The Farmers Mart Dec-Jan 2019 - Issue 60 | Page 25

MIDLANDS MACHINERY SHOW 25
• DEC/JAN 2019
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has been obvious that it has been positive
for them as well”.
Jayne Hunt of Lincolnshire Machinery
Ring said they had had a great Show, “We
had the highest number of people on our
stand this year and everyone was so posi-
tive with many people commenting that the
show was bigger and better than before.
We didn’t hear one negative comment”.
LMR were offering new members free
members until the end of May 2019.
There were many product launches at
this year’s show, including one for first time
exhibitor, ELP Engineering Ltd, who brought
the Radio-Controlled Ferris Brush Mower –
an economic solution to mowing safely on
slopes and banks.
Another new exhibitor, Portek, who won
a Highly Commended in the Best Allied
Trade Stand category, reported that they
had had a successful show. Martin Young,
Senior Sales Rep said, “We had good
attendance on our stand in Crocker Hall 2
and we are already looking forward to next
year.”
Phil Warham, an agronomist with Agrovis-
ta said, “This is our first year here and we
have had a lot of local growers on our stand
and it’s nice to support a local show. Hav-
ing a stand inside has been ideal and we are
already talking about next year and there
is no reason other than our own budgetary
constraints why Agrovista will not be back
in 2019”.
Five apprentices were presented with
cheques for £250 each from the Society’s
President, Tim Farr. Starting their courses
and receiving the first half of a £500 overall
award were Charlotte Barnes and Michael
Kirk. Charlotte is an apprentice at Farmstar
and is studying agricultural engineering at
Bishop Burton College in Beverley. Michael
who works with G H Chennells Farms of
North Scarle, Lincs, attends Riseholme
Campus in Lincoln. Both are passionate
about their career choice.
Ben Robinson, an apprentice at Peacock
& Binnington and studying at Moreton Mo-
rell College in Warwick, Dante Jarvis, who
works with J T Friskney and is at Riseholme
Campus and Jack Wallhead, an apprentice
at Grundy Agriculture who also studies at
Riseholme all received cheques for the
second half of their awards. The scheme
receives funding from the Midlands Machin-
ery Show and the Society and reinvests in-
come from the show in the future of young
people joining the agricultural industry.
Dates for 2019 are Wednesday 20 and
Thursday 21 November.
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