Thousands gather for Three Counties Show in Malvern
"We've got 8,000 animals on site for the three days, we will hand out over 9,500 rosettes and we have £125,000 worth of prize money people can get their hands on."Ms Arnold added that for the first time the showground would also host a "home of heritage section" displaying rural crafts and skills."It will explore preserving rural crafts and buildings, like stone walling, making things out of wood or felting," Ms Arnold said.
The origins of the Three Counties Show can be traced back to 1798 in Herefordshire.The Herefordshire Agricultural Society later merged with counterparts in Worcestershire in 1894, and then in Gloucestershire in 1922.The result was the Three Counties Agricultural Society, and the name of the show.Ross-on-Wye farmer Ally Hunter-Blair said the event was like Christmas for the farming community."Setting up last night felt like Christmas Eve, getting ready for it all," he said. "We've got farmer Will from Love Island and JB Gill, talking about the future of farming as well as the most famous man in farming right now, Kaleb Cooper."It gives a chance to the agricultural community to come together share some joy but also for everybody else to see thousands of animals, machinery , timber sports, cookery demos and more trade stands than you'd ever be able to get around."
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