Tickets are now on-sale for this year’s centenary Royal County of Berkshire Show (Newbury Showground 19 & 20 September 2009).
Celebrating 100 years since the first ever show, this year’s Royal County of Berkshire Show promises to be a little bit special with a host of spectacular features to keep both regular visitors and first time visitors entertained.
There will be ample chance to revel in the nostalgia of a bygone era as several other local organisations have celebrations in 2009 including Carter Jonas, which is notching up 250 years and the Berkshire Women’s Institute which will be 90 years young.
Lovers of vintage cars will be able to enjoy the stunning sight of a mass rally of Morgan sports cars from the past century – with at least one from every decade - as the car maker marks 100 years of "British engineering" in 2009.
The Royal County of Berkshire Show will also be helping to celebrate 100 years of Naval airpower as this year marks the 100th anniversary of the Admiralty’s visionary decision to order the first airship.
The Royal Navy will be marking this centenary year with a panoply of colourful events and activities throughout the UK, amongst them a visit to the Show and fittingly will be taking to the skies above Newbury as the show stealing highlight of action in the main arena.
Simon Carter, Chairman of the Show said: "We are looking forward with great enthusiasm to the 2009 Show and to celebrating the Centenary of the Society. It will be a special year and it is a great honour to be Chairman as we mark this major milestone."
During the Show, members will have a chance to enjoy a nostalgic look back over the past century with a ’100 years of the Society’ display outside the Members Area at the Show.
Always a popular element, for green-fingered visitors, the horticultural section of the show will have an added focus this year with a special visit by celebrity gardener Pippa Greenwood, who will be telling us how to "Grow our own in 2010" on the evening of Friday 18th September.
Visitors of all ages will also be able to enjoy the Country Area, Food Fare, Harvest Centre, Crafts Marquee, Cookery Theatre and Fun Fair. This year’s Food Fare will focus on locally sourced produce giving farmers and producers from the area the chance to showcase their wares.
There are some attractive discounts on tickets bought in advance, plus fast track entrance into the Show. Tickets can be purchased online at www.berkshireshow.co.uk or by telephone from The Corn Exchange, Newbury on 01635 522733. Other local outlets will be selling tickets from the end of July, details can be found at www.berkshireshow.co.uk. Schedules, for those wishing to compete, will be available from 1st June, simply send an A5 SAE with 49 pence postage to NDAS, Newbury Showground, Priors Court, Hermitage, Thatcham, Berks RG18 9QZ or see the website for free, downloadable copies. To book tickets for the evening talk by Pippa Greenwood on Friday 18th September, please contact 0845 6121253 and quote booking ref: 5956 (weekdays 9am-5pm).
