EXCITING ROYAL ENGAGEMENT FOR YORKSHIRE YOUNGSTERS
With just days to go until the start of the Great Yorkshire Show, two little girls from North Yorkshire are busy practising their best smiles and curtseys.
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Four-year-old Jessica Fox and five-year-old Kate Donnelly have been chosen to greet the Royal couple, TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, on their arrival at England’s premier agricultural show.
Jessica, who lives in Thirsk, will hand over a Yorkshire white rose buttonhole to The Prince of Wales while Kate, a pupil at Hookstone Chase Primary School, in Harrogate will present a posy of Yorkshire white roses to The Duchess of Cornwall.
Both girls are very excited about their starring roles on the opening day of the 157th Great Yorkshire Show, Tuesday 14 July. The Show is expected to attract more than 130,000 visitors over the three days.
Jessica, whose grandmother is Show Director Bill Cowling’s PA, Janet Fox, is a regular at the event, having first visited the agricultural extravaganza when she was just two-weeks-old.
Her mother, Lynsay said: “Jessica is busy practicing her curtsies at home, they are a bit wobbly at the moment! She is very much looking forward to meeting the Royal couple.”
For Kate, the news has caused huge excitement.
Her mother Emma, the Great Yorkshire Show’s trade stand officer, explained: “Kate loves anything to do with the Royal family and she is already visiting Buckingham Palace with her grandmother later this summer so this has meant her excitement levels are at an all-time high.”
The Royal visitors are just one of the highlights of this year’s Great Yorkshire Show, which runs from Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 July at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate.
A total of 12,651 entries have been received for this year’s farming showcase, just shy of its all-time record of 12,847.
The centrepiece of the show is the Main Ring where the daily programme promises an exciting mix of old and new, including the impressive Grand Cattle Parade, world-class showjumping and this year, for the first time for many years, the thrilling Shetland Pony Grand National. The action-packed race sees youngsters go head-to-head on their speedy mounts around the arena.
The Skipton Building Society Fashion Pavilion is always a pull for the crowds, with leading high-street names and up-and-coming designers from across the region showcasing their designs.
TV celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager is back entertaining audiences not only with her cooking but her lively conversation too at the Game Cookery Theatre, and, for the first time, the Cheese and Dairy Show will also have its own cheese-inspired cookery stage featuring some of the region’s leading chefs.
The Food Hall is always busy, with plenty to tempt visitors - from the incredible array of stalls selling everything from chili and curry sauces to crisps and cakes.
ENDS
7 July 2015
Judy Thompson, PR Manager, Yorkshire Agricultural Society – 01423 546215 or judyt@yas.co.uk
To apply for press passes to the Great Yorkshire Show, please complete the online application form on our website, by 8 July 2015 - http://greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/media/press-passes
Great Yorkshire Show: Fast Facts:
Dates for the 2015 Great Yorkshire Show are Tuesday 14 – Thursday 16 July
This will be the 157th Great Yorkshire Show
One of the event’s founders was the 3rd Earl Spencer, an ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales
Around 130,000 people from across the UK and beyond attend each year
Some 8,000 animals – everything from bulls to bunnies – compete for the championship awards.
This year for the first time, Icelandic sheep shearers will be competing as well as Olympic show jumpers.
It costs around £3m each year to stage and does not make a profit.
Any surplus is ploughed back into supporting agriculture and rural life.
The Show has welcomed many Royal visitors, including HM The Queen.
The event is run by a charity, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, whose Patron is HRH The Prince of Wales
Tickets are available either on line – go to www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk - or call 01423 541222.
Tickets bought in advance* Tickets bought on the gate
Adult: £23 Adult £26
Concession: £22 Concession: £25
Children: £10 Children: £12
Family: £56 Family: £64
*Before Weds 8 July (e-ticket sales end 11 July)
Parking is free and extensive. Please note that dogs other than assistance dogs are not allowed on the showground. Be kind to your dog, and leave it at home.
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