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Welcome to the North Somerset Agricultural Society
"Promoting agriculture and the countryside to all" The Plough Sunday Service is being held at Christ Church Redhill on 15th January at 4:30pm
The First North Somerset Countryside Day A massive thank you to all who helped to make Countryside Day such a huge success! Sponsors, volunteers, stall holders, children, teachers and assorted helpers. The weather was pretty much perfect, not too hot, not too much sun and no rain! Over 2000 local school children arrived on the site, and were guided around by a fantastic team of nearly 90 volunteers. There were dancing sheep, gun dog puppies, calves, cows, a pig and piglets, goats, chickens and assorted farm machinery. There were a huge number of activities; leather working, corn dolly making, ice cream making, an assault course, creating houses for bugs and bread making among many other things to taste, see, hear smell and do. An enjoyable day was had by all and many people left saying they'd be back again next year! Watch this space! Any lost property, please contact Tim tim@nsas.org.uk. The North Somerset Agricultural Society is, for the first time, holding an educational event for over 2500 local school children. This event is intended to be a fun, hands-on educational event for primary school children. The main theme is 'From Plough to Plate' so following the journey some foodstuffs take from baby or seed to end up on the shop shelf and subsequently as a meal. Pupils will also be introduced to a number of rural crafts such as felt making and dry-stone walling, the society hopes that events will be as interactive and informative as possible. The aim is to leave children with an increased interest and awareness of the origin of their food and other industries which take place in the countryside. To find out more, click on the 'Countryside Day' tab
If you are interested in competing in or having a trade stand at the 153rd North Somerset Show, Monday 7th May 2012; please contact the office from September onwards. There is always a lot of interest in trade stand space so get in early in order not to risk disappointment. The 2011 May Show Monday 2nd May A big Thank You! A big thank you to all the people who helped make Monday such a huge success! Tireless volunteers, helpful contractors, stall holders, livestock handlers, horse riders, judges, stewards, sponsors and members of the public. Yesterday would not have been the same without you! Without doubt our best show at Bathing Ponds Fields so far, here's to 2012! Not long to go now! The Showground is starting to take shape, entries are all in, ticket sales are strong, all we have to hope for now is the continuation of this lovely sunny weather and it'll be an amazing Show day to remember! Entries for Livestock and horses are now officially closed, sadly we cannot accept any more entries as they have all been sent to the publisher.!DON'T FORGET!Entry forms for competitors are due in before 2nd April!Entry forms can be found to the right of this page underneath the calendar Special guests at this year's show are the Rockwood Dog Display Team! Check out their website at: Competitors are now sending in replies thick and fast. If you have not received your entry form, please download it from the tab on the right of this page and send it in to the office An opportunity to buy one May Show ticket and get one free. Collect tokens from The Bristol Evening Post between March 1st and March 5th to qualify. TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE TO BUY ONLINE Make savings on advance tickets by clicking on the link at the top of the page. Schedules of classes should have reached all prospective entrants Could everyone wishing to take part in this year's show please return their entry forms to the Society office as soon as possible. If you have not received your schedule please get in contact; tim@nsas.org.uk or 08456 342464 We are now on Facebook! The preparations for this year's agricultural show are well under way! We have already had an overwhelming response from trade stands; with agricultural suppliers, clothing companies and a mouth watering selection of food stalls already confirmed. The schedules for competitors are due to be sent out at the beginning of next week and we look forward to seeing everyone who is participating, both old friends and newcomers. Click on the link to the May show to buy your tickets The North Somerset Agricultural Society's Carol Service This year's Carol Service is being held at Holy Trinity Church, Burrington at 7:30pm on Thursday 9th December. Lady Wills has invited the congregation back to Langford Court for after service refreshments. The Carol Service represents a good opportunity for the Society's members to meet up, get in the festive spirit and discuss the forthcoming year as well as the year just past. Plough Sunday Service The first event in 2011 is the annual Plough Sunday Service which is being held in Cleeve village church on Sunday 30th January. All member are of course welcome to attend. The time has yet to be confirmed, but watch this space. AGM The Society's AGM took place on Monday 22nd November at Redhill Village Hall. Over forty five members attended the meeting during which the annual accounts for 2009-2010 were adopted and members of the Council were re-elected. Toria Britten stood down from the Management Committee and she was thanked by the Chairman for her hard work over the years, Sheila Chapman put herself forward for election and was duly elected onto the Management Committee. Harvest Supper The Harvest Supper took place on the 8th October. Over one hundred members congregated in Wrington Memorial Hall for what turned out to be another fabulous evening of great food prepared by Jo and Debbie, with the band of ladies