MOO-ve Over Its Dalston Show!

By Arran George

 The Dalston Agricultural Show has been a popular local event since the 19th century.

This year the show, on Saturday 12 August, will mix the traditional with the contemporary, hoping to have something to appeal to everyone. With motorbike stunt teams, stalls, races, vintage machinery and fancy dress, the Dalston Show is set to be a great Cumbrian day out for all.

 The show will begin in the early morning, as hopeful entrants bring their most prized animals to the show field, to be judged in a wide variety of classes.

 Secretary for Dalston Show, Nick Uttering explained: “As usual our Show Field will be buzzing from early morning, with horse and livestock judging until lunch time followed by a full afternoon of entertainment.”

 With the judging over, the attention turns to The Main Ring for the afternoon’s entertainment. Visitors can expect an excellent variety of performances, races and competitions.

 Performances include an adrenaline fuelled display from The Inch Perfect Display Team, a dirt bike team who regularly perform their nail-biting stunts to stunned audiences across Europe. There will also be a show from The Drakes of Hazard, a sheepdog and duck display team, as well as terrier racing, Westmorland wrestling, a tug of war and “much, much more”.

 Entertainment across the Show Field will be supplied by Jesters, Punch and Judy and the daredevil stuntman, Dangerous Steve. Meanwhile, music comes in the form of Cumbrian six piece, Cindy and The Bullets.

 As always, the highlight of the event will be the Grand Parade, an opportunity for everybody to see the winning livestock from the morning’s competitions.

Nick said: “Our Grand Parade is a sight to behold with all classes of livestock represented, culminating in the presentation of trophies and the announcement of ‘Champion of Champions’.”

 A huge number of marquees and stalls will be scattered all over the field. The Industrial and Craft marquees at Dalston Show, are some of the best in the county, with over 2,000 entries for visitors to admire and sample.

 With over 80 trade stands, the amazing amount of work undertaken by the local community by way of embroidery, photography, baking and horticulture, is at the forefront of the event.

 Dalston Show is a celebration of local agriculture and rural skills, as well as the opportunity for an enjoyable day out. It reflects the enthusiastic committee behind the event, who work tirelessly each year to make it a success, but also the true community spirit of Dalston.

For more information visit www.dalstonshow.co.uk