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Continuity has been key tocontinued growth of showI AM extremely proud and hon-oured to be president of MoretonShow Society. I was first elected asa member of the executive com-mittee, now called council, morethan 40 years ago.I was then one of the ‘younger ele-

ment’ whose brief was to introducefamily attractions into the event witha v iew to encouraging a largerattendance. No money was allocat-ed to cover the cost and everythingwas pretty low key; a raffle had tobe organised so that there was noburden on the funds.Indeed, the show society had no

funds available and in 1971 the bal-ance in the bank stood at £1.72. In1970 gate receipts were £815, with315 livestock and 482 horsesentered. Last year, it was a reallywet day, gate receipts were over£77,000 with 1,004 livestock and1,074 horses entered.It is almost impossible to believe

that when you look at the show asit is now that the whole event in1971 was contained in one field.This included the car parks for visi-tors, livestock and horse boxes andtrailers. In recent years, over 100acres are used.What has happened? Over the

years the expansion has been care-fully planned and monitored. Foryears all the administration was car-ried out in the then secretary BabsAttwood’s house. When it becamenecessary to erect a tent in the gar-

den for a month prior to the show,the society became aware that itwas necessary to have more suit-able offices.Thanks to the accumulation of

funds, permanent premises werepurchased in 1989. This not onlyallowed expansion and modernisa-tion with the introduction of com-puters, but prov ided a meet ingroom too.

A great factor in the slow and suc-cessful expansion is that during mytime there have been three secre-taries, one of whom did not servefor a very long period. This hashelped in keeping the expansionplanned and controlled, as has thecontinuity given by the two long-serving secretaries, Babs Attwoodand Tim Gardner. We have beenfortunate, too, in our selection of

chairmen, both of the society and ofthe committees.As president, I would like to invite

you to come to the 2007 show tosee for yourselves the wonderfulevent we organise. For the shopa-holics there will be hundreds oftrade stands selling as diverse itemsas clothing, tractors and cars. Therewill be a fabulous food tent offeringthe best of British produce.Cont inuous enterta inment and

competitions throughout the daywill keep all the family entertained.The best of horses will be compet-

ing for honours which are muchprized throughout the country.For those not in farming, there is a

companion dog show and terrierracing, open to your family pet.There are 115 classes in the Home

and Garden section, which includebaking, preserves, art and photogra-phy and a separate children’s sec-tion. The scarecrow competition isgreat fun.All this is not without effort. We

have wonderful volunteers whosteward and work before, on andafter show day and, of course, oursecretary Tim Gardner and his staff.Our sponsors enable the show to

happen and we are greatly indebtedto them. many of them have beenhelping us for many years and weare so grateful to them for their loy-alty. Visit us and I know you willenjoy it.

KENNEDY TAYLOR

by Kennedy Taylor, President of theMoreton-in-Marsh Show

34aug07079

Words: Gerry Barnett & Anita Deshmukh.Pictures: Linda Butler & Paul Jackson

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Show timetable ............................ p36

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Gardens are a picture ............. p38/75

Tough in dairy sector ................... p76

Judges’ tough time ...................... p77

Lovely attractions ......................... p78

Town in limelight ......................... p79

Tribute to The Duke ..................... p80

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THE run-up to the show has not been an easyone this year with the show office sufferingfrom the flooding on July 20 and now with thefoot and mouth disease crisis.Even without cattle, the show will go on and

this year we have an even better event withmany new and interesting attractions.The main attraction in the grand arena will be

the Rockin’ Horse Stunt Show, which will takeplace at 2pm and 4.15pm.There will be a full programme in the grand

arena starting with the ridden hunters at 8amand ending with the popular parade of vintagemilitary vehicles at 5.30pm.In other parts of the showground there will be

five horse showing and jumping rings with anew and expanded show jumping programme.One of the interesting highlights of this year’s

show will be an attempt to achieve a worldrecord to be recognised by the Guinness Bookof Records for the largest ever Morris dance.All of this, together with the usual vast area of

trade stands, the food marquee, the home andgarden marquee and a busy attractions ring,will ensure that everyone is catered for and hasa good day out.

