuewereportonthe

demiseofWinchestergunsmithsB.E.

Chaplin(LookingAhead, p.56-61).Theshop

hasbeena fixtureinthecitysinceit was

establishedtherein1932,butitsdirectors,

LaurieHartandPeterBurden,havetakethe

decisiontodrawstumpsinSeptemberand

takewell-earnedretirement– Burdenafter

55 yearsinthebusiness.Thebetternewsis

thattheiryoungestgunsmith,thetalented

AlexSmith,ismaintainingthetraditionand

after 17 yearsatChaplinswillcontinueto

offerthefullgamutofservice,repairand

fittingfromthesameSouthgateStreet

workshop.Formoreinformation, email:

[email protected]

ANDREW ORR/ HOLTS AUCTIONNERS

Obituary

Huntingsafarioperatorswillnotbe

allowedattheGreatBritishShootingShow

in2020.TheNationalExhibitionCentre

(NEC)announcedthebanaftera petition

collected30,000signatures.

Theauthorsofthepetitionclaimedthat

allowing“thesefirmstopromotetheir

sickeningactivitiesattheBirmingham

NECwillbringshame on the Birmingham

NECandBritain”.

Aspokesmanforthevenuesaid:“The

NECcontinuestobea venuethatpermits

a widerangeofcontent.However,weare

also a business that is built around its

customersandthereforelistenstothem.

Wefullyunderstandconcernsregarding

theactivitiesofsomeBritishShooting

Showexhibitors,andhaveacted.Taking

theseconcernsandthesafetyofstaff

andvisitorsintoconsideration,wewillbe

removingexhibitorsthatpractisesafari

huntingfromtheshowinFebruary.”

Inthepast,theshowhasattracteda

smallnumberofsafarihuntingcompanies,

includingNamibHuntingSafaris,which

offersdangerousgamehuntinginsouthern

Africa,andUmliloSafaris, which provides

‘fenced’ lion hunting.

CAROLINESANDERSON

1967 - 2019

Itiswithgreatsadnessthatwereport

theuntimelypassingofCaroline

Sandersonwho,asCarolineRobinson,

managedtheadvertisingatShooting

Gazetteforseveralyearsinthe

1990s.Shewasa charmingand

vibrantcharacterwhetherintheoffice,

ontheShootingGazettestandatthe

GameFairandothershows, or chasing

down advertisers.

CarolinemarriedTomSanderson

andmovedwithhimtofarmin

Norfolk,whereshecontributed

enthusiasticallybothlocally and to her

widercommunity.

Carolinewasa generousandlovely

personwhowillbesadlymissed.Our

thoughtsarewithherhusbandTom,their

twoboys,herfamilyand her many friends

at this sad time.

Hunting safari operators barred

from Great British Shooting Show