The Farmers Mart Apr/May 2015 - Issue 39 | Page 20

Events

140th Driffield Show
will continue its
winning formula
Wednesday 22nd July at Driffield
Showground, East Yorkshire
»»Wednesday, 22nd July this year
will see the Driffield Showground
celebrating the 140th Driffield Show. Such
a long and successful tradition is surely
testimony to the Show’s winning formula of
celebrating the traditional while embracing
the future.
The Driffield Show has now become a
‘must do’ event on the calendars of both
the farming community continues to offer
fantastic value for money for families with
advance tickets now being available to
purchase at the discounted rate of £13
for adults, £11 for senior citizens, £5 for
children - plus in an attempt to kee prices
for families down to an absolute minimum a family ticket can be purchased in advance
for only £31!
Another bonus is that the ample car
parking facilities continue to be free.
For those opting to use a greener form
of transport, however, a free shuttle bus
will be provided between Driffield Town
Centre, Driffield Train Station and the
Showground and will be operating every
20 minutes. As a further incentive, anyone
travelling to Driffield by train on Show day

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also receives £1 discount off the Show’s
admission simply by showing their ticket at
the Showground.
As well as the exceptional livestock and
carcase section, visitors can look forward
to browsing around over 450 trade stands,
Handicraft and Horticulture marquees,
the fur and feather section and popular
companion dog show.
RURAL CRAFTS & NATIONAL
FENCING COMPETITION
The Rural Craft Demonstration Area,
which increases in popularity each year, will
again contain a wealth of traditional crafts
and the Show will play host to the seventh
Landscape and Fencing News sponsored
National Fencing Competition which
continues to strengthen and creates a huge
amount of both national and increasingly
international acclaim.
As well as the wealth of equine expertise
that we come to associate with the Driffield
Show, the Woolley and Parks-sponsored Main
Ring will also feature entertainment from
the amazing Royal Signals White Helmets
Motorcycle Display Team who will be

providing nailbiting entertainment for visitors
during the day with their gravity-defying
stunts and highly honed display techniques!
Grandstand seats are also available in
advance for only £10 ensuring an excellent
view of all proceedings in the main ring plus
the knowledge that if you need to recharge
your batteries you are guaranteed a seat for
the day!
In the popular Beverley Building Society
Activity Arena, there will be a variety of
activities throughout the day including
Lurcher Racing, Gun Dog Displays, Birds of
Prey Demonstrations.
If you have been to the Driffield