JAMES HAYMAN-JOYCE

Floods, disease andstrikes can’t stop us

Run-up is tough but show will be greatby James Hayman-Joyce,

Chairman of theMoreton-in-Marsh Show

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SHOW secretary Tim Gardnerhas been involved w ith theMoreton Show since 1979 andhas seen a few crises in his time.But nothing has compared to

this year when the show was hitby a triple whammy – postalstrikes which hampered deliveryof entry forms to competitors,the foot and mouth scare andthe great flood, which saw theshow office under several feet ofwater with the loss of an estimat-ed week of work.“It’s been an interesting time,”

said Tim, who could still smilefrom a temporary desk in a cor-ner of the upstairs show office.

“Morale wasn’t good on the Sat-urday morning after the floods,but it ’s not been a prob lems ince. Everyone has just gotstuck in to make sure the showis a success.“The chairman and vice chair-

man and several show councilmembers all came in to helpclear up after the flood and allgot very dirty.“It’s a shame there’s no live-

stock this year but for one yearthat’s tolerable.“The reaction from everyone

has been ‘inevitable’. The tradesection lost a few exhibitors as aresult of the livestock going but

most of the released space wassnapped up in a day.“We are delighted w ith the

horse entries this year, which willnumber around 1,100 includingthe showjumping classes, andwe have an equine celebrity, for-mer Grand Nat iona l w innerBindaree, who is competing inthe retired racehorse events.“We are expecting an impres-

sive selection of entries in thehome and garden section, whichgives local people the chance toshow off their skills.“The show is the social occasion

for the north Cotswolds and afamily gathering for many.”

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EE Judging Friesians were members of Young Farmers’ Clubs from Moreton-in-Marsh,Stow-on-the-Wold, Inkberrow, Bibury, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Ship-ston-on-Stour, Newent and Burford School. 31aug07004a.

Strength in depth asshow bounced backTRAWLING through the Journalarchives, Gerry Barnett discov-ered that Moreton Show in 1957was the then biggest ever, withcattle, sheep and pigs back to fullstrength.The show, sa id the Journa l,

probably had more appeal thanany previous events after the pre-vious year’s hiatus due to foot-and-mouth disease.Some splendid hunters were

shown and put through theirpaces in the main ring.There was also a superb exhibi-

tion of flowers, vegetables andhandicrafts, a display by a teamof trick motorcyclists and a musi-cal parade by the band of theGloucestershire Regiment.

It was, in fact, a show that hadsomething for everyone.Even the animals had a good

time. A large sow got loose andwent for a stroll round the tradestands, where she was caughtnibbling a box of geraniums, andwhen the North CotswoldHounds paraded in the main ring,they were joined by a diminutiveterrier, who refused to be ignoredor shaken off.Statistically speaking, the show

was also very satisfactory. Mr D HPearman, the show secretary,said number of entries in the cat-tle, sheep and pig classes washigher than ever.Many entries had been received

for the children’s pony classes,

though the hunter classes wereabout the same as the previousyear. A big disappointment wasthat no heavy horse classes couldbe held, owing to a shortage ofentries.However, in compensation the

number of entries in the producesection had risen from 470 to arecord of 650.The weather during the day was

a lmost as var ied as the showitself. Heavy showers alternatedwith periods of hot sunshine anda cold w ind frequent ly b lewacross the field.The day’s programme was car-

ried through without a hitch andall the events had been concludedby 5.30pm.

