THE ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE SHOW NEWS

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 ..

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 f ..

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!  ..

The BSJA International Stairway is well underway! After 7 rounds at various County Shows around the Country the top 20 riders are... The penultimate round at The Pembrokshire Show on the 16th-18th August will decide the top riders that will be battling it out at the final phase at the Show here in September! Phillip Miller currently sits on a 2 point lead but Timothy Davies and William Funnell are hot on his heels, both sitting on 27 points. This years Stairway i ..

New to the Show this year will be the Top Gear Simulator! Using orginal BBC Top Gear footage and presented in full HD, you will feel the full force of the acceleration, slick gear changes and phenomenal breaking. You will get to experience some of the most up to date Supercars; including the 1.184 bhp, 253 mph Bugatti Veyron and the nimble R7500 Caterham driven by the Stig at Dunsfold Park Top Gear Test Track.  ..

The University of Reading celebrate 60 years of the Archers and MERL The English Musuem of English Rural Life which is owned and managed by the University of Reading has teamed up with the BBC to bring visitors 'Everyday stories of Country Folk; celebrating 60 years of the Archers and Merl'. The exhibition is coming to the Show this year and will be located in the Unviersity of Reading Tent over the two days.  ..

The Newbury and District Agricultural Society will be part of the Wiltshire Country Fair at Barbury Horse Trials this weekend 9th & 10th July! Make sure you come and find our tradestand to learn all about whats happening at the Show this year. For Wiltshire Show tcket information visit their website www.barburyhorsetrials.co.uk ..

Shearing requires skill to shear efficiently and quickly without causing harm to sheep or shearer, they are usually shorn once a year in late spring, early summer. It’s important to shear to; - Stop the sheep overheating in the warmer weather - Farmers sell the wool that is shorn to make clothing and materials - A heavy fleece on a sheep makes it very hard for them to move around easily - When a sheep’s fleece overgrows it can drag along ..

COSSACK style tricks performed by daredevil stunt riders will be part of this year’s bumper 2011 Royal County of Berkshire Show! Watch as these amazing riders vault onto their horses and stand in the saddle at a gallop! The Cossack display will be a thrilling spectacle of fast paced stunts and tricks on horseback. The team have a brilliant collection of horses and riders they will be showcasing over the weekend. Read an Article from Newbury Weekly News on The Dev ..

The Corn Exchange plays host to a record breaking challenge this weekend- the recreation of the Newbury Coat! Join the Kennett Valley Guild of Weavers,Spinners and Dyers this weekend at the Corn Exchange, Newbury. Watch as they work together to turn fleeces off the back of sheep to a completed coat in under 13 hours. Our Chairman of Sheep Nigel Wernham will be shearing from 10am on Saturday 25th- come down to see him in action! The 2011 making of the Newbury Coat will c ..