Turriff Show

2022 TURRIFF SHOW

Sunday 31st July and Monday 1st August

Scotland’s largest two-day Agricultural Show is ready after a two-year break to welcome everyone through the gates for the return of the 2022 Show on Sunday 31st July and Monday 1st August.

The Show is set to take place at The Haughs, Queens Road, Turriff and is again hoping to attract exhibitors and visitors from the length and breadth of the country.

The Main Sponsor this year is Bridgend Aggregates, King Edward. This family owned business has sand, gravel. rock quarries, ready-mix concrete plant and a SEPA registered disposal site at King Edward as well as a quarry at Fraserburgh.

There is a full ringside entertainment programme on both Sunday and Monday with the return of the Pageant – Open Theme for any local groups/organisations with each entry receiving £250 and £100 awarded to the Best Comical, Best Decorated and Most Comical entry. There will be performances from Vander Super Heroes Quad Space Wheel which will be 50ft at its highest point and the team run, skip, juggle and even go blindfolded on the outside of the wheel during this mesmerising stunt display. This will be a truly adrenalin fuelled act that will leave you with your heart in your mouth. Included this year in the afternoon races will be the Children’s Sack Race and Big Bag Race for teams of 4.

We are delighted to be hosting the National Highland Cattle Show and Judge – Mr Jim McKechie, Gartocharn will start

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judging at 8.30am on Monday morning and an excellent entry from a wide geographical area is anticipated.

The Overall Champion of Champions will be judged this year by Mrs Helen Goldie, Dundonald. Other Champion Judges include Mr Tom Arnott, Kelso for the overall Cattle; Mr Gordon McConachie, Grantown-on-Spey for groups, pairs and young bull interbreed; Mr Hamish Dykes, West Linton for overall Sheep; Mrs Caroline Nelson, Kelso for overall inhand Horse and Pony and Mrs Marion MacLennan, Inverness for overall ridden Horse and Pony.

The Friday night Marquee Dance on 29th July will be a new format this year with The Gerry Cinnamon Experience with tickets now available from www.ajfevents.co.uk.

Sunday is the day for the judging of the Horse and Pony

classes with the prize-winning animals leading the Grand Parade at 2.15pm. Goats, Rabbits, Cavies and Pigeon judging also takes place on Sunday.

Judging of the Cattle, Sheep, Clydesdale Horses and Poultry is held on the Monday and The Sleigh Family Trophy will be awarded to the overall winners from the Horse and Pony, Cattle, Dairy, Sheep and Clydesdale Horse Champions.

By popular demand, The Oxford Sheep Breed section has been reinstated this year.

With over 1600 classes ranging from the best livestock to vintage vehicles, the Show will be offering over £85,000 in prize money and 330 trophies will be awarded.

The Industrial Marquee hosts competitive classes for a wide range of produce (eggs, butter, oatcakes etc.), preserves, cookery, sewing, knitting, shepherds crooks to classes for children to proudly show off their artistic and crafting skills.

The Horticultural Marquee is a truly resplendent display of a variety of home-grown flowers and vegetables and there is no entry fee to enter exhibits in both these Marquees.

There are over 200 wellpresented outdoor trade stands at Turriff Show. Agricultural trade stands include machinery stands with tractors and a vast array of machinery, both large and small from all the leading local manufacturers and there will also be a wide range of motor vehicle, motorhome and caravan stands and several stands featuring renewable energy. Other stands include fashion, clothing, garden furniture, toys – something for everyone.

The Food and Drink Marquee will have an extensive range of quality stands promoting the very best of predominantly

Scottish food and drink. Take the opportunity to sample such traditional delights from award winning cheese, luxury ice cream, fudge, porridge oat flakes and oatmeal, home produced pork, sausages and bacon to local gins. Multi-Award winning Chef, Gary Maclean will be showing off his culinary skills with cookery demonstrations on both Sunday and Monday – Gary was crowned MasterChef: The Professionals Champion in 2016 and we are honoured that Gary is taking part in the 2022 Show.

The Indoor Shopping Mall has a selection of stands offering luxury skin care, footwear, clothing to original art and limited edition prints.