Smoking banTHE smoking ban in enclosedwork places, which came intoeffect on July 1, will be enforcedat the show. It means that everytradestand with a roof and morethan 50 per cent walls mustprevent smoking within theenclosed space. It will also beillegal in the members’, food,home and garden, crafts andsecretary’s tents, as well asstewards’ offices and othersmaller spaces. It will also beillegal in work vehicles used by

more than one person. “Like itor not, it is the law,” said societysecretary Tim Gardner.

Dogs welcomeDOGS are welcome at the showon short fixed leads, whether ornot competing in the companiondog show or terrier racing. Butorganisers are asking visitorsnot to leave dogs in hot cars, notto take them in food or livestockareas, the food marquee andmembers’ lunch area. Dogsshould not be taken into horseor livestock rings or collecting

rings, this is potentially verydangerous to the exhibits andtheir handlers.

Life after racingNEW this year in the strongracing area are two classes forre-trained racehorses, one localand one open. Named as amemorial to the formerchampion National Hunt trainerDavid Nicholson, the classesshow that there is life afterracing for those that did notcome up to expectations on thetrack.

EE First in its class and reserve female champion was the Friesian cow Moyfield Col-lona, belonging to Messrs T J Bomford and Son, of Littleton. 31aug07004.

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Titan’s a sweetie —comeandsee!TITAN the Robot returns to theMoreton Show, now a famous fig-ure thanks to his appearance in TVcar advertisements.Titan is among a packed line-up of

entertainment at the show, whichincludes a world record attempt for themost people taking part in a Morr isdance.Moreton Show secretary T im Gardner

joined forces with local group the IlmingtonMorris Men to organise the bid.Tim said: “It’s not unusual to have around

300 taking part in Morris dancing festivals but wewant to set the bar really high for this first recordattempt for the largest number of dancers for onedance.“We want to set a record that’s really hard to

break so we’ve been inviting Morris dancing clubsfrom all around the Midlands and further afield tocome along.”Sides from Shropshire, Northamptonshire, Wilt-

shire and Birmingham have confirmed they willbe attending, as well as several closer to home inGloucester.Tim added: “Morris dancing is a local tradition

with origins in the nearby Cotswold villages ofBledington and Ilmington. The original six-holepipe, which was played by a musician from Bled-ington, can be seen and possibly heard during therecord attempt.“The object of the bid is to promote interest in

Morris dancing in all age groups and help to keepthis important part of the Cotswold heritage alive.”The record attempt, sponsored by Cala Homes, is

planned for 1pm. Groups will also be dancing invarious areas around the show site before andafter the event.Also providing some great entertainment on the

day will be the Rockin’ Horse Stunt Show, per-forming some breathtaking acrobatics on horse-back.

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EE Morris dancers from Illmington will be among those taking part in the worldrecord attempt. 23jun07002d.

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GRAND ARENA8am: Classes 4-6, ridden huntersweight classes then ridden hunterchampionship

10.30am: Class 52, Thelwell ponies

11am: Class 3, ladies’ ridden hunter

11.30am: Classes 30-31, DavidNicholson Memorial RacehorseChampionship

12.15pm: Hayman-Joyce team relay

1pm: Morris dance world recordattempt

1.40pm: Parade of hounds

2pm: Rockin’ horse stunt show

2.40pm: Parade of Beagles

3pm: Cattle parade and young leaders presentation followed by presentationof long service awards.

3.45pm: Classes 37A & B, Privatedriving

4.15pm: Rockin’ horse stunt show

5pm: Mountain and Moorland ponychampionship

5.30pm: Parade of vintage militaryvehicles

6pm: End or programme

REDESDALE RING8am: Class 20, open side saddle equi-tation, then Class 21, Side saddleriding club horse or pony

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10am: Class 7, small ridden hunters

11.30am: Class 26, working cobs

12.45pm: Course walk

1pm: Classes 18-19, open workinghunters, then working hunter championships and course walk;Classes 16-17, novice and amateurworking hunters and novice/amateurworking hunter championship

