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FARMING AND RURAL EVENTS
JANUARY 2024
- 12-13-14 Jan: Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Cambs
strawbear.org.uk - 17-18 Jan: LAMMA (agricultural machinery, equipment and technology show) NEC, Birmingham
www.lammashow.com
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the Country Smallholder magazine cannot take any responsibility for descriptions of shows and events included in this diary. Check before you set out to travel to make sure that the show is running and is what you want to visit.
FEBRUARY
- 10 Feb: East Anglia Potato Day Otley College, Suffolk
www.eastangliapotatoday.org.uk - 11 Feb: Norwich Seed and Plant Swap, St Mary Magdalene Church Hall, Silver Road
norfolkorganic.org.uk - 13 Feb: Olney Pancake Race, Bucks
olneypancakerace.org - 21 Feb: West Country Farming & Machinery Show, Westpoint, Exeter westcountryfarmmachineryshow.co.uk
- 24-25 Feb: Tractor World, Three Counties Showground, Malvern
tractorworldshow.co.uk
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the Country Smallholder magazine cannot take any responsibility for descriptions of shows and events included in this diary. Check before you set out to travel to make sure that the show is running and is what you want to visit.
MARCH
- 22-23-24 March: British Alpaca Society (BAS) 2024 National Halter Show and Champion of Champions Fleece Show Telford International Centre – TF3 4JHD
bas-uk.com
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the Country Smallholder magazine cannot take any responsibility for descriptions of shows and events included in this diary. Check before you set out to travel to make sure that the show is running and is what you want to visit.
APRIL
- 1 April: London Harness Horse Parade,
South of England Showground, Ardingly,
West Sussex RH17 6TL
www.lhhp.co.uk - 6 April: NWAG Alpaca Championships, Exhibition Hall, Borderway Mart, Carlisle, Cumbria.
- 6-7 April: West Norfolk Textile Fair, Lynn Sport, Kings Lynn.
- 7 April: Ramsey Rural Museum, Heritage Day, Food and Craft, Ramsey near Huntingdon, Cambs PE26 2XD
- 7 April: Spalding Model Tractor& Construction Show, Springfields, Spalding, Lincs
www.spaldingmodeltractorshow.com - 8 April: Cheffins Cambridge Machinery Sales, Machinery Saleground, CB6 2QT
www.cheffins.co.uk - 13-14: April Wool and Yarn Festival RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington, Devon EX38 8PH
www.rhs.org.uk
- 12-14 April: Heart of England Alpaca Group Spring Fiesta, Bury Farm Equestrian Centre, Mill Lane, Slapton, Bucks LU7 9BT
heartofenglandalpacagroup.co.uk - 12-14 April: British Bee Keeping Spring Convention 2024, Harper Adams University, Shropshire TF10 8NB
- 19-20 April: Cheffins Cambridge Vintage
Sales, Machinery Saleground, CB6 2QT
www.cheffins.co.uk - 20-21 April: Alpaca Evolution Fibre Arts Weekend, Fair Winter Farm, Singleborough MK17 0RB
alpacaevolution.com - 21 April: Tractor Run, Prickwillow Engine Museum www.prickwillowmuseum.com
- 27-28 April: Scottish Alpaca Group Show,
Lanark Ag Centre, Hyndford, Lanark M11 9AX - 27-28 April: Wonderwool Wales 2024, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells
www.wonderwoolwales.co.uk - 27-28 April: Tractor Gathering,
Beamish Museum, Co Durham DH9 ORG www.beamish.org.uk - 29 April – 1 May: Farm Shop and Deli Show, NEC Birmingham
www.farmshopanddelishow.co.uk
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the Country Smallholder magazine cannot take any responsibility for descriptions of shows and events included in this diary. Check before you set out to travel to make sure that the show is running and is what you want to visit.
MAY
- 1 May: May Day obby ‘oss parade, Padstow, Cornwall
- 4 May: Spitalfields Traditional & Native Breeds and Mutlibreed Spring Fling Sale of Ewes with Lambs at Foot, Melton Mowbray Market LE13 1JY www.meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk
- 4-6 May: Stradsett Park Rally
www.nvtec-ea.org.uk/rally - 6 May: Rogation Sunday, Look out for Well Dressing and villages ‘walking the bounds’
- 11 May: Nottinghamshire County Show, The Showground, Lincoln Road, Winthorpe, NG24 2NY www.nottinghamshirecountyshow.com
- 11 May: Ayr County Show, The Ayr Racecourse
ayrcountyshow.co.uk - 11-12 May: National Mills Weekend
www.spab.org.uk/mills/national-mills-weekend - 12 May: The South Suffolk Show, Ampton Racecourse, Bury St Edmunds
www.southsuffolkshow.co.uk - 13-14 May: Cheffins Cambridge Machinery Sales, Machinery Saleground, CB6 2QT
www.cheffins.co.uk - 15-16: May Pig and Poultry Fair, NEC Birmingham, Register at www.pigandpoultry.org.uk
- 16-18 May: Devon County Show, Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DJ
- 18 May: Otley Show, The Showground, Otley, LS21 2AA
- 18-19 May: Smallholding and Countryside Festival, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, LD2 3SY rwas.wales/smallholding-and-countryside-festival
- 19 May: Fen Fair, Ramsey Rural Museum Wood Lane, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire PE26 2XD www.facebook.com/ruralmuseum
- 19-20 May: Cheffins Vintage Sales, Sutton, Cambs
- 21-25 May: RHS Chlesea Flower Show London Gate, Royal Hospital Road, Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, SW3 4SR
www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show - 25 May: Shropshire County Agricultural Show The Greenhouse West Mid Showground. Shrewsbury, SY1 2PF
- 25 May: Northumberland County Show Bywell, Near Stocksfield, NE43 7AB www.northcountyshow.co.uk
- 25-26 May: Hertfordshire County Show, The Showground, Redbourn, Herts, AL3
- 25-27 May: Crick Boat Show Crick Marina, NN6 7SQ
- 29-30 May: Suffolk County Show Trinity Park, Ipswich, IP3 8UH
www.suffolkshow.co.uk - 29-30 May: Staffordshire County Show Stafford, ST18 0BD www.staffscountyshowground.co.uk
- 30 May-1 June: Royal Bath and West Show
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the Country Smallholder magazine cannot take any responsibility for descriptions of shows and events included in this diary. Check before you set out to travel to make sure that the show is running and is what you want to visit.
JUNE
- 6-8 June: Royal Cornwall Show
www.royalcornwallshow.org
- 7-9 June: South of England Show, South of England Showground, Ardingly, West Sussex
www.seas.org.uk - 9 June: LEAF Open Farm Sunday, UK wide
farmsunday.org - 18-19 June: Cheshire County Show
- 19-20 June: Lincolnshire County Show
- 20-23 June: Royal Highland Show
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the Country Smallholder magazine cannot take any responsibility for descriptions of shows and events included in this diary. Check before you set out to travel to make sure that the show is running and is what you want to visit.
