STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY SHOW
Record visitors at
county show
A
record number of crowds gathered for an annual agricultural show recently with an estimated 60,000 visitors over
two days. The Staffordshire County Show was a success as the gates opened to find a record number of visitors to the best of agriculture over the two days of Wednesday, June 1 and Thursday, June 2. The show was sponsored by Rea Valley Tractors and faced online ticket sales bearing all records, and it is expected to continue to grow for years to come. Along with the display of sheep numbers being at an all-time high and all stand areas selling out, the main ring of attractions included Big Pete and the Grim Reaper Monster Truck Display. Big Pete is the world s only real monster Truck, at 16ft tall and 12ft wide. Jumping 15ft in the air, crushing anything in its path, thrilling the crowds with their gravity defying stunts, performing twice each day. The Country Pursuits area was popular with visitors and featured Donkey Rides, falconry, The Hogg Show, Ferret Roadshow, Fly Casting Demonstrations, Farriers Competition and the Giant tortoises.
The show also included a Craft Fair, The WI, a Model Railway, Punch and Judy, a Jazz band and a Food Hall which celebrate the very best of British Produce. This success continued, with celebrations of the Jubilee giving visitors high spirits at the county show as trade stands had flags and bunting surrounding them along with fancy dress parades and Jubilee parades taking place. The Grand testimony that took place alongside the livestock entries was a true testimony to British Agriculture with the finest champion animals parading throughout the county show. During the county show, however, issues took place as some visitors experienced delays with travelling to the show itself. Unfortunately, there were three separate road traffic accidents on roads throughout Stafford that resulted in a large volume of traffic that wasn t attending the show to be diverted on to the A518, the road that served the County Show. Despite this, with it simply being out of the control of the Show Organisers, the County Show was an absolute success as Richard Williams, Chief Executive of the Staffordshire and Birmingham Agricultural Society, said: There has been a constant flow of people coming in through the gates.