DORN RING8am: Class 27, small riding horse;Class 28, large riding horse, thenriding horse championships; Class 24 ,lightweight cobs; Class 25,heavyweight cobs, then Cobchampionships

Noon: Class 40, ridden Welsh A & Bponies; Class 41, ridden Dartmoor,Exmoor & Shetland ponies; Class 42,ridden New Forest and Connemaraponies; Class 43, ridden Fell, Dale &Highland ponies; Class 44, riddenWelsh C ponies; Class 45, riddenWelsh D ponies then ridden mountainand moorland pony championship

DULVERTON RING8am: Class 30, local retrainedracehorse; Class 31, open retrainedracehorse

11.45am: Class 22, small hacks; Class

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1.45pm: Class 38, M&M leading reinpony; Class 39, M&M first ridden ponythen M&M mini championships

JUMPING RING -PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE

AND PROGRAMME9.30am: Class 56, newcomers/1.10mopen (single phase); Class 57,foxhunter/1.20m open A7

1pm: Class 58, Lybrook Farm 1.30mopen A7; Class 59: Broadway Towertwo-fence challenge; Class 60,unaffiliated jumping

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1pm: Dismantle course

1.15pm: Class 1, four-year-old riddenhunter; Class 2, novice ridden hunterthen four-year-old and novicechampionship3pm: Class 8, lightweight amateurhunter; Class 9, heavyweight amateurhunter then amateur hunterchampionships; Class 15, local riddenhunter

HOME AND GARDENFRIDAY, AUGUST 31

4pm: Marquee open for exhibits

5.45pm: Viewing of imposed floraldisplay class components

6pm-7pm: Arrangement of imposedclass

10.30pm: Work on floral art classesfinishes till 7am.

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7am: Work or floral art classes

8.45am: Receipt of exhibits ends

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Noon: Marquee opens

3pm-4.45pm: Payout of prize money

4.45pm: Marquee closes

5.15pm: Prize-giving

5.30pm: Removal of exhibits

FOOD RETAIL MARQUEE9.30am: Marquee opens (closes at5.30pm)

ATTRACTIONS9.30am: Dog show entries taken atdog tent

10am: Pedigree dog classescommence in dog ring

11.10am: Top Lodge dancing dogs

11.40am: Young farmers’ display

12.10pm: Terrier racing

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2pm: Terrier racing

3.10pm: Vintage tractor parade

3.40pm: Top Lodge dancing dogs

4.10pm: Jez Avery’s stunt show

17.30pm: Terrier racingNote: Entries for terrier racing on theday only at attractions control tentfrom 10.30am

Also: Thelwell pony competition,grand arena; crafts, poultry exhibition(subject to DEFRA approval); falconrydisplay; Taro the Jester; NorfolkMountain Rescue A Team; ProfessorCrump; Vic Ellis; Chipping CampdenSchool Band; military vehicles; Titanthe Robot.

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WILLIAM Wilkinson has beenworking on his garden atTodenham for the past 30 years– and still has new ideas andadditions for his 1.5 acres.But what he has already

designed and put in place haswon him first prize in this year’samateur garden class at theMoreton Show.“I’ve built the whole garden

from scratch; it was just a slop-ing site full of nettles when Iarrived,” recalls Mr Wilkinson.“I’m not a gardener who plans

everything either – it’s justevolved over the years. My firstjob was clearing the site andbuilding retaining walls for thelawn and terrace.“It’s still an ongoing thing. I

wasn’t going to enter the showbecause it’s not finished but afriend persuaded me to have ago.”While he plans to add another

paved area plus a greenhouse,

there are still a host of featuresfrom the homely to the exoticthat give it a real wow factor.While the north-facing front of

the house is brightened withvariegated creepers and tallJapanese anemones, the south-facing rear terrace is a haven ofcolour and smells, with lemontrees in pots, vines of greengrapes, purple sage and purpleand white agapanthus.There is a huge lawn with cro-

