Historic West Fife Show receives £1000 donation

The historic show lands a four figure donation
The historic show lands a four figure donation

A renowned housebuilder has donated £1000 to support one of Scotland’s longest-running agricultural shows.

The West Fife Show, which took place on Saturday (03 June), aims to connect the farming community and food and drink producers with local towns in the area.

The funding from CALA helped towards the wider running of the event, which is organised by the Central and West Fife Agricultural Society – and was recently discovered to have been taking place since 1760.

June Geyer, has been on the show committee for more than 30 years - and in her first year as Chairman is hugely grateful for the support.

She said: “Costs rise every year as the show gets bigger – and we look to offer more to visitors, exhibitors and farmers.

“The show is run entirely by passionate volunteers, so to get generous backing from the likes of CALA is absolutely essential to our success – and means we can offer more exciting exhibits.”

Thanks in part to the funding from CALA, the show included an interactive exhibition from Glasgow Science Centre, as well as a highland dancing tent, cookery demonstrations from top local chefs, a marquee for baby animals and a bar area.

The tug-of-war was a big draw, with 12 teams taking part in preparation for the Royal Highland Show later in the year.