THE ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE SHOW NEWS

Show review

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:16:00 GMT

CHAIRMAN`S BLOG

What a wonderful weekend the Show Weekend was despite the weather`s best attempts at spoiling the fun, and didn`t the Showground look a picture, I cannot remember the grass ever looking in better condition for the Show and for this we must thank our new Grounds Contractor Scofell for all their hard work in the weeks leading up to the Show.

It was wonderful being able to stop and speak to so many of you over the weekend and thank you for all the comments, all have been noted and all will be discussed over the coming weeks .

President Malcolm and myself had a truly wonderful magical weekend, it was just sad that it was all over so quickly, highlights for me had to be the magnificent Grand Parade of Cattle, as good as any I can ever remember, my old school St Barts of Newbury providing the choir for the Harvest Festival Service, meeting “David Archer” from “The Archers”, the thrilling spectacle provided by the Devils Horsemen in the Main Arena, the Band of the Brigade of Ghurkhas and the spectacle of the Scurry Championship on Sunday a thrilling climax to a great weekend.

There are lots of photographs on the Show website in Galleries, do have a look, did our photographers snap you on their tours round the Showground?

Click here for my interview during the Show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odiNrYnlGdk

Plans for next year are already being worked on, if any of you have any ideas or recommendations do please let us know, ring the office on 01635 247111 and ask for Jo.

So on to our next event and a truly Agricultural event it is too, the Annual Ploughing Match, being held on Saturday October 15^th again as last year at Compton just a few miles north of the Showground. The Steam ploughing has already booked and hopefully subject to their fitness at least 1 team of Horses will be there as well, but a good entry is guaranteed , so come on over and enjoy another great day, full details on the Website.

I look forward to seeing many of you there, for full details of the Society please go to www.newburyshowground.co.uk, or ring the office 01635 247111.

Tug of War Championship Results

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:58:00 GMT

Tug of War Championships 2011

Royal County of Berkshire Show, Newbury Showground, Berkshire

Saturday 17^th September 2011

Ladies Tug of War

1^st Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

2^nd Radnorshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

3^rd Staffordshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

4^th Montgomeryshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

Other Finalists and in =5^th place

Buckinghamshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

Devon Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

Essex Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

Leicestershire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

Men’s Tug of War

1^st Derbyshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

2^nd Staffordshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

3^rd Sussex Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

4^th Montgomery Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

Other Finalists and in =5^th place

Devon Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

Essex Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

Northumberland Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

Yorkshire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs

Equestrian Results after day 1!

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:46:00 GMT

ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE SHOW 2011

PRESS RELEASE

Equestrian classes on the first day of this year’s Royal County of Berkshire Show were a huge success, with competitors praising the excellent going in the arenas.

Taking home the biggest prize of the day of £1,000 in the Rivar Ltd Area Trial was Irish rider Trevor Breen, who has recently moved to Buckinghamshire from his native Tipperary.

“We have country shows in Ireland, but they are only about a quarter of the size of this,” said Trevor, who rode his own horse Adventure de Kannan to victory. “It’s really quite impressive. The atmosphere and attention to detail is amazing. The main arena is massive and the fences are superb.”

Trevor beat Hertfordshire-based Phillip Miller and Caritiar Z, who in turn finished ahead of last year’s winner Tina Fletcher. Tina, who was riding Hello Boyo this time, is a regular visitor to the show as she hails from Newbury.

Phillip also finished equal first in the Wendy Green Memorial Six-Bar with Very Versace. However, he had to share the honours with two Hampshire riders, Keith Doyle (Walk Talk) and Mark Armstrong (Ronaldo).

The trio reached the fifth and final stage of the competition, in which a line of fences are raised before the start of each round. However, although every one of them managed to clear the final 1.70m fence, they all toppled an earlier fence meaning a tie for first.

Haydn Webb took the coaching championship from a strong and spectacular field of original horse-drawn vehicles. Haydn is no stranger to being in the spotlight as he, his horses and carriages are used in many Hollywood films.

