THOUSANDS of visitors were treated to a day of sunshine and farming exhibits at the 105th Liskeard Show. The holding of the event had been thrown into doubt early last week but organisers, intent on preserving the record of never having to cancel a show, went ahead. It proved to be the right decision as young and old put on their Wellington boots and wandered around the showfield at Merrymeet on Saturday. A dry day greeted visitors which enabled the event to stay virtually mud free. Show secretary Alison Mellhuish said: 'We were really pleased with how many people turned up – it was a good attendance.' Among the crowds of people who attended was Liskeard mayor Anne Purdon and she was impressed with what she saw. 'I think it is fabulous that there are loads of people here already,' she said, speaking at the event. 'There are a lot of excellent entries, especially in the children's and domestic classes.' The mayor also praised the work of organisers. 'They have spent a lot of money on tracking but it has been well worth it. Nothing seems to be able to stop this show and that is a credit to the organisers,' she said. Champions Nigel and Elisabeth Bunkum, from Tregarrick Farm, near Commonmoor, were pleased with how their day had gone as they picked up Reserve Champion, Commercial Champion and Caradon Champion – their best set of results. The Champion Beast prize went to Robbie Hair and Pam Coryn, from Padstow. They have been exhibiting at the event for many years but it is the first time they have collected the top prize. 'We are very big show people and we like to support these events,' said Pam. 'We had to pull out of the Royal Cornwall Show because I was taken into hospital and I didn't think I would make it here today, so to get Supreme Champion makes all the work worthwhile.' Added to the cattle competitions there were more than 50 classes in the sheep categories and 85 prizes to be won in the horse section – which this year had no show jumping event because of the conditions under foot. Added to the animal sections, which also included poultry, were hundreds of domestic classes which included everything from woodwork to making a pasty. Organisers and judges of the domestic section said they were pleased with the amount of entries they had received from children and local schools.
The show always goes on
Thursday 17th July 2008 10:00 pm
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