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Jun 2020
Great Yorkshire Show goes virtual
The Great Yorkshire Show is going online for the first time in its history on July 14-16.
The show, that would normally welcome 130,000 visitors, was cancelled in March due to coronavirus. But it is now going virtual to offer three full days of entertaining video footage.
The organisers, Yorkshire Agricultural Society, are offering the performances, demonstrations and livestock visitors would expect from the traditional event.
Acts will include Yorkshire-based TV stunt performers Atkinson Action Horses, a cook off with top chefs and a Q&A session with stars of The Yorkshire Vet.
Soprano Lizzie Jones and the Leyburn Band will also perform. Viewers will also get a behind the scenes tour with the Olympic show jumper Graham Fletcher.
Charles Mills, Show Director of the Great Yorkshire Show, said:
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- More people are shopping at farm shops over lockdown said The Farm Retail Association.
- District farmers are working "around the clock" to stock supermarket shelves.
The businesses who would have held trade stands can also be accessed by viewers. A comprehensive directory is available to encourage viewers to shops as well as watch the show.
A full schedule will be available on the Great Yorkshire Show website.
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