Entries up for big agricultural show (From Free Press Series)

Entries up for big agricultural show

Chepstow Agricultural Show attracted more exhibitors and more visitors this year to showground at Broadwell Farm, Crick.

There were competitions for cattle, sheep, horticulture, homecraft, dogs, horses and goats.

The Curre Hunt Pony Club held a pageant to celebrate its 75th anniversary and other attractions included the grand parade of livestock, a show of vintage tractors and other vehicles, an unusual round-up with ducks instead of sheep and the Curre foxhounds.

In the livestock section there were excellent entries in the sheep classes and the Dexters, the small cows which are popular with smallholders.

The beef classes again struggled for entries although the quality of the animals on show was of a high quality. The cup for supreme beef breeding animal went to Cwmbran-based Halomark Ltd.

It was another good year for Mr Noel Dickenson of Sudbrook in the horticulture section where he took seven trophies including the South Wales Argus Shield for most points in the vegetable section.

Mrs Elizabeth Hall of Itton won two cups for roses which followed a victory over growers from across Wales at the Royal Welsh Show earlier this summer where she won the single rose section.

In the homecraft and handicraft tent there were increased entries for many competitions with several of the first-time entrants winning their sections.

More schools entered and more children also took part. There was a tie for the Junior Cup.

Friends Eleanor Tout and Sarah Kirkham will each keep the cup for six months.

The best trade stand was judged to be Harold Johns agricultural contractors of Tintern with the Black Rock Lave Fishermen's Association highly commended.

Chepstow Agricultural Society, which organises the show, is a charity and relies on entirely volunteers.

On show day they have the assistance of the Chepstow Lions who act as marshals and the British Red Cross.

The show chairman Mr Lyndon Edwards said: "It has been a very successful show and the number of visitors is up by several hundred on last year."

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