Diary Dates for 2012 Great Yorkshire Show and Countryside Live
The 2012 Great Yorkshire Show
Everything from Ukrainian Cossacks to Wensleydale cheese and fabulous fashion will be on the agenda for the 2012 Great Yorkshire Show, as well as thousands of the country’s finest animals.
England’s premier agricultural show takes place on Tuesday 10, Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 July at the showground on the edge of the spa town of Harrogate. More than 130,000 visitors are expected to flock through the gates for an entertaining and informative day experiencing all aspects of farming and country life.
The event is a shop window for the agricultural industry as well as a great day out for the family. This will be the 154th Great Yorkshire Show.
Amongst the highlights of the main ring programme will be the Ukrainian Cossacks, here for the first time. They will give a display each day of the event.
Around the showground visitors will also be able to enjoy:
- Food Hall with the region’s best food & drink
- Fashion shows with national and regional designers
- Cookery theatre
- Garden Show
- Top class show jumping and superb equine classes
- International sheep shearing competitions & the English National Championships
- Demonstrations of country skills – including dry stone walling, fly fishing, pole climbing, gundog training
- Hundreds of stands for plenty of shopping!
…. and more than 5,000 of Britain’s best cattle, sheep and pigs competing for the coveted championship awards.
The Great Yorkshire Show is organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.
Tickets are available from Thursday 1 March 2012 until Wednesday 4 July either on line – go to www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk or call 01423 541222.
Parking is free and extensive.
Tickets bought in advance Tickets bought on the gate
Adult: £20 Adult £23
Concession: £19 Concession: £22
Children: £9 Children: £11
Family: £52 Family: £60
Countryside Live, Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 October 2012
The 10th Countryside Live event will take place on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 October 2012 at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate. The event will include competitive livestock and equine, pigeon and poultry classes, dog agility, a horticultural show, and cookery theatre and dozens of stands for pre Christmas shopping. The hugely popular show jumping talent competition, which made its debut in 2010, will again feature and will be hosted by the equine supremos, Graham and Tina Fletcher. Countryside Live 2011 attracted more than 10,000 visitors.
See also www.countrysidelive.co.uk
ENDS
9 January 2012
Judy Thompson
PR Manager
01423 546215
judyt@yas.co.uk
Yorkshire Agricultural Society
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society was formed in 1837 and is a charity dedicated to supporting the farming industry and rural life. The value of the support it provides to regional farming and countryside initiatives has risen year on year to almost £1m. It is based at the Regional Agricultural Centre, Harrogate; the RAC includes Fodder, the Society’s award winning regional food shop and café which opened in June 2009.
The Society is the organiser of the annual farming and country showcase, the Great Yorkshire Show and its sister event, Countryside Live.Both take place at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, North Yorkshire and are flagship events for agriculture and rural life.
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