When it comes to the Holm Show, size really doesn’t matter.  It may be one of the smaller country shows but it’s   renowned for punching well above its weight. It’s also famed for its sheer friendliness. If you’re a stranger when you arrive at the Holm Show, you won’t stay that way for long.

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         On the surface it would seem that events like the Holm Show are first and foremost  about competition – farmers           from far and wide bring the best of their flocks to go under the eagle eyes of the judges, in hopes of winning rosettes and maybe even a breed trophy. Horses and ponies strut their stuff in the Showing ring or pop over fences or might even be transformed into mythical creatures for the Fancy Dress.  

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Then there’s the Industrial Tent where bakers, cake-makers, artists, knitters, doll-dressers, stitchers, stick-makers, photographers and much more besides display their proudest achievements. And don’t forget the vegetables and flowers where the results of green-fingered expertise and floral artistry sit side by side, colourful and glorious and sometimes just a wee bit quirky. What kind of animal could you make out of a courgette?

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As for the Entertainment – let your ears ring and your spirits rise to the sound of a pipe band, enjoy the sights of rare breed animals, laugh your socks off at the madcap antics of the Terrier Racing, and cheer your loudest for the competitors in the races – as they say, there’s something for everyone and at the Holm Show it’s true.

              But even though there’s so much going on, that still doesn’t sum up the true heart of the whole thing. The Holm Show is about much more than just competition and colour and crazy spectacles. It’s a day when families get back together, sometimes travelling from opposite ends of the country to be there. It’s a day when old friendships are re-established and new friendships forged. It’s a day for remembering and honouring all that’s best in our beautiful countryside.

It’s – The Holm Show and there’s nothing else quite like it.