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The Herald Scorching September Sunshine Draws Record Numbers to Showground Autumn 2019 ∙ Issue 52 The Herald Scorching September sunshine draws record numbers to Showground The Newbury & District Agricultural Society were delighted to welcome record visitor numbers to our annual county show. Blistering sunshine on Saturday back after a successful debut in 2018 combined with a more damp and the Dog Zone proved popular outlook on Sunday resulted in again, with lots of dogs taking part a surge of attendees arriving to in fun agility courses by Colin’s Dog enjoy the festival of fun, food and Agility Club, demonstrations by the farming. The Show, in it’s 110th Berkshire Search and Rescue Team year succeeded in generating more and entertaining competitions for neres off erng new ou visitors to take part in. more trade stands and a welcome Elsewhere, we showcased a boost from several new sponsors. brand new Bee & Honey Tent, Visitors to the Show reported back sponsored by Rowse Honey, who positively on the way the new layout also presented their amazing walk- brought livestock back inside the in ‘Wonderhive’. Visitors enjoyed Showground. This also resulted in candle making, badge making, the Food Tent being closer to the car honey tastings and competitions parks so tired legs had less distance took place for the public to take part to travel with their purchases. in. The Taste of Japan Tent brought a glimpse of Japanese traditions We were over 20% up on visitor with bonsai trees, sushi tastings, numbers compared to Saturday beautiful accessories as well as in 2018, and over 2,500 more cars an Akita dog. This linked in nicely entering the car parks. At its peak, with our big screens, sponsored we had around 850 people come by Regus, which were showing the through the gates every 10 minutes, Rugby World Cup games both days. that’s 1.3 people every second! And many of these visitors bought tickets The new Artisan Gin Marquee, on the gate and not in advance. sponsored by Caravatti Events, saw a number of entries in our The 2-day, action-packed er rs gn oeon wh he countryside adventure, headlined overall winner coming from Hidden by Clarence Court Eggs saw a Curiosities, which is produced in the spectacular motorbike stunt show, Surrey Hills. polo match and farm machinery pageant headline in the Main Our exciting new Aspioneering Arena, as well as a full schedule of Tent attracted our younger visitors equine classes and competitions. with games and activities all geared Visitors also enjoyed the fabulous around STEM; Science, Technology, Grand Parade of Livestock and the Engineering, Maths. Local traditional Sunday Harvest Festival businesses AWE, Newbury College, Service. Space Store, Fullwood Robotic Milking and ROC Technologies all This year, children joined us for just provided some really interesting £1, and we saw hundreds of families and engaging experiments and enjoying all the fun activities demonstrations and many have-a-gos across the Showground. We welcomed dogs Continued inside. 01635 247111 • www.newburyshowground.co.uk • [email protected] The Newbury & District Agricultural Society • Newbury Showground • Priors Court Road • Hermitage • Berkshire • RG18 9QZ Reg. Charity: 1003898 Record numbers to Show - continued including virtual reality, robot milker, IPad-controlled r rs he eue er oened, games and dressing up in space suits. “Our 2019 Show was a great success and huge thanks goes to all those who made it happen from our com- The Flower & Wedding Marquee had a complete petitors, trade stands, sponsors, committees, contrac- overhaul, incorporating wedding supplies and a cat- tors, members, volunteers, attractions, staff and sup- walk showcasing some of the most stunning attire in porters. A wonderful team effort.” the industry. Elsewhere in the marquee, there were Chris Turner, Show Chairman commented, “2019 n ower oeons ng e wh sun- was a year of two halves with the weather. This aside, ning displays to the theme of Valentine’s Day, New we saw a real success moving the livestock into the Year’s Eve, Halloween and many more. Plus, some main Showground and moving other tents to accom- of the biggest vegetables on display vying for best in modate this has seen positive feedback. The Polo Show News their class. The People’s Choice award went to local, match, Artisan Gin Competition, Aspioneering Tent Alisha Anchors from Didcot with 1,069 votes. and the Bee & Honey Tent have all been fantastic The Food Hall saw a new location in the Food & Farm- new additions. I thoroughly enjoyed my year as Show ing Zone and was well received by visitors and exhib- Chairman and extremely proud of the overall success itors. Our neighbours, Prior’s Court School won Best of the Show.” Local Exhibit with their Bread & Beyond artisan bak- The Vintage Area moved down by the Cattle