• AUG / SEP 2022
GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW 2022 27
Awards and Accolades
The breadth and depth of rural life was on display on day two with the finest examples of cheese , pigeons , and goats taking centre stage for their own championships .
Spectators were treated to the second day of the first ever sheepdog trials at the Show , with competitors demonstrating their skills in the Main Ring .
who have worked the land for decades , totalling 942 years between them .
Some of the best farms across the north of England competed for the Tye Trophy , which recognises the contribution of farmers to conservation and environmental improvement . The winner was Jamie Wood of Pendwick Farm near Alnwick , who received the trophy from Show President Margaret Chapman . Jamie , who has worked hard to regenerate heather on the farm , said : “ When the judges visited , I showed them what we had done but I am quite shocked to win !”
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Popstar turned farmer JB Gill took to the new GYS Stage as well as meeting pigs and their handlers including twoyear-old Joshua Kirby from York and his family . JB then found out more about the School Veg Box competition , which annually challenges primary schools across Yorkshire to grow British produce from scratch . This year ’ s champion entry came from Flyingdales C of E Primary School near Whitby who embraced the Best of British theme . Peter Wright from the Yorkshire Vet also took to the stage and will feature every day this week at 1:30pm .
The Supreme Champion Cheese title went to Bradbury ’ s Cheese of Buxton , Derbyshire , with a soft cheese called Vallage Triple Cream , with Saputo Davidstow Creamery ’ s Extra Mature Cheddar in reserve . The Supreme Champion Dairy went Ryeburn of Helmsley for their Blueberry Pannacotta Ice Cream while the Reserve went to Longley Farm for Strawberry Whole Milk Yoghurt .
Top pigeon at the Show , the Best Fancy Pigeon , went to a Jacobin , shown by David Graham of Durham , while Reserve was a Black Long Faced Tumbler , owned by Michael and Joseph Morrow of Houghton Le Spring .
A host of awards were made during the show , including to land-based students and some of the Yorkshire stalwarts
Forestry was covered with the presentation of the John Boddy trophy , with the Yorkshire Agricultural Society , Royal Forestry Society and Forestry Commission joining forces to seek out the best new woodland in Yorkshire . The title went to Broughton Sanctuary near Skipton which featured 160 hectares of new native woodland planted on the Broughton estate during the 2020-21 planting season .
A special guest for the day was Chelsea pensioner Peter Fullelove , who served with the Black Watch , who met junior soldiers at the Army Foundation College ’ s Operating Base . The young soldiers assist with Main Ring logistics throughout the week .
The Yorkshire Regiment ’ s Best Soldier of 2022 was also recognised . This year ’ s honours go to Private Joe Kelsall , 23 , whose passion for soldiering and sporting ability combined have proven him to be a formidable and motivating presence within Alma Company .
Charles Mills , Show Director , said : “ Today was a real celebration of a variety of different aspects of rural life and we had some wonderful winners as always .”
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