As dark clouds hovered over the Great Yorkshire showground, many attending Yorkshire’s greatest annual get-together remained uncertain how it would turn out.
After the traditional slow crawl to the Harrogate venue from the A1, despite it still only being 7am, crowds are already purposefully marching from the vast car parks towards the showground. Despite torrential overnight rain, visitors voiced relief as they realised the well-drained showground was holding up well with muddy areas few and far between.
While many of the poultry classes had been affected by bird flu outbreaks, those running the pigeons contest boasted a record entry of 560, with visitors expressing astonishment at the variety of pigeons on display. Enjoying the show’s atmosphere after winning placings with all five of her Horsehay Herd British goat entries, Jade Rhodes, from Ellesmere in Shropshire, said she had been drawn back to compete at the Harrogate-based show for 15 years despite not always coming top.
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