RURAL EVENT CALENDAR 2019 - 20

Staffing Rural events / Operations Type Sector Partners Farming Calendar (known of as at 11/07/19) OIC S / C / V

MARCH

HARE COURSING SEASON ENDS COUNTY SPRING

LAMBING SEASON (DATES VARY) COUNTY 21 - Grendon Daffodil Festival FESTIVAL EAST NORTHANTS

APRIL Lambing Continues FOX HUNTING SEASONS ENDS COUNTY 21-22 - Kelmarsh Game & Country Fair - BASC have a stand COUNTRY FAIR H Hutchings Ewes Out to Grass 21-22 - Antique & Vintage Fair, Lamport Hall COUNTRY FAIR DAVENTRY 22 - Pony Club, Plum Park Farm, Grafton Hunt HUNT/EQUINE SOUTH NORTHANTS 28 - The Farmers Bloodhounds 12pm P2P at Edgcote HUNT/EQUINE SOUTH NORTHANTS Sowing & Planting MAY 3 - Whitfield Charity Horse Show HUNT/EQUINE SOUTH NORTHANTS Fencing & Wall Repairs 5-11 - Week of Action - Rural Crime ANPR Op WEEK OF ACTION COUNTY D Preece S / C / V 17 - Whitfield Charity Horse Show HUNT/EQUINE SOUTH NORTHANTS Calving 17-19 - Rockingham Horse Trials, Rockingham Castle HUNT/EQUINE 17-19 - Rockingham Country Fair COUNTRY FAIR CORBY 18 - Vintage Festival, Market Place, Oundle FESTIVAL EAST NORTHANTS 19 - Grafton Hunt P2P at Edgcote HUNT/EQUINE SOUTH NORTHANTS 21 - Equine Road Safety training at Moulton College, 6-9pm HUNT/EQUINE DAVENTRY A Anstead 25-27 - Crick Marina Boat Show & Waterway Festival BOAT FESTIVAL DAVENTRY 26-27 - Lamport Festival of Country Life COUNTRY FAIR DAVENTRY H Hutchings 26-27 - Castle Ashby Craft Fair and family day 10-17:30 COUNTRY FAIR SOUTH NORTHANTS JUNE

1 - Grafton Hunt Pony Club open one day event, Foxhill Farm, Eydon HUNT/EQUINE SOUTH NORTHANTS SUMMER

1 - Festival of Transport, Yardley Gobion FESTIVAL SOUTH NORTHANTS 12 - Flore Show COUNTRY FAIR DAVENTRY 17 - Rowell Proclamation and Fair (Op Raffia) COUNTRY FAIR 18-19 - Stoke Bruerne Village Festival FESTIVAL SOUTH NORTHANTS 21-23 - Historic Narrowboat Rally & Canal Festival, Braunstone BOAT FESTIVAL DAVENTRY 22 - Oundle Food Festival FESTIVAL EAST NORTHANTS 23 - Fun Day, Towcester Recreation YEARLY FUN DAY SOUTH NORTHANTS A Anstead C 28 - Woodford Halse Regatta REGATTA DAVENTRY C Barton 29-30 - Billing Landrover Show, Billing 09-17 CAR SHOW S Whiting 30 - Pony Club Summer Show, Tiffield - Grafton Hunt HUNT/EQUINE SOUTH NORTHANTS JULY Sheep Shearing 4 - Rural day of action - Kettering/Corby DAY OF ACTION KETTERING/CORBY R Offord 4 - Day of action - East Northants - SRR DAY OF ACTION EAST NORTHANTS 4-13 - Oundle International Festival (includes a number of events over the FESTIVAL EAST NORTHANTS A Wallace 6-7 - Hollowell Heavy Horse & Steam Rally COUNTRY FAIR DAVENTRY H Hutchings 13-14 - Crick Scarecrow Festival FESTIVAL DAVENTRY Summer Shows 13-14 - Highland Gathering, Old Village FESTIVAL CORBY TBC - Kelmarsh Food Festival FESTIVAL DAVENTRY 25 - Thurning Feast, Thurning FESTIVAL EAST NORTHANTS TBC - Raising the Roof Rally & Country Fair, West Farndon COUNTRY FAIR DAVENTRY 27-28 - Land Rover Show, Kelmarsh CAR SHOW DAVENTRY Silage / Hay 27-28 - Rockingham Castle Country Fair 09-18:00 COUNTRY FAIR CORBY AUGUST HARE COURSING SEASON STARTS COUNTY 1-5 - Teeton Hall Pony club HUNT/EQUINE DAVENTRY 3 - Blakesley Show COUNTRY SHOW SOUTH NORTHANTS A Anstead L Kemsley, FCN 8-11 - Rockingham Castle Kennel Club and Dog Agility KENNEL CLUB CORBY 10-11 - Canal Festival BOAT FESTIVAL SOUTH NORTHANTS 22-25 - Shambala Festival, Kelmarsh Hall FESTIVAL DAVENTRY S Dobbs S 23-26 - Greenbelt Christian Music Festival, Boughton House FESTIVAL KETTERING TBC - Steam & Country Show in the Park, Rockingham Castle COUNTRY SHOW CORBY 25-26 - Rockingham Castle - Vikings of Middle FESTIVAL CORBY SEPTEMBER

TBC - Holdenby Food Show FESTIVAL DAVENTRY AUTUMN TBC - Rotary County Fair and Fun Day, Kelmarsh Hall COUNTRY FAIR DAVENTRY TBC - Ploughing fun weekend, Titchmarsh COUNTRY FAIR EAST NORTHANTS 6-8 - Illusive Festival, Deene Park FESTIVAL EAST NORTHANTS 7-8 - Scarecrow Festival FESTIVAL SOUTH NORTHANTS Main harvesting period 14-22 - Nene Valley Festival (50 locations Northampton to Peterborough) FESTIVAL EAST NORTHANTS

21-22 - Cranford Steam Rally COUNTRY SHOW KETTERING

OCTOBER House Cattle

FOX HUNTING SEASON STARTS COUNTY

6-13 - The Wildlife & Rural Crime Week of Action WEEK OF ACTION COUNTY S / V / C Ploughing 13 - World Conker Championship - Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick nr Oundle FESTIVAL EAST NORTHANTS

24 - Rural day of action - Kettering/Corby DAY OF ACTION KETTERING/CORBY

NOVEMBER Ewes Mated for Spring Lambs

TBC - Rural Crime Barn Events CRIME PREVENTION

DECEMBER WINTER

General Farm Maintenance JANUARY TBC - Rural Crime Barn events CRIME PREVENTION Spread Slurry

Early Lambing FEBRUARY Winter Shows

SEASON - GREEN

HUNT / EQUINNE EVENTS

DAYS / WEEKS OF ACTION