quet hoops, elegant balustradesand borders in white andcream. Eye-catching featuresthis year include white hibiscuswith double blooms andhydrangeas with dinner plate-size blossoms.But there is also a homely

touch with a vegetable gardenand orchard full of apples,damsons, pear and a medlar.Mr Wilkinson likes to cook.Recent additions have included

a rose garden with old-fash-

ioned shrub roses and a han-derkerchief tree – there is one atBatsford Arboretum.Mr Wilkinson spends around

two days a week in his garden,but only when the weather isgood as he admits he’s a bit ofa fair weather gardener. He alsopicks up plants on his travels.“When I’m on holiday, I always

pop into local garden centresand nurseries to see if they haveanything interesting,” he says.His favourite garden features

include an eucriphia ornamentaltree with white flowers, anIndian bean tree, whose whiteblossom turns into long blackpods after flowering, and akatrura tree, whose leaves smellof burnt sugar in the autumn.“I retired a few years ago but

there’s no rest,” says Mr Wilkin-son. “After visiting a local gar-den centre to buy some trees Iended up with a part-time jobthere!”

MORETON Show presidentKennedy Taylor is not a happybunny – in fact he is veryunhappy with bunnies.They have plagued the veg-

etable patch and borders of hisgarden in Aldsworth for muchof the year but he has stillcome in second in this year’samateur garden class in theshow.“We entered several years

ago and won,” says Kennedy,who gives the credit for thegarden’s design to wife Muriel.“We are complete novices butMuriel has an eye for this sortof thing. We thought we’d tryagain this year.“When we arrived here 15

years ago, the garden had justone apple tree and the ground

had been grazed by horses.We had to get a tractor in andplough it.”Muriel said the garden had

previously been large andsquare.“I designed it so the eye goes

right down to the end andadded lots of curves,” shesaid. “We’ve planted a varietyof trees, including birch, acaciaand a mallow.“This year, the hydrangeas

and formias have been verygood but the rabbits haveeaten all the bedding plants aswell as attacking Kennedy’svegetable garden.”Muriel’s design flair has

turned the former orchard intoa typical Cotswold countrygarden.

BROADWAY is renowned forits picture postcard looks andthe same could be saidMichael and Joan Hicks’ gar-den in the village.The couple’s delightful design

– worked out by Joan andworked on by Michael – wonthem third place in the ama-teur garden class.Running to around a third of

an acre, it has a small streamrunning through it as a perma-nent water feature.On one side, the planting is

more natural, while the otheris ornamental.The garden is at the bottom

of a slope and looks out overthe Cotswold Hills.The couple are both keen

gardeners and have their ownvegetable garden and green-house.Michael said: “We’ve been

here for 31 years. Althoughthe garden was nicely laid outwhen we arrived, we’ve put alot of work into it and reallyenjoy it.”

PETER and Beryl Hayes onlymoved to Moreton from Lon-don around two years agoand had never entered a gar-den competition before.It has not taken them long to

put their own character intothe pre-landscaped garden oftheir home on the BlenheimFarm Estate – which has wonfourth place in the amateurgarden class.Keen gardener Beryl got to

work with climbing plantssuch as clematis, honeysuckleand photinia red robin tocover the garden walls.The couple have also added

trees in pots, such as a maple,which turns three differentcolours during the season,and a miniature pine with soft,bright green branches, whichthey bought from MoretonShow last year.Their courtyard-style garden

also has raised beds, given

added emphasis with carefullyplanted hostas, and gravelledareas instead of lawns.A water feature adds a sooth-

ing touch and a sculpturehelps to give the whole gardenan Italian-style feel.There is no lawn but con-

trasting ornamental grassesadd colour to the feature grav-el areas.Beryl has also added pots of

her favourite fuchsias.“I love gardening,” said Beryl.

