The Farmers Mart Aug/Sep 2014 - Issue 35 | Page 23

THE DRIFFIELD SHOW

of celebrating the area’s agricultural
heritage while also taking the time to
embrace new developments.”
The show was as popular as ever with
livestock exhibitors, attracting some of the
area’s finest animals.
Mrs Nicholson said: “This year, the
livestock section boasted a new set of
classes specially designed for shorthorn
cattle exhibitors. And as well as a highly
regarded cattle section, the livestock
area also included some really excellent
examples of sheep, goats and pigs.”
The 2014 Driffield Show saw the
welcome return of the crowd’s favourite
heavy horse classes, These gentle
giants are unsurprisingly a big hit with
visitors, who love to see the painstaking
preparations the horses undergo prior to
the showing;.
With a lot of emphasis on traditional
crafts, the craft demonstration area offered

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demonstrations of intriguing skills such
as wood turning, rope-making and even
coracle-making.
Mrs Nicholson said: “The Driffield
Show continues to have something for
everyone.”
That is the secret of its continuing
success, and this year, was truer than ever
– and even the sun came out as an added
bonus!

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