Organisers of the Devon County Show are putting the last minute touches to the county’s largest annual event which opens on Thursday (May 21-23) at Westpoint, Exeter. More than 95,000 visitors are expected for what promises to be an entertaining and informative three-day show celebrating local farming, food and country life. Show Secretary Ollie Allen said they were getting ready to welcome around 95,000 people to the 120th County Show. “The atmosphere at the showground is very like Christmas Eve,” she said. “We can’t wait to throw open the gates on Thursday morning and welcome people to...
Devon farmers will be out in force next Thursday, May 21, for the opening of the county’s premier agricultural showpiece, the Devon County Show, which this year’s celebrates its 120th show.
And there’ll be more than ever to grab their attention, with the centre of the showground now given over to farm machinery and other agricultural trade stands, a major presence from Mole Valley Farmers and all manner of farming organisations and professional advisers offering guidance on applying for the vital, but hugely complex, basic payment scheme.
Join Dartmoor National Park at Devon County Show on 21-23 May 2015 in the Country Life and Woodland area.
At the Show this year DNP will be launching their new Granite and Gears cycling code, packed with useful information for those who love to cycle in the National Park.
You'll also be able to pick up two free Granite and Gears off road route guides to help you make the most of cycling on Dartmoor.
Andrew Watson, Head of Recreation, Access and Estates said: "The Devon County Show is a great venue to be launching the new Granite and Gears cycling code, developed...
Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF) is inviting visitors to the Devon County Show to drop in to the Otter Nurseries stand where they can ‘buy a brick’ and donate to the charity’s Chevithorne Appeal.
ELF Fundraiser, Alison Upton explained: “The Chevithorne Appeal will fund a family suite at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital so that critically ill and end of life patients can be together with their loved ones. By Buying a Brick, the general public can help us to achieve this goal.”
The charity is sharing the Otter Nurseries stand at the show – ELF is the garden centre’s Charity of...
A new family-friendly alpaca feature will be unveiled for the first time on the third day of the Devon County Show (May 21-23) at Westpoint, Exeter.
Visitors will be able to get close to the woolly South American animals as part of a day of activities and demonstrations to help them ‘get to know alpacas better’.
Alpaca steward Gary Sanders said: “We felt alpaca showing, though interesting to those in the know, can be a bit dull to the public.
“A shearing demo will allow us to explain what the animals and their fleece are about and an obstacle course will show the...
Some of Crealy’s much loved animal residents are preparing to scuttle and trot to the Devon County Show this May Bank Holiday weekend.
The South West’s Number 1 family attraction will host its marquee at the neighbouring venue, Westpoint.
Visitors to the show are invited to get up close to the Park’s favourite miniature Shetland mare and her foal and those brave enough will have the chance to handle hissing cockroaches, Indian stick insects and Giant African land snails from the Crealy Bugz Unlimited attraction. Some of the friendliest rabbits and cute Bantam chicks around...
A giant slice of Devon country life packed with competitions and entertainment.
Highlights include the motocross stunt team the Bolddog Lings (fresh from Bollywood!) and Farm Wise Devon - a huge new interactive feature especially for children.
And, of course, there will be prize-winning livestock, scrumptious local food and drink, more Westcountry crafts than ever before and six packed show rings.
Further information and tickets: http://www.devoncountyshow.co.uk/
A colourful Devon duck swam to the winning post and gained first prize in a children’s competition to design a mascot for this year’s Devon County Show on May 21-23 at Westpoint, Exeter.
Talented Annabel Pagliero, of Lady Seaward C of E Primary School, with her 'Devon Duck', beat nearly a hundred entries submitted by Lady Seward and Clyst St Mary primary schools.
The judges - Jon Williams from Farm Wise Devon, Josh Beadon from design company Toucan and Emma Watson, Show administrator – said the standard of entries was very high.
The short-listed entries for this year’s Devon Farm Business Awards paint a fascinating picture of a dynamic industry being led by the younger generation through a process of rapid development and change.
Most of the potential winners are in their 20s and 30s. Many of the businesses are run by husband and wife teams as equal partners. And they are all, without exception, innovators, whether that be in new techniques, new products or new ways of doing business.
One of the strongest themes among the short-listed entries is that of younger farmers, coming back to the family...
HRH The Princess Royal will attend the opening day of the Devon County Show on Thursday, May 21.
It will be Princess Anne’s first visit to the Devon County Show at Westpoint, Exeter; she visited the former showground at Whipton in the city in 1985.
During her visit she will be accompanied by David Parish, President of the Devon County Agricultural Association.
He said: “Her Royal Highness is a great champion for farming and rural issues just as the Devon County Show is also a terrific showcase for farming and rural life.”
