The Great Yorkshire Show
Innovation Plus Tradition
Equalled a Great Show
Innovation coupled with tradition was the hallmark of the 158th
Great Yorkshire Show 2016, which closed its gates after three action-
packed days showcasing the best of British farming and rural life.
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Show, one of the UK’s most prestigious events
entries and thousands of the country’s
with close to 800 entries across a wide range
premier livestock competed across a vast
of classes.
array of classes helping to attract some
In another first, the Great Yorkshire limited
135,026 visitors, one of the highest figures
edition tweed jacket, created in partnership
of the last decade and just shy of the all-time
with the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and
record of 135,111 set in 2006..
Brook Taverner, made its debut on the
Charles Mills made his debut as Show
catwalk at the event. The jacket, in the
Director, live robotic milking demonstrations
Society’s colours of green and gold, proved a
took place in a new purpose-built dairy
resounding success with visitors as almost all
unit, and seminars focusing on the future of
sold out. As a result, a ladies version has been
agriculture post-Brexit.
introduced for the 2017 show.
The showground’s new £11.5m exhibition
Elsewhere, the new-look garden show
hall was turned into a virtual food emporium
received the official seal of approval from
showcasing the best of British food. It played
celebrity TV gardener Carol Klein, while
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were entertained with a host of
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top-notch gardening experts, including
former gardener to the Royal household,
Jim Buttress. BBC weatherman and a
Yorkshireman, Alex Deakin delighted the
crowds and presented one of the main show
jumping prizes in the Main Ring.
Many of the county’s leading chefs
entertained with spectacular cookery
demonstrations, in not just one but two
cookery theatres this year – Great Yorkshire
Show favourite Rosemary Shrager led the line-
up, along with famous faces from Michelin-
starred restaurants across Yorkshire.
All in all, GYS 2016 was a fantastic event.
Now all is set for similar success this year at
the 159th.
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