“When we lived in London weonly had a tiny garden butthere was a nice communalarea to move around in. Weliked the size of this gardenand there is thankfully nolawn to mow.“It has been so wet this year.

We suffered in the floodingand the insects have been ter-rible, even eating the leaveson the bay tree which arequite tough.”

Couple’s added touchesturn the heads of judges

EE Joan and Michael Hicks in their Broadwaygarden. 34aug07078b.

Beautiful garden is home to some very happy bunnies

EE Kennedy and Muriel Taylor in their garden. 34aug07079c.

Slope full of nettles turned into thisaward-winning garden in 30 years

EE William Wilkinson with his Argrianthums in his front garden.34aug07075a.

EE William Wilkinson with the impressive displays of agapanthus in his back garden. 34aug07075e.

EE The argrianthums in William Wilkinson’s front garden. 34aug07075c.

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Falling prices, rising costs: It’s afamiliar story for dairy farmers

As a champion hedgelayer and now acompetition judge, Mr Dale is also goingback to teaching an old country skillwhich he learned from Ken Hope, Lord

Dulverton’s head forester, and is nowchairman of the National hedge LayingSociety.He is a lso past cha irman of the

Gloucestershire Root Fruit and GrainSociety.EE Robin Dale at Manor Farm.34aug07073a.

THE name of Robin Dale, a regularwinner in the milking herd competi-tions organised by the Moreton ShowSociety, will no longer be found amongthe results.Mr Dale, of Manor Farm, Bourton-on-

the-Hill, has been forced out of milkproduction by rising costs of inputs andreduced prices for his milk.“My production costs were 21p a litre

when the average milk price was 17p alitre,” Mr Dale said. “As you know, ifyou cut your hand, the quicker you stopthe bleeding the better.”Mr Dale sold his herd of 220 cows,

which he ran on a system adopted overupwards of 36 years.“I was extremely lean and mean but

still could’t make ends meet,” he said.Over the past ten years, the two big

killers on the input front have been elec-tricity and water, while milk prices havebeen going in the opposite direction, hesaid.“Some of the top people think this may

change because of the wor ldw idedemand for food but I think it is goingto be a very slow process,” said MrDale. “I look back and wonder if therewas anything different I could havedone, but with overhead costs, milkprices and 50 per cent more restraintsput in the way, my position becameimpossible.”Mr Dale is not going out of farming. He

is on the higher level scheme for con-servation on his arable and grass farmand as part of it is required to hold edu-cat ion wa lks and ta lks for any agegroups.“I’ve already taken a lot of people

round and it is very interesting for themand for me,” he said. “Each group ofpeople likes to hear about differentthings.”

Show talkTALK among livestockfarmers visiting the showis likely to be about risingfeed prices, but they couldbe handed a lifeline by thegrowth in the domest icbiolfuels industry.Much has been made of

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Judges faced the toughest ofjobs in deciding on a winnerTHE champion farm competitionorganised by Moreton ShowSociety gave judges a very diffi-cult task because of the diver-gence of activities on the fivefarms involved in the final.Judging took hours and was

carried out by Nick Moseley andRichard Bishop, of South Berk-shire Agricultural Society.After much deliberation, the

judges named Messrs R H & M EOughton & Sons, of Lower Ryefarm, Moreton, as champions.Reserve champion was Messrs

T J Baldwyn & Son, Lower Clop-ton Farm, Upper Quinton, andsecond reserve champion wasBarrington Park Estate (A Dolby),of Great Rissington.The judges commented: “All

five farms were very interestingand well done in different fash-ions.”They declared the winners as

having very good stockmanshipand breeding and a tidy farm.The Oughton’s pedigree Hol-

stein herd comprises some 300cows and 200 followers. LowerRye also has a 210-ewe flock ofCharollais sheep, the secondlargest flock of this breed in theUK.There are 124 acres of grass-

land and a mixture of arablecrops, many being used on farmas whole crop silage. EE Keith, Robert and Neil Oughton with dairy cows at their farm in Lower Rye. 34aug07074a.

