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Past Events

Winner Of The William Evans Cartridge Bag

Congratulations to Mr Dale who was the winner of our leather cartridge bag in this year's SCI William Evans draw.

Safari Club International, 1st - 4th Feb, 2012, Las Vegas

William Evans will be attending this year’s Safari Club International Annual Fair in Las Vegas from the 1st - 4th of February.

Please come and visit us at stand number 2051 located near Pioneer Path and Elephant Walk.

The allure of SCI’s 2011 Annual Convention attracted nearly 20,000 attendees. This hunters’ heaven has everything the mind can dream of and occupies over 650,000 square feet of exhibit space. Six continents are under one roof where members come to book hunts, rendezvous with old friends and shop for the latest guns and hunting equipment.

There are dozens of informative and educational seminars designed to provide attendees the opportunity to learn new hunting techniques or refine old ones, discover imaginative ways to prepare wild game, or to glean tips on the best care for your equipment and gear. Countless topics that appeal to the hunting sportsman are covered.

Bisley Live, 30th Sep - 2nd Oct, 2011

Bisley Live is the first Gun and Country Sports Show where visitors have the opportunity to try a selection of firearms including air guns, shot guns, black powder pistols together with most target and hunting calibre's before purchase. This is a unique opportunity for visitors that no other Event can offer. Set in more than 3,000 acres of beautiful Surrey heathland, the impressive grounds of the National Shooting Centre offers world class facilities for all shooting disciplines.

The Show will bring together more than 200 exhibitors and will attract around 30,000 visitors both from the UK and overseas. In addition to the 200 plus Exhibitors promoting their products and services to the shooting fraternity there will be additional attractions to include:

• Country Fashion Show
• Gun Dog/Working Dog demonstrations
• Care & Maintenance of Guns
• Gun Auction and Valuations
• Game Food Hall

Buy your tickets now on the Bisley Live website at www.bisley live.com

Game Fair 2011, Blenheim Palace

This year the Game Fair was held at Blenheim Palace from 22nd July to the 24th.

At William Evans we expanded our area separating the guns and retail which worked fantastically. The weather was great and we were kept busy throughout the whole weekend.

A huge thank you to Sally and Kevin Traverse-Healy who produced incredible breakfasts and dinners on the barbeque each night! They really kept our moral high!

Looking forward to next year and have been promised a proper changing room, which will delight many of our customers who changed in a pop up tent!

William Evans Sponsors Charity Clay Day

June, 2011

William Evans sponsored a clay charity shoot. The photo is of Edward Tyrwhitt-Drake our Gunroom Assistant in London shooting the William Evans St. James over and under shotgun.

JOIN WILLIAM EVANS AT THE STARLIGHT CHARITY SHOOT, HIGHCLERE CASTLE FRIDAY 10TH JUNE

William Evans will be sponsoring one of the Stands at this annual event at Highclere Castle and which is now in its 15th Year.

Thirty teams of four guns will shoot five simulated clay sporting “drives” each replicating different species of game birds over the 7,000 acre Highclere estate. Each team will have the opportunity to shoot a minimum of 1,000 birds on the day so all participants should have a modicum of shooting experience! There are no individual scores kept, just a team score. Any team which elects to use the new William Evans St James’s Over & Unders or Pall Mall side by sides at the William Evans Stand, will have their scores doubled!! The shooting is run by The Really Wild Clay Company, which guarantees a challenging day’s shooting.

Starlight Charity Shoot

10th June 2011, Starlight Charity Shoot

Everyone had a fantastic day this year at Highclere Castle with the annual shoot competition and auction all in aid to raise funds for the invaluable charity Starlight. Starlight works endlessly granting wishes for children who are seriously or terminally ill and providing entertainment in hospitals all over the UK. Starting 25 years ago and helping 4 children in its first year, Starlight can now help 500,000 children in just this year alone.

William Evans was delighted and proud to be a sponsor at this year’s charity shoot. 24 teams took part and each of our Pall Mall and St. James guns fired over 2000 cartridges!

All in all it was a terrific day with an unbelievable £106,000 raised from the auction, with a total net figure for the day of £150,000.

Be sure not to miss next year which takes place on the 31st of May 2012.

Image: from left clockwise: Nicky Henderson, James Hanbury, Wenty Beaumont and Hugh van Cutsem.

Bisley Clay Day

7th June 2011, Bisley Clay Day

William Evans organised a group of keen shots to come and enjoy a day with us shooting the new Pall Mall side by side shotgun. The day took place at Bisley Shooting Ground, where we started at Long Siberia. This followed with drinks in the William Evans gunroom and then a fantastic lunch in the BSG club house.

Raceday at Ascot with the Countryside Alliance

10th April 2011, Countryside Raceday at Ascot with the Countryside Alliance

Put in your diaries 10th April for the Countryside Raceday at Ascot in association with the Countryside Alliance. This promises to be fantastic day with the highlight being the Hunt Masters’ Charity race at 12pm, where 12 Masters of Foxhounds will battle it out. Other events at Ascot on this day include a parade of hounds, terrier racing, gundog shows and falconry displays.

The Countryside Alliance will be putting on a terrific committee lunch, so hurry if you would like a ticket or a table for 10 persons.

Please contact: caroline-brough@countryside-alliance.org

Grulla day

12th October 2010, Grulla Day

‘This day gave Grulla owners an opportunity to meet Jose Luis Usobiaga and his son Inigo, who now manage the family-owned business and are building our own William Evans branded ‘Pall Mall’ side by sides, available in all gauges. Grulla has built an enthusiastic client base in the UK. One of them is Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland, who first came across Grulla guns whilst shooting in Spain. The Percy family now own two ‘trios’ and two pairs of Grulla 12 bores!’