Today the show hosted the national heavy horse obstacle driving championship, which was claimed by Mr J McDermott’s Moon du Mont. The competition showed off the versatility of the huge animals which played such a huge role in Britain’s farming industry before motorised vehicles were available.

There were also classes for smaller carriages. In particular, the focus was on the Hackney breed, which gives its name to the modern black Hackney taxi cab. The championship went to Kent’s Jimmy Wenham and his successful black stallion Forewood Braveheart. His win at the Royal County of Berkshire Show has given him the confidence that he can win the national Hackney title in a few weeks’ time.

One of the UK’s most prolific showing exhibitors Katie Jerram made her journey from Essex worthwhile by winning the open ridden hunter championship, while the amateur division title was claimed by Sunrising Show Hunters’ Ringford Down Patrick.

Strikingly-marked coloured horses got their chance to shine as well, with Mrs S Hale’s Shybont Truleyn Scrumptious proved the best of these to take the championship. The British Appaloosa Society’s top prize was taken by Miss P Cooper’s Peyres-Catori Cat, to finish off a success first day at the show.

Newbury Weekly News Article- The Devils Horsemen wow the Crowds!

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:41:00 GMT

Hundreds of people lined the main arena for a spectacular stunt show from the Devils Horsemen

THE first performance of the weekend from the Devils Horsemen went down a storm with the crowds at the Royal County of Berkshire Show today (Saturday).
Europe's number one stunt and trick riding team produced an amazing spectacle to warm up the crowds this afternoon, with many onlookers gasping in amazement at the level of danger associated with the stunts.
Bernadette Johnson, of Newbury, said the Devils Horsemen were one of the main reasons for visiting the show this year, describing their performance as "absolutely fantastic."
The Devils Horsemen, who were led by top horsemaster and stunt coordinator Gerard Naprous, will perform three more times this weekend, including tonight at 4.50pm and tomorrow at 11.50am and 2.20pm.
Meanwhile, the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas also performed a crowd-pleasing musical display in the main arena prior to the Devils Horsemen performance.
The band, formed in November 1859 as part of an Indian Army Gurkha Regiment called The Sirmoor Rifle Regiment, performed a range of songs at a fast pace in the first of their three performances over the weekend.

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Update from the Chairman Alan Pooles!

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:14:00 GMT

3 Days to Go.....

Just 3 days left now before the curtain goes up on the 2011 Royal County of Berkshire Show, and the excitement is growing by the hour as more and more trade stands start to take shape over the Showground.

Don`t miss the Food fair and Craft tents which have been fully booked for months or the Education marquee in its new position close to the Harvest Centre, between 30 and 40 schools will be showing off their work and battling it out for best display, and outside the Harvest Centre is the biggest Teddy Bear you will have ever seen, together with a Free to Enter competition.

The Cattle entries are at record levels this year so judging the classes will be even more difficult for the judges who do such a wonderful job, the Pigs, Sheep, Poultry and llamas will also be here in huge numbers for you to come and admire...the Grand parade will really be special on both days.

In the main Arena, we are thrilled to welcome the Band of the Ghurkhas and the Devils Horsemen who are guaranteed to thrill you together with some really top class show jumping with leading riders competing.

Always fancied challenging “The Stig”??... I have... so who will beat his times on “The Stig” simulator??, BBC Radio Berkshire will be broadcasting as usual and will also be running their traditional Strictly show dance competition

There really is so much to see and do over the weekend, if you haven`t purchased your tickets yet, don`t delay buy them today and save ££££`s, full details of everything on the website, look forward to seeing you all there.

ANNUAL SHOW DINNER

Held on Friday evening, 200 guests sponsors and local dignitaries enjoyed a super evening in the Presidents Show Enclosure.