Best flock of sheep: 1 Capt. W L Hannay (RosA l len), Spr inghill, Moreton, 2 S L Kesw ick (DGauld/G Taylor), Rockcliffe Estate, Upper Slaughter,3 T J Baldwyn & Son, Lower Clopton Farm, UpperQuinton.Commercial rams: 1 T J Baldwyn & Son, 2 Capt. WL Hannay, 3, S L Keswick.Pedigree flock of sheep: 1 R H & M E Oughton &Sons, Lower Rye Farm, Moreton, 2 T J Baldwyn &Son, 3 Mrs P C Quinn, Lower Harford Farm, Naun-ton.Dairy Herds: The D H Pearman Memorial Trophy: 1H Oughton & Son, Rectory Farm, Lower Swell, 2Applevale Limited, Bretforton House Farm, Bretfor-ton, 3 R H & M E Oughton & Sons.The Quality Milk Award: District Milk RecordingSociety Butterdish Trophy: 1 H Oughton & Son, 2 RD Dale, Manor Farm, Bourton-on-the-Hill.Suckler Herd Competition: 1 Mrs K Assheton (HMitchell), Sezincote Farms, Moreton, 2 D C & R JFisher, Manor Farm, Hampnett, Northleach, 3 Mrs JA S Prest (M Webb), Hill Farm, Upper Slaughter.Best Farmed Small Farm: 1 T J Baldwyn & Son, 2M. Righton, New Farm, Dorn, Moreton.Best Farmed Medium Farm: 1 S L Keswick (GTay lor), 2 S imon W i l les, Ladbarrow Farm,Aldsworth, 3 C W Smith & Son, Kingham Hill Farm,Chipping Norton.Best Farmed Large Farm: 1 Barrington Park Estate(A Dolby), Great Barrington, 2 D C & R.J. Fisher, 3Capt. W.L. Hannay (Ros Allen)

GRASS CROPS COMPETITION RESULTSBest Permanent Pasture: 1st R H & M E Oughton& Sons, Lower Rye Fram, Moreton, 2nd R D Dale,Bank Farm, Aston Magna, 3rd R D Dale, ManorFarm, Bourton-on-the-Hill.Best Long Term Grass Crop: 1st R H & M EOughton & Sons, 2nd R F Dancer, Manor Farm,Cornwell, 3rd R F Dancer.Best One or Two Year Grass Crop: 1st Messrs R& J Baldwyn, High Crest, Hidcote Boyce, 2nd R JTompkins, Parsons Barn, Sibford Gower, 3rd R FDancer.The Williams and Hawkins Challenge Trophy forthe Champion Grass Crop: R & J Baldwyn.

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A stunningreason forreturn visitMARKET town Moreton-in-Marsh has much tooffer visitors, as well asthe annual show and theweekly market on Tues-days.There are hostelries and

cafes aplenty and also ajewel of an attraction.Just a mile west of the

town is Batsford Arbore-tum, a delight for anyonewho loves plants and gar-dens.Its acres, replanted back

in the 1890s, are home tothe national collection ofJapanese cherries, with131 different types, mag-nolias and rare specimensinc luding the anc ientWollemi pine from Aus-tra l ia, which was onlybrought to this country acouple of years ago.Now is a perfect time to

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MORETON is gearing up for the thou-sands of visitors it hopes will be attend-ing this year’s show – troubles withfloods and foot and mouth notwith-standing.Traders and businesses are sprucing

up and getting stocked up for the event.“It’s an institution for the town said

Moreton Town Council chairman ColinHancox. “It brings in a lot of trade forour shops, hotels, restaurants and cafesand even caravan rallies are held in thearea, so from an economic point ofview it’s a good thing.”Among the preparations traders make

for the show is the traditional shop win-dow competition.This year’s theme will reflect the title of

a book to do with sheep or wool.John Gleeson, owner of last year’s win-

ner The Cotswold Cheese Company,threw down the gauntlet to his fellowtraders when he said: “Nothing lessthan a win will be acceptable for us thisyear! The show brings a lot of peopleinto the town and puts Moreton on themap. It’s a very important show interms of its size.”The Royals, celebrities and show visi-

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wares from food and drink to toys,books and gifts, as well as everythingneeded for the garden or for pets. Youcan even do your weekly food shoppingat Warner’s Budgens Supermarket justyards from the showground.