providing some superb puddings and the bar being attended by Will Keel and Will Parsons propped up by Harriette Lench. The after dinner speaker was Rev Tom Eekin who provided a thoughtful and very entertaining speech. Paul Cook kindly allowed us to use his crockery for the event. Thank you to you all for contributing to a great evening. The Auction of Promises One word describes the auction of promises and that is brilliant! Everybody who helped did a fantastic job, even the auctioneer was not bad!! The barn we used thanks to the Atwell Family was a picture and the food and drink which was kindly donated by numerous businesses was perfect. A huge thank you has to go to the people donating the promises as well as the people attending the event who purchased promises. The event raised over £14,000. The money raised will go towards the funding of the Countryside Day (see seperate page). However the biggest thanks has to go to Freddie Ford who organised the event, well done Freddie, it will be along time until another event like that will be run. Ploughing Match The Ploughing Match took place on 11th September at Brockley Court Farm, thank you to the Fortune Family for hosting the Ploughing Match in 2010. The event was a success and if you would like to read more about it please go to the Ploughing Match Site. 20,000 Reasons to be Proud The 151st North Somerset Agricultural Show on Monday seems to have gone down well with all! With an attendance of 20,000 people excluding the 4,000 exhibitors and trade stand staff, this year has been more successful than ever! THANK YOU!!! This Show would not be possible without the tireless and enthusiastic help from everyone involved. From our helpful, polite and truly pleasant stewards, to our generous sponsors, our loyal members and everyone who entered an exhibit or trade stand - This success is as much yours as it is ours. Our trusty and ridiculously hard-working Secretary Tim Ledbury has done a fantastic job for his second year in the Society and our Chairman Johnny Alvis held the reins with authority and clarity. Even the weather was almost perfect bar a short shower in the afternoon! T-2 The Day is very nearly upon us and the Showground is taking shape. Gates open to the public at 8.30am and the show draws to a close at 5.30pm. Ticket prices: Adult £12, Child £6, Senior £11, Family (2 adults and 3 children £25) More information can be found by downloading the Schedule from the link on the right. See you there on Monday!
Gun Dogs, Gardening Question Time and Auction of Promises... Flintwood Gundogs: £50 First Prize! The Roadshow team will be taking part in Question and Answer sessions in which the public can put their gardening questions to the experts.They'll also have som questions for you and a spectacular array of prizes for those of you who ge them right!! Come and win a lawnmower! www.gardeningquestiontime.co.uk Auction of Promises: Starting with a ploughman's supper and ending with the Auction, this should be a lively evening for all. You can donate PROMISES via the downloadable form or from committee members (if you can find one!) - Promises can come in all shapes and sizes from babysitting to a week in a holiday home and the deadline for donations is the31st July. If anyone is keen to help out on the organisational side of things we are always grateful for an extra set of hands! Please contact Freddie Ford on 07976 666023 or freddieford@btinternet.com
Special Guests: Knights of the Damned Entries for Livestock and Horse Shows are rolling in and it's starting to look like we've got a Show in the office let alone at the Showground! The layout of the Show has now been decided, with Trade Stand numbers up from last year and a beautiful technicolour map displayed on the office wall to prove it! There is however, limited space still available, should you have missed the deadline - Please call Tim asap on 08456 342464 Livestock schedules are now available from the website or alternatively by contacting Tim Ledbury: tim@nsas.org.uk or 08456 342464 And finally, take a look at this: http://www.theknightsofthedamned.co.uk/
The 151st North Somerset Show Following the success of last year's show, we are looking forward to maintaining such excellent standards this year. The public turned out in thousands to help celebrate our 150th Anniversary. Let's do even better this year! Coming attractions to this year's show include the Sheep Show, Knights of the Damned, Axemen, Terrier Racing, Tractor Pulling, Gun Dog Display, Pony Club Games, Hounds, Falconry and many more! As always the Society thanks all those involved. This enjoyable day would not be possible without all of the trade stands, competitors, judges and volunteers, both regulars and newcomers! Livestock schedules will be available from the website from 10th February 2010 or alternatively by contacting Tim Ledbury: tim@nsas.org.uk or 08456 342464 For more information visit the May Show page or for details on becoming a Member please visit the Membership page. The North Somerset Agricultural Society also organises other events such as a Harvest Supper and visits to other Shows, if you have any other event ideas please contact Tim Ledbury by email on tim@nsas.org.uk or if you are interested in becoming a member of the Society please go to the membership page. Somerset Ploughing Match, 10th September 2011 The Society will be holding its annual Ploughing Match on the 10th September. Location is still to be confirmed. 500 Club Draw The 500 Club is a fundraising club that has a draw each month and a percentage of its income is offered as prize. The more members there are the higher the monthly prize. At present the monthly prize stands at £180 per month. If you are interested in joining this club please contact Tim by email on tim@nsas.org.uk |
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