The Society Award of Merit was awarded to Mrs Suzanne Kimber for her many years untiring efforts

A musical interlude was provided by Jayne O`Mahoney who starred in Les Miserables in the West End among other shows.

Chairman Alan Pooles and President Malcolm Bull gave rousing speeches thanking everyone for their support and including some amusing anecdotes, before Guest Speaker, Leading national Hunt Trainer Nicky Henderson enthralled all attending with a speech about his life, his love of Lambourn and West Woodhay and racing in his life both as an amateur jockey and trainer.

With less than 3 days untill the Show Weekend the Showground is taking great shape!

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:03:00 GMT

The Show Weekend is very nearly apon us- with less than 3 days to go untill this years Royal County of Berkshire Show weekend its all systems go!

All of the major marquees are up and ready for action, the Livestock Lines are set up ready for a variety of diferent breeds to move in over the two days and the hundreds of Tradestands are starting to arrive to set up their pitches.

The Main Ring is now furnished with sponsors banners and the grandstand seating is in the process of going up.

The Harvest Centre has an exciting new addition- a huge bear made entirely from Straw he certainly is a welcoming face!

If you havent already... make sure you buy tickets in advacnce to make a saving! You can purchase tickets from a wide range of TICKET OUTLETS- please click the link to see where your nearest outlet is!

http://www.newburyshowground.co.uk/berkshire-county-show/buy-tickets/ticket-outlets

MINI and their exciting new stand!

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:28:00 GMT

Make sure you don’t miss MINI this year!

They will be hosting the 'The Great British ROAR', which is a social media campaign that will encourage Olympic athlete fans to record a roar of support that will be played to our London 2012 athletes next year.

They will be recorded in a Limited Edition MINI that has been converted into a recording booth. In addition, there will be other challenges that test how good a fan you are. Be part of the MINI interactive experience at the show, come along and record a roar of support for our team of Olympic athletes!

NEW! Dont miss your chance to buy the VIP Dining Package

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:38:00 GMT

NEW to this years Show is the VIP Members Dining Package. It offers you an exclusive table in the Ringside Enclosure. A 2 course lunch is provided along with tea, coffee and cake in the afternoon. For more details on the Dining Package please see the poster below.

Alternatively you can call the Show Office on 01635 247111 to find out more!

The Showground is a hive of activity!

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:40:00 GMT

With less than 22 days untill this years Show the showground is busy taking shape!

All the marquees are starting to go up and we are lucky enough to even have some sunshine this afternoon!

The BSJA International Stairway Final is set to be a good one!

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:16:00 GMT

The penultimate phase of the International Stairway competiton took place at the Pembrokshire Show on the 16th and 18th of August . Jemma Kirk took the 12 point win with William Funnell hot on her heels scooping up second.

The final here at The Royal County of Berkshire Show will see the top riders battle it out for first place. William Funnell currrently leads with his horse Kepi d'Elle on a 6 point lead and Philip Miller with Cartier Z lay in second on 29!

The Stairway will take place on Sunday in the Main Arena- it will be one not to miss!

The rest of the leaderboard is looking like this...

Dont forget about all of our Ticket Outlets!

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:21:00 GMT

As well as buying tickets in advance online you can purchase them at many of our ticket outlets.

Click on the link below to see where you can buy them locally to you!

TICKET OUTLETS: http://www.newburyshowground.co.uk/berkshire-county-show/buy-tickets/ticket-outlets

Exciting new offer!

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:07:00 GMT

Newbury Racecourse and Royal County of Berkshire show team up

to offer 'The Newbury Weekender Package'

Newbury Racecourse and The Royal County of Berkshire Show have teamed up to offer the “Newbury Weekender Package”, offering a fantastic opportunity to enjoy two of Berkshire biggest sporting and rural events in one weekend. The package includes premier entry to Newbury Races on day two of its September meeting, Dubai Duty Free Day on Saturday 17 September followed by entry to the Berkshire Show on Sunday 18 September all for just £35 per person.

