“Something for visitors of all ages”

within the Show including the Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling Competitions, the Farriery Competition where blacksmiths compete to make the perfect horseshoe before using it to shoe a horse, the Egg, Cavy (guinea pigs and hamsters) and Rabbit Show together with the Bee & Honey Show with its working hive.

TheStaffordshire County Show will be held on Wednesday, May 31, and Thursday, June 1.

The show offers something for visitors of all ages. Youngsters will enjoy riding on the narrowgauge steam railway or traditional attractions such as Punch & Judy and donkey rides.

Teenagers and adults will be thrilled by the Bolddog Lings Motorcycle Display Team as they perform heart stopping stunts in the Main Ring. Whilst the next generation of farmers will be inspired by the first-class entries in the livestock competitions which are held across the Showground.

The show, which is held at the Staffordshire County Showground on Weston Road, some four miles from Stafford, is one of the area’s major events of the summer and is expected to attract more than 65,000 visitors.

During the school half-term holidays the show offers a full day out for all the family from as little as £42 for two adults and up to three children. A packed Main Ring programme includes a range of attractions, in addition to the Bolddog Lings Motorcycle Display Team, the Young Farmer’s Floats (Thursday) which this year has a theme of ‘A Day in History,’ show jumping (Wednesday), the Grand Parade of Livestock as well as the Parade of Hounds (Wednesday).

New for this year in the Country Pursuits Arena is an incredible demonstration of dog agility and obedience from the West Lancs Dog Display Team. Visitors can also watch the birds of prey display, the ferret roadshow, have a go at fly casting or sit back and learn all about sheep with the Sheep Show.

Around the Showground there will be demonstrations of traditional rural crafts such as thatching, coracle making and drystone walling as well as a display of vintage cars and agricultural machinery.

However, at the heart of this traditional county show that has been held for over 200 years is livestock with over a thousand cattle, sheep, pigs and goats and over fifteen hundred horses and ponies.

There are a number of competitions and shows

In addition the Dog Show will attract around 2,000 dogs representing every breed of dog in the UK, so if you thinking of buying a dog this is an ideal opportunity to compare the various breeds and talk to their owners.

Children of all ages are especially well catered for with a children’s farm, fairground rides and the opportunity to have their picture taken with the giant tortoises that are up to 80 years old. Shopaholics will be able to browse over four hundred trade stands selling everything from cars to hot tubs.

In addition there is a food hall with a further 50 stands selling a range of mouth-watering local produce for immediate consumption or fresh and packaged items to take home.

When it’s time to take a break what better way to relax than having a picnic next to the bandstand listening to the brass band or the jazz band. However, for something more tranquil there is a twenty-acre wood – ideal for a walk in the shade or a quiet picnic.

Once again the show organisers are delighted that Rea Valley Tractors and Dunstall Holdings will be the event’s main sponsor.

Early Bird tickets, which offer a substantial saving on the gate price, are on sale now until midnight on May 27 to print at home or download to your phone.

Further details about the show and details of how to purchase early bird tickets are available on the website at www.staffscountyshowground.co.uk or follow the show at Facebook@staffscountyshow.