In the Exhibition Marquee you find stands promoting alternative and holistic health care to kitchen design, property letting experts to pet care and grooming products.

The Art and Craft Marquee hosts an excellent selection of quality craft stands and visitors can expect to find a variety of craft items including cushions, lampshades, goat milk soaps, patchwork quilts to bronze wildlife figurines

Enjoy a nice cool glass of prosecco while watching the livestock judging, grand parades and great entertainment in the ring in the Gin and Prosecco Bar.

A visit to the Old MacDonald’s InFARMation in the Ferguson Hall is a must for children. There will be exciting displays from local school children taking part in this year’s School’s Competition with the theme this year – ‘Her Majesty The Queen’ to coincide with the Platinum Jubilee. There will also be hands-on activities for youngsters to try including interactions with local magician, Dean Spruce who will perform feats of magic with his

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The Open Dog Show on Sunday will have 144 classes (under Kennel Club Ltd Rules & Regulations) and the Companion Dog Show on Monday where dogs need not be K.C. Registered to take part and includes some fun classes for entrants – waggiest tail, prettiest bitch, handsome dog etc.

Local talent including Turriff Silver Band, Deveron River Brass Band and Turriff Community Singers will perform in the Band Stand area and on Sunday afternoon, Turriff & District Pipe Band will be performing in the ring and around the Show field.

Show Jumping on the Monday includes the Open Junior Qualifier and Final, The Muirden Energy 1.05m Open, The Blair Equibuild 1.15m Open, Morrison Motors 1.25m Open and the Mini-Major Relay.

The finale on the Sunday evening will be the Vintage and Classic Vehicle display with over 150 vintage tractors and classic cars making their way round the ring – a great way to finish off the first day of the Show.

We are delighted to see the return of The Sheep Show to the 2022 Show which is a live Show that is both educational and very amusing for all ages.

The Showground is open from 7.00am on Sunday and Monday with Trade Stands open at 9.00am each day and the Showground closes at 8.00pm Sunday and 6.00pm Monday.

Adult Admission is £17: £15 advance, Concession (Senior Citizen/Student/Children 15 and over) - £12: £11 advance and Family Ticket £50: £45 advance. Children 14 and under are free.

Discounted Admission Tickets are now on sale and online entries are open – for further information visit website – www.turriffshow.org.

Closing date for entries into the Industrial Sections, Saturday 16th July – Adult and Junior Show Jumping and Vintage Vehicles and Saturday 23rd July – Open Pageant. All schedules and entry forms are available to download from the website.

It will be great to see everyone back at the Show field after the two-year break on Sunday 31st July and Monday 1st August for another fun packed Show.

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Balgownie at Turriff Show

Balgownie Ltd is proud to have served goods and machinery to the North-East farming industry since 1907. The current board of directors have been at the helm of the company for 35 years, during which time the business has expanded into various other sectors. Today we are a major force in the agricultural, construction and groundcare sectors covering the North of Scotland.

With our modern, purposebuilt depots at Thainstone Business Park, Inverurie, and Markethill Industrial Estate, Turriff, the business continues to be a major supplier of machinery to the agricultural, construction, groundcare and domestic sectors. With a portfolio of world-leading brands including Doosan, Bobcat, McCormick and Ifor Williams to name but a few.

At Balgownie Ltd our core values are to build and nurture long term customer relationships. We are responsive to our customers' requirements, providing an excellent pre and after-sales service. We are honest and reasonable in our dealings and every customer is special to us, no matter how big or small. It is a measure of the company's professionalism that Balgownie has the honour of being a Royal Warrant Holder for the supply and service of agricultural machinery to HM The Queen.

With the recent acquisition of the McCormick dealership, we have strengthened our agricultural line-up to help you tackle all your farm challenges. With superior machines that combine all-day comfort, dependability, and robust build quality we can offer you farm machinery you can truly rely on.

We look forward to welcoming all customers, old and new, onto our stands at Turriff Show to explore our range of world-leading brands and find out all about our exclusive show deals. Our team will be on hand with their expert advice to help guide you every step of the way.

Come and visit us to experience our award-winning service for yourself.