Countryside Live

Countryside Live is the little sister event of the annual farming and rural showcase, the Great Yorkshire Show. Held each October at the Great Yorkshire Showground on the edge of the spa town of Harrogate, the two day event is a shop window for the farming industry and an enjoyable family day out.

There are classes for cattle, sheep, poultry and pigeons, the region’s Young Farmers' Club take an active part with their Tug of War Championships and stock judging competitions, and there are demonstrations of country skills such as dry stone walling, forestry and barrel making in the Village Green Area. Around the site there are a wide range of stands many of which sell local food and drink. You will also find the Cookery Theatre, a fruit and vegetable show, an activities area for children and a honey show.

In 2008 Equine classes were added to the line-up and these have become increasingly popular - especially the featured horsemanship/show jumping master classes given by Graham Fletcher (ex-Olympian) and his wife, Tina (International Show Jumper).

Countryside Live was launched in 2003 by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and dates for the 2010 event are Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October.

External links

• Countryside Live