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Tockwith Show set to return after year's break
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The final preparations have been taking place this week for one of Yorkshire’s biggest agricultural shows.
Tockwith Show – which was first held back in the 1940s – now attracts around 11,000 visitors to the day-long event.
The show will be held on Sunday (August 3) and is set to return after a year’s break.
Georgina Watson, chair of Tockwith Show, said the event could not have made a return without the help of more than 70 volunteers.
She said:
A huge amount of work goes into the show, and Sunday will see the culmination of months of planning and discussion. It’s always exciting in the run-up to the show to see the field taking shape with the marquees going up, the animal pens being created and the main arena being set out.
Although this year’s show will include a range of familiar farm animals including cattle, pigs, sheep, horses and goats, visitors will be able to enjoy some more exotic animal displays including camel racing and giant tortoises.
Tockwith Show 2022
On Sunday there will be a schedule of nearly 300 classes ranging from haybales to horses, cakes to classic cars and poetry to pigs, offering more than £6,000 in prize money.
Georgina said that as a charity an important part of the show was to provide education alongside the entertainment.
She said:
We want to showcase how and why agriculture is such an important part of this region’s economy and heritage. It’s a chance for everyone to see for themselves just how much our farmers impact our daily lives.
For a third year the main sponsor for the 2025 Show will be Joywyns Pet and Country store – which was formerly known as Discount Foods - and is based just outside Wetherby.
The company’s owner, Jo Sutton, has also been chosen as this year’s show president. Her first involvement with Tockwith Show was when she competed in the pony class as a 12 year old, and the happy memories of that time is one of the reasons why she decided to sponsor the event.
She said:
I remember how excited I was then and how much fun I had, and also seeing thousands of people who came to compete, display or just visit. The show is a perfect fit for us because it’s all about animals and the countryside, and also provides a really important showcase for the farming community.
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