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Welcome to Global Birdfair.  We want to provide you with an excellent user experience when you buy tickets using our ticket agent.  If you have any questions about the ticket service or these terms we would be delighted to help.  Please raise any queries with us prior to purchasing any tickets.  All Tickets are sold subject to availability and these terms.

Purchasing and/or using a ticket or tickets constitutes acceptance of the full Terms and Conditions of Global Birdfair 2023 and those of our ticketing agent.

The tickets and all title therein, remain the property of Global Birdfair.  You must be at least 18 years of age to agree to, and enter into, a contract on your own behalf and to register for use of any part of Global Birdfair’s ticketing agent’s site.

The price of any ticket will be quoted at the time your order is accepted, except in the case of obvious error.  This price will include VAT where applicable but is exclusive of any booking fee.  Collection or delivery fees will be indicated to you during the order process.  Prices are subject to change at any time.

The ticket holder must comply with the instructions and directions given by Global Birdfair staff and stewards and with all relevant laws, safety announcements and Event regulations whilst attending the event.

Global Birdfair reserves the right to refuse Ticket Holders admission to the event in reasonable circumstances including for health and safety, licensing reasons or where a Ticket is void.  All Ticket Holders undertake to observe and uphold all the terms, conditions, additional directives and statements of Global Birdfair at all times. All directives and statements printed on the tickets or announced at the event form part of these Terms and Conditions. In the instance of a breach of this undertaking Global Birdfair reserves the right to cancel the ticket/s and eject the offender/s and retain all monies paid

Admission to Global Birdfair, car parks and associated areas at the Rutland Showground are at the Ticket Holder’s own risk. Excepting where caused by their act or omission, Global Birdfair shall not be held liable for any loss, injury or damages sustained on Rutland Showground, all designated car parks and all associated areas.

Global Birdfair reserves the right to make alterations to the published event programme.  It is your responsibility to ascertain whether an event has been cancelled or re-scheduled.  Details will be provided on the Global Birdfair website. Global Birdfair reserves the right to amend event schedules, performance timings (advertised or otherwise) and advertised programme content, without prior notice and without liability. Global Birdfair reserves the right to alter and amend the advertised guests, without prior notice and without liability. No refunds or compensation will be offered or considered for the non-appearance of any advertised (or otherwise) guest.

The Ticket Holder agrees to indemnify Global Birdfair against any loss, injury or damage caused to themselves or others by their own actions, negligence and/or nuisance or by any other person in their care or equipment, apparatus and/or belonging/s in their possession.

Global Birdfair reserves the right to refuse admission, void tickets and/ or eject, without refund, any person/s who, refuse at request a security (person and or belongings) search, fails to produce proof of identity or age, are under the influence of alcohol or drugs or in their opinion, may provoke a breach of the peace, jeopardise the health, safety and enjoyment of others, or damage the fame and reputation of Global Birdfair.

There are no refunds under any circumstances. No duplicate or replacement tickets will be issued under any circumstances.  Global Birdfair reserves the right to offer tickets at a reduced price if purchased in advance or prior to a certain date or purchased in “group” quantities/amounts.

Lost, damaged or misplaced tickets will not be replaced under any circumstances.  It is the responsibility of the Ticket Holder to produce a valid printed ticket or readable on a suitable device such as a mobile telephone to the Event. Failure to produce the appropriate receipt/ticket or pass, when so requested by the agents of Global Birdfair may result in failure to be admitted to Global Birdfair. Please ensure one ticket is printed per sheet and the print quality is clear. If copies of tickets are made the first ticket scanned at Global Birdfair will be allowed entry. Subsequent scans (whether original or copies) will not be allowed.

It is the responsibility of the Ticket Holder to plan their journey allowing sufficient time for unexpected occurrences, weather conditions, traffic congestion en route and approaching the venue. It is not Global Birdfair’s responsibility to advise / inform the Ticket Holder of any road works, incident or occurrence that may delay the Ticket Holder’s arrival at the venue. Although every effort is made to run to schedule, the advertised event timings may be brought forward or delayed without notice. Under no circumstances whatsoever will Global Birdfair refund or compensate for late or non-arrivals or any amendment to the artistes advertised performance times, howsoever caused.

PHOTOGRAPHY Unauthorised photography, video, audio recording and transmission of the Event, the performers and the performance for professional purposes or financial gain is strictly forbidden. All unauthorised equipment will be confiscated and retained until a later date, at the owner’s own risk and without liability to Global Birdfair.  Ticket holders entering Global Birdfair and Rutland Showground may be filmed, photographed and/or recorded for broadcast, event promotion or security purposes.  Global Birdfair may use such films and recordings without payment and without further notice. 

Personal arrangements including travel, accommodation or hospitality relating to Global Birdfair which have been arranged by you are at your own risk.  Global Birdfair does not accept any responsibility for loss or damage to personal property brought to the event or venue.

Global Birdfair will still proceed in inclement weather.  In the case of cancellation of the event, a notice will be placed on the Global Birdfair website to state the cancellation of the event.  It is the responsibility of the ticket holder to ensure that they have checked for cancellation before arriving at Global Birdfair. Ticket Holders are advised to make their own, appropriate arrangements to protect themselves against the weather conditions. Ticket Holders are advised to consider bringing / using foldaway, hooded, waterproof clothing.

Guide and Assistance Dogs only are allowed on the site.  No other dogs or pets of any kind are allowed on Rutland Showground, including the car parks and camping site.

Wherever possible, car parking will be provided free of charge but without guarantee and liability. Global Birdfair reserve the right to charge for this facility or withdraw it, without prior notice.  Please follow instructions of car park stewards to park in an allocated space on Rutland Showground. Parking is not allowed on the public road adjacent to the Rutland Showground site. Due to the sheer number of people / vehicles trying to leave all at the same time, it is unavoidable that queues and possibly lengthy delays will be experienced arriving at and following the Event. Obviously, for any vehicle at the back of a queue it will take some time to exit. Breaking line and attempting to queue jump only causes unnecessary bottlenecks and jams and interferes with the free flow of other vehicles, resulting in even longer time in a queue. Be patient and follow the marshals’ directions, they are there to assist. It is just as much in their interest to get your vehicle off site as soon as possible.

In the interest of public safety, the following items and activities are forbidden inside Global Birdfair, all car parks and all associated areas for the duration of the event– BALL GAMES, FRISBEES, and similar activities. NAKED FLAMES, BARBECUES, STOVES, UNPROTECTED CANDLES, FIREWORKS, FLARES, AEROSOLS, KLAXONS / AIR HORNS, INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, GAZEBOES, WINDBREAKS AND SIMILAR STRUCTURES, PLACARDS or BANNERS ON / POLES, WHISTLES, LASERS OR SHARP OBJECTS, WEAPONS OR ITEMS THAT CAN BE USED AS WEAPONS, ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES, or any other item that Global Birdfair may consider to be unsuitable or unsafe. Illegal substances prohibited or unsafe items will be confiscated at the owner’s own risk and without liability to Global Birdfair. If in doubt about any permitted item enquire at the point of purchase and entry.
All persons declining a request for a search of their person or belongings, by the official security personnel, will be refused entry without refund.

WARNING CCTV cameras are operational at Global Birdfair.

FORCE MAJEURE: The Promoters reserves the rights to cancel, postpone or abandon the Event because of circumstances beyond their control and without any refund whatsoever.

Governing Law

These terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) will be governed by English law.  Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these terms (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.