Great future for South of England Show

> Supreme Champion Huacaya > Supreme Champion Suri

The South of England Alpaca Show took place at Spring Live! at

the South of England Showground in Ardingly in West Sussex on April 24, writes Chris and Vicki Agar.

The 2020 Show was cancelled when we went into lockdown. The effort to organise the show for 2021 was monumental to ensure the safety of all – and to keep West Sussex County Council happy. For Covid-19 safe reasons we housed the alpacas in the cavernous Abergavenny building but were only able to show in the sand school outside. A huge thank you to all those who entered their alpacas and for bearing with us for what proved to be a long day!

We were very fortunate to have Jo Bridge judge the show this year and with 130 alpacas entered to judge, Jo had a full schedule as we had to complete the showing in one day. The overall show was sold out with visitor numbers limited to 6000 people a day and by advance booking only. The weather was great and thankfully the sun shone all day, which made it perfect for judging.

The South East Alpaca Group was heavily involved in the smooth running of the show and the organisers, Liz Butler and Vicki Agar, would again like to thank all those who voluntarily gave up their time and also the sponsors who so kindly donated – all of whom contribute towards making the show such a great success.

The supreme championships were hotly contested but ultimately, the awards went to:

Huacaya Supreme Champion:

Alpha Devonia

Suri Supreme Champion: North West Suri King Edward

The South of England has always been known as a very friendly show, both to attend and to compete in, which makes it ideal for first timers. It is always great to see new faces and this year was no different.

Thank you to Jo Bridge and to all of you who entered the show and we look forward to seeing you again next year. If you are interested in getting involved in the organisation of the Show for next year, please contact Vicki Agar or Liz Butler.