The 17th Forum of Carp and Catfish in Montluçon (Allier), which was to take place on March 5 and 6, 2022, has been canceled. This event, organized every two years in the city of the banks of the Cher, will take place in 2023; the dates are not yet fixed.
Concerns of exhibitors
The GN Carpe, the organizing association, took the decision on Sunday, January 9, in the face of uncertainties linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. ” We have not no visibility over the next four to five weeks ”, explains the president, Fernand De Castro:
Will there be the health pass? At the moment there are no gauges for the salons, but will they be in place by then? And we had concerns from exhibitors about not having enough audiences.
–
–
Receive our leisure newsletter by email and find ideas for outings and activities in your region.
–
NL {“path”: “mini-thematique-inscription”, “thematique”: “MT_Loisirs”, “accessCode”: “14070915”, “allowGCS”: “true”, “bodyClass”: “ripo_generic”, “contextLevel”: “KEEP_ALL”, “filterKeywords”: “1 | 12 | 1903 | 17099”, “template”: “generic”, “hasEssentiel”: “true”, “articleid”: “4070915”, “idArticlesList”: “4070915”, “idDepartement”: “221”, “idZone”: “6119”, “keywords”: “1 | 12 | 1903 | 17099”, “premium”: “true”, “pubs”: “banniere_haute | article”, “site “:” MT “,” subDomain “:” www “,” urlTitle “:” le-forum-de-la-carpe-et-du-silure-2022-annule-et-decale-d-un-an-a -montlucon-allier “}
–
During the last edition, in 2020, the demonstration had garnered 21,700 entries, for 210 exhibitors. These had started registrations at the end of 2021. With the appearance of the Omicron variant, “they stopped. It was already two or three weeks before Christmas ”.
–
An investment of 300,000 euros
The investment is significant for the GN Carpe: around 300,000 euros. Unless canceled by the State, the association would not be reimbursed if it decided to maintain the Forum. ” With 5,000 visitors, we will not cover our costs. »
Fishing The International Carp and Catfish Forum will reopen its doors this Sunday, in Montluçon (February 2020)
Seher Turkmen
[email protected]
– .