Build- er usness noorro usness sed r- ing and took full advantage of the larger space, in- ors Court, selling their goods whilst also enhancing troducing a selection of vintage cars to their collec- work skills and work place opportunities for young tion of steam engines, tractors and equipment. people. Families really enjoyed all the new have-a-go activ- The Craft Marquee was full to the brim with beautiful ities we introduced including assault courses, zip- and stunning artwork, jewellery, clothes, furniture, wires, play area, bouncy castles, Queen Bee quiz, wood craft and much more! A local furniture maker, animal petting, tastings, sit-on combine harvesters Mark Tamcken, won Best Exhibitor for his stunning and much, much more available on lots of our fab- craftsmanship. ulous trade stands. We saw the UK’s best livestock on show in our newly located livestock tents, conveniently based next to We also saw fresh new roadside boards displayed the Cattle Building and saw a number of local win- across Berkshire, supported by new sponsors ners. Wendy Webber from Reading won the Berk- Savills. And we’d like to thank Newbury Building So- shire Pigs class, Betty Judge from Faringdon won in ciety for, once again, supporting us with our ‘You the pygmy goats section, Jane Freeman from Read- Are Here’ boards that were displayed across the ing won a number of classes in the chickens tent, and Showground during the Show. Sarah Sladen from Kingsclere was champion in the Sheep Tent with her Black Welsh Mountain. We also saw local winners in the Cattle Building. The Local Beef Champion went to Andrew & Paula Phillips from Ashampstead with their Heifer, Drift Nancy. And The Local Dairy Champion went to Catherine Elmes from Swindon with her Holstein cow, Crystal Explode Jazz. On Sunday during the Grand Parade of Livestock, our brand new Champion of Champions competition took place, with a lovely young duck called ‘Red’ from ffordshre ng o so e sw o wnners ro une wh fford er- cy from Newbury winning in the Miniature Shetlands section, and Nicky Johnson, also from Newbury win- ning the Ridden Championship on Sunday. This year we introduced a number of new classes to encourage local novice riders to take part in includ- ng ues uers whh s now ssed s one of the largest competing events in the Equestri- an calendar. Our On Farm Competitions took place over the Sum- mer, and an award ceremony took place at the Show weekend. Amners Farm in Reading won Best Farmed Farm Championship. Headline Sponsor made a cracking debut! laence t s ha an esteel st year as headline sponsors for the Royal County of Berkshire Show 2019. Clarence Court Eggs produce a wide range of eggs Coming up! sold all over Britain. From Burford Brown, Old Cotswold Legbar, Ostrich Duck and Guinea Fowl, to Goose, Pheasant, Rhea, Turkey, Emu and Quail. Specialist farmers nurture the birds on acres of land across England, grazing on the best maize-enriched de h nudes whe sunower seshe nd marigold. Show News The organisers were very privilaged to have Clarence Court on board, and they certainly made an excellent impression on the visitors to the Show, with their superb interactive stand on the Village Green. Mums and dads sat back and enjoyed canapes and a glass of champagne, while children tried their luck on he rs srh gg h ershre hd eer seen or competed against their siblings in the Egg and Spoon race. Their birds were of course the stars of the stand, catching the attention of passers-by from toddlers to grandparents, while their freshly-laid ostrich eggs certainly got their fair share of oohs and ahhs! Eva Humphries (AKA the Wholefood Warrior) who works closely with Clarence Court Eggs, put on a fantastic show in the Cookery Theatre, sharing her tips and tasty delights using their Burford Browns and Quail Eggs, while Pippa Spence, an experienced food and prop stylist and provides online content and recipes for Clarence Court Eggs, was also present and crowned a keen baker the winner of the Best Victoria Sponge competition in the Flower & Wedding Marquee. “As headline sponsors of this year’s Royal County of Berkshire Show, Clarence Court would firstly like to thank the organising committee and army of volunteers for their sterling efforts- what an undertaking – a superb collective effort by all. “What a weekend of two halves- blister- ing sunshine followed by torrential down- pours- it could only be England! Through- out it all however, shone the enthusiasm and stoicism of the people of Berkshire and their willingness to put on a brave face. To all of those who visited the Clarence Court Display thank you- whether you had a go at the Ostrich Shy, entered the Egg & Spoon race or sampled one of our delicious cana- pés it was a delight to meet you all and we very much look forward to seeing you all again next year”.
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