Farming Monthly National June 2016 | Page 35

| Royal Welsh Show Royal Welsh Show Plans for the pinnacle event in the British agricultural calendar, the Royal Welsh Show, are well underway. The four-day spectacle will be held on 18- 21 July at the showground in Llanelwedd. he livestock classes last year attracted over 7,000 entries from far and wide and an equally high number are expected again this year, promising a popular and exciting four-day’s of competitions. T Visitors to the show will once again be able to make full use of the Royal Welsh Show App which will include a full timetable of events, competitions, results, information on local traffic and weather In addition to the fantastic livestock, the great shopping and the free parking, the show provides something to interest everyone through its wide range of activities including forestry, horticulture, crafts, countryside sports, food and drink and a 12- www.farmingmonthly.co.uk hour programme each day of exciting entertainment, attractions and displays. The big attractions in the main ring this year will be the remarkable Ukrainian Cossacks, the noisy and exciting Big Pete and the Grim Reaper Monster Trucks, the spectacular Black Mountains Falconry, the everpopular RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricane and Spitfire Flypast, Tristar Carriage Driving, Merion Owen and the Quack Pack, Inter Hunt Relay, trotting competitions and much more. Visitors to the show will once again be able to make full use of the Royal Welsh Show App which will include a full timetable of events, competitions, results, information on local traffic and weather. The App will be available to download free from the iTunes Store and Google Play in July. Reduced price e-tickets for the Royal Welsh Show are available online now. For more information visit www.rwas.wales June 2016 | Farming Monthly | 35