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MILBURN GAME & SHOOTING
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Great Hockham Shoot ~ Narford Hall Shoot ~ Quidenham & Hargham Estates Shoot

NOVEMBER 2011 NEWSLETTER - PART II
American Party Visit
Hargham & Quidenham For A Week!


Last year I was approached by an American shooter who wanted to bring a group of Guns he regularly shoots with to England. The idea was to arrive at the weekend, shoot Monday and Tuesday, have Wednesday off and shoot again on Thursday and Friday.

Shoot organiser Jack Lapenta, with Keeper Robert Brown

  

While here, we also told them something about the history of the two estates. In the early part of the 20th century, King Edward VII used to regularly come to the Quidenham Estate to shoot and he and his 50 staff used to stay at Quidenham Hall.




 
Quidenham Hall, where King Edward VII used to
stay for a week at a time. It is now a monastery.

For that weekend Quidenham was the centre of the British Empire and all farming actually ceased so as not to be a distraction for the shooting.

We showed them the Hall itself, plus what is known as the "King's Ride", an avenue of trees which the king drove through on his way to the hall.
Our American party enjoying a typical English
elevenses... sloe gin, fizz and hot sausages
cooked in honey and grained mustard.
  

They also got to see the "Ice House". This remarkable structure was a huge hole in the ground, all nearly bricked-up to a depth of 25 feet with a huge mound of earth on top of it.

The purpose? To make sure that the King and his party had ice for their gin and tonics whatever the weather outside!

 
Having a natter after a drive
The first day was a small bird day so they could get used to shooting on our estates.

The second day was a blinder! They had 895 shots by lunch and 333 on one drive alone. Altogether they had four great days of shooting with us, and the proof in the pudding? They have already booked to come for another week in October 2012.
Jim holding his first English woodcock
  
Jim with pin feather on display!
The huge mound above the ice house
Inside the ice house
Entrance to the ice house

Quidenham Church
We took the party on a trip around Quidenham church which is in the middle of the Shoot. King Edward VII would have worshipped here when he was staying at Quidenham Hall. It was interesting for the Americans to see such an old church, but what made it really special is that one of the stained glass windows is dedicated to US airmen during WWII. A large US bomber base was actually on the Estate for the latter years of the war.
    
This stained glass window shows a US airman
looking up towards an image of Christ
Novice Day 17th November
We still have two pegs left to sell so if you are a novice Gun and want to experience a full blown driven day come along and have a go. The cost is a really good value of £390 per Gun including VAT. All assistance provided on the day is free.
Linda Calling!

We still have a small number of full let days to sell
Most of our days have gone now, but we still have a few left for a full team of Guns. Click here to read our testimonials and see what people have said about our shoots so far this year!

· Monday 21/11, Hargham & Quidenham, 200-250 birds, fully catered
· Monday 28/11, Hargham & Quidenham, 250-350 birds, premier catered
· Saturday 17/12, Banham, 150 birds, fully catered
· Monday 19/12, Hargham & Quidenham, 200-250 birds, fully catered
· Friday 23/12, Hargham & Quidenham, 200-250 birds, fully catered

And some pegs left on a few of our shared let days
· Wednesday 23/11, Banham, 175 birds, fully catered - four pegs remain
· Wednesday 23/11, Hargham & Quidenham, 200 birds, fully catered - three pegs remain
· Friday 02/12, Hargham & Quidenham, 300 birds, part catered - three pegs remain
· Friday 02/12, Narford Hall, 250 birds, part catered - four pegs remain
· Tuesday 06/12, Narford Hall, 250 birds, part catered - four pegs remain
· Wednesday 07/12, Great Hockham, 150 birds, fully catered - one peg remains
· Friday 09/12, Hargham & Quidenham, 200 birds, part catered - three pegs remain
· Saturday 10/12, Banham, 150 birds, fully catered - four pegs remain
· Tuesday 13/12, Banham, 175 birds, fully catered - three pegs remain
· Monday 19/12, Great Hockham, 150 birds, fully catered - three pegs remain

~ Contact Linda to book: 07717 716505, or email by clicking here ~

Parent & Child Day

Regular readers of our newsletter will know that we have already had one Parent & Child Day, which was an incredible success. We have had several requests to hold another one this season and already have three parents and three children lined up. If we can get another two parents and children interested we will allocate another day.

We shoot with five parents and five children. We provide stuffers/instructors for all the children, so the parents can have a good day too, knowing that their son or daughter is being well looked after.




It is a fully catered day and all for only £800 per parent and child combined. So, if you want to experience one of these unique days, please get in touch soon. Once I have sufficient interest I will set a date that hopefully everyone can make. If you have any queries just email me or call me anytime on 07802 546175.

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