
One of the best things about the summer is the shows! They range in size
from the local village fete to national events but all celebrate our
traditions and rural communities. The first and biggest is the
Royal Welsh Show
which is on from 21 – 24th July at the Showground in Builth Wells, a
couple of hours drive from here but well worth it! This year the next
show will be
Tenbury Show
on the 2nd August, only 8 miles from here and always on the first
Saturday in August. This is a real local affair featuring livestock,
horses, horticulture, food, arts and crafts. It also hosts the annual
national Young Farmers tug of war finals! Unfortunately this year it
clashes with
Chorley Show
which is a small local show run by volunteers, the highlight of which
this year appears to be the Dog Show with categories such as cuteist
puppy and waggiest tail! My personal favourite is
Burwarton Show
which takes place on Thursday 7th August this year (always the first
Thursday in August). This is another local show held on a local estate
and organised by many of the tenants and local farmers. There is
something for everyone, from machinery and agricultural merchants,
through livestock and horses, local food and drink to a huge fun fair
set apart from the rest of the event. Finally we have Farlow and Oreton
Village Show at the start of September which is the smallest of them all
but has all the traditional handicraft and horticultural classes that
are fiercely contended!