Stone Life October/November 2013 | Page 8

ECCLESHALL SHOW All the sixes... Better show than ever before for 66th year F ine weather and the promise of plenty of entertainment brought the crowds out in their thousands for the 66th Annual Eccleshall Show on Saturday 31st August. Centre of attention in the main ring were two performances by the West Lancs Dog Display Team and the ever popular Dave Coe returning to the show for the 11th year with his Springer Spaniel gun dogs. Childrens sports, a pet dog agility competition, a demonstration from the junior members of Eccleshall Rugby Club and a tug of war competition made for a packed day of entertainment. Elsewhere on the showground some 200 Classic cars were on show with their proud owners on hand to discuss their finer points. The Equestrian classes in three rings were busy all day from very early in the morning. The huge craft and horticulture marquee hosted over 100 classes and the judges were very impressed with the quality of exhibits throughout. Hazel Bradshaw, secretary of the Horticulture and Craft section told Stone and Eccleshall Life: “We had a very good number of entries and were particularly pleased to have entries from our local allotment growers. The children’s classes were well supported but we would like to see more children getting involved next year.” 8 October/November 2013