Dubai Duty Free Day at Newbury Racecourse features seven quality Flat races, including the £60,000 Group 2 Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes. The six furlong contest named in honor of the great racehorse Mill Reef, has produced some outstanding performers including in recent years Group 1 winners Lord Shanakill (2008), Dark Angel (2007), Excellent Art (2006) as well as last year’s winner Awzaan, who landed the Group 1 Shadwell Middle Park Stakes two weeks later and Templemeads in 2010. Gates Open at 11am first race at 1.25pm.

The Royal County of Berkshire Show runs from 17-18^th September, Sunday offers a great day out for all the family: Visitors can see the UK’s best cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry. Plus the Show has excellent equestrian classes. The highlight displays are the daredevil stunt riders ‘The Devil’s Horsemen’ and The Band of The Brigade of Ghurkas. There’s 600 shops including jewellery, clothing, homeware and gifts, gardening, DIY, food and crafts. Children can enjoy the fun fair and the ‘Top Gear’ Simulator. Plus they can meet reptiles, go pond dipping, and visit the 30ft high Wicker Man.

The Newbury Weekender Package saves £6 per person and with under 18s going free to Newbury Races and entry to the Royal County of Berkshire Show costing £7 for 5 to 16 year olds, the package offers fantastic value for all family, with both events providing plenty of entertainment for the younger race and show goers.

Stephen Higgins, Joint Managing Director, Newbury Racecourse, commented “We are delighted to have teamed up with the Royal County of Berkshire Show. Newbury and its surroundings is a fantastic area to visit and, by combining these two days into a ticket package, we are offering visitors the opportunity to enjoy a Great British day at the races combined with a fantastic day at one of the Country’s biggest agricultural and county shows”.

Becky Elvin, Showground Manager, commented "This combined offer gives both locals and visitors from outside the area the opportunity to enjoy a great weekend in Newbury. The show has a huge amount of entertainment for all the family and when you add this to a great day at the races visitors will have a weekend to remember".

To book and for further information call 01635 40015 or visit newbury-racecourse.co.uk

Showjumping Entries Close Fri 26th Aug! Dont Miss out!

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:25:00 GMT

The Show Jumping Entries for the The Royal County of Berkshire Show close on Friday 26th August 2011.

You can enter on line or by downloading an entry form from the website

Please note Main Arena Course builder is now Mr P Ashworth.

We look forward to seeing you!

Enter Here: http://newbury.showbiz-software.co.uk/semt/ls_entry_forms.aspx

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN BEGINS.......

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:30:00 GMT

The Final Countdown to this year`s Royal County of Berkshire Show, now less than 6 weeks ago began on Saturday as the marking out of the Showground started.

Tim Dennis Showground Director reports, ...`A lot of People still think that running the Show is simple and we just arrange the trade stands as they arrive, nothing could be further from the truth, planning goes on all year round, and the physical marking out of the Showground is really the end product of all of that work.”

“Marking out will take us every weekend now until the Show itself, and the excitement and buzz around the Showground really starts to build from now as the first Marquees are erected and later as trade stands start arriving...”

Show Chairman Alan Pooles added...” We have several new attractions this year plus all of the usual favourites, the Livestock entries have just closed and a huge turnout is assured, Trade Stand space has also nearly sold out with just a few spaces remaining, and of course we have fantastic main Ring entertainment, The Band of the Ghurkhas will play on both days and in the Year of the Horse we have the Devils Horsemen to thrill and entertain us all.”

Advance tickets are already available and many people have already taken the opportunity of buying on line to save both money and time queuing at the gate.

Update on Lady Munchington and Inky Minx

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:26:00 GMT

We have been following the progress of our two Dexter friends as they have been entering other shows in the build up for the show here in September!

Lady Munchington was fourth at Heathfield and Inky Minx was second.

Lady Munchington was 3rd at Singleton and Inky Minx won her class and was Champion!!

We look forward to seeing them here in Spetember!