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WITH over 1,000 equine entries in thisyear ’s Moreton-in-Marsh Show, itpromises to be a spectacular horse andpony event.Over 930 entries to the horse and pony

showing classes have been received andentries are still coming in for the showjumping. Organisers said that while thisyear’s entries have not been a recordnumber, they are still very high.This year also features a new category

for re-schooled racehorses, comingunder the heading of the David Nichol-son Memor ia l Race Horse Champi-onship. This is a class for horses whohave been trained as professional race-horses but who have now been re-schooled for other jobs, such as eventingand pleasure riding.David Nicholson, the legendary former

two-time champion trainer nicknamed‘The Duke’, and whose more high profilewinners were Charter Party in the 1988Cheltenham Gold Cup and Barton Bankin the 1993 King George VI Chase, is tobe remembered through this event forhis contribution to the industry.Laura Szutowicz, chief horse steward for

the show, said: “We wanted to do some-thing in memory of David and also to dosomething to encourage more local rid-ers and horses. For instance, to classifyfor this event, the horses cannot be fromoutside the boundaries of Warwickshire,Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.“I’m confident this will grow to be a

popular event and so far we have hadabout 26 entries.”Judges for this particular class will be

Warren Marston, a professional jockeywho has ridden for David Nicholson, andHelen Hilland, the joint master of theBerkeley Hounds.This year’s show also has a re-vamped

showjumping arena, including the newtwo fence challenge — an exciting andfast-paced jumping event where thefences are made higher and higher untiljust one horse is left standing.

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Final preparationIT takes an army of 500 staff, includingjudges, stewards and volunteer helpers,many months of work to prepare for More-ton Show.Some four acres of tents and marquees

have been hired and set up on the show fieldat the north of the town – trade exhibitorsmoved on to the site creating a hive of activi-ty from Tuesday, August 28.This year’s show sees a new, combined

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dens section and tempting food stalls full ofCotswold produce.

No cattle is blowTHE no cattle decision came as a particularlyhard blow to the Hereford cattle Societywhich had to cancel the National Show ofPoll Hereford Cattle.“We are very disappointed that we shall notbe at Moreton this year,” said HerefordBreed Society secretary, David Protheroe.“The weather and then the foot and mouthoutbreak meant that we have missed out onour two national shows, the one at thebeginning of August and now Moreton,” MrProtheroe said“It is particularly disappointing to miss out atMoreton. We have staged the National PollHereford Show on the Batsford Road show-ground for very many years and this year wehad a huge entry of nearly 150cattle withbreeders travelling from as far away as Scot-land and Kent to compete in the highly pres-tigious event.”Mr Protheroe said it was also disappointingfor the 42 Poll Hereford breeders from Den-mark who were looking forward to visitingMoreton to see one of the best lines-up ofPoll Herefords anywhere in the world.

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If ever there was a year to experience the world's most famoushorse show, then surely it has to be this year - and we have 2 pairsof tickets to give away for Wednesday October 3.To enter simply answer the following question and send youranswer, together with your name, address and telephone number toHorse of the Year Competition,The Journal Series,Sapphire House, Crab Apple Way,Vale Park, Evesham,Worcs.,WR11 1GP (No later than September 12)Q. Name one of the displays that can be seen at this

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A: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Please tick here if you do not wish to receive future information onHorse of the Year Show.

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