CORNISH BEE-KEEPER TAKES UP THE CHALLENGE
Cornish beekeeper Mike Leverton responded to the call for action to restore a long forgotton cup back to its rightful county.The gauntlet was thrown down to Cornish beekeepers to enter the Royal Bath...
View ArticleOn Track for a Greener Future
Inventive designers from across the country responded to the new greener future challenge at this year’s Royal Bath & West Show.White the tradional tractors, ploughs, coaches and carriages played...
View ArticleCalling All Dairy Farmers
Preparations are in full swing for this year’s Dairy Show in October. Located in the heart of one of the main dairy regions in the UK, the Show, sponsored by NatWest, Dairy Crest and Farmers Guardian,...
View ArticleThe Show that Makes Your Garden Grow
The National Amateur Gardening Show takes place from August 31st to September 2nd at the Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset – and once again there is free entry for...
View ArticleOctober is Key Month for Milk
Although most Dairy producers have received a promise price hike recently, October is also gearing-up to be a crunch month for the dairy industry, with many farmers set to view the price they get that...
View ArticleShow Postponed
The Royal Bath and West of England Society, organisers of the Dairy Show, have today decided to postpone this event to 30th January 2008. The Show was scheduled for 3rd October, but the worsening...
View ArticleShow Cancelled
The 2007 Royal Smithfield Christmas Fair has been cancelled as a result of the devastating effects, and movement restrictions resulting from the unfortunate release of the FMD virus.Following a...
View ArticleSola Rola
Two years ago the Eco-Zone was introduced as an important feature of the show.Its aim is to encourage people to live a greener lifestyle by focusing on wind, solar,biomass, biofuel, construction and...
View ArticleFarms, Food & You
Natural England is hosting a series of events on farms across the South West to invite people living in market towns to come along to discover more about the farming activities that are happening on...
View ArticleA Helping Hand for Farmers & Rural Businesses
Somerset County Council is investing up to £75,000 to launch the largest farmers’ market in the county in the run up to Easter, in a bid to help Somerset farmers after recent outbreaks of Foot and...
View ArticleDairy Industry Award Winner
And the Dairy Industry Award winner is . . . Well known dairy farmer, writer, and First Milk Board member Roger Evans is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Dairy Industry Award.Presented by John...
View ArticleDevon Farmer Wins Award
SOUTH WEST DAIRY FARM BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD Alan Webber is the winner of this year’s South West Dairy Farm Business of the Year Award and received the Award from Simon Banfield, Farmer Director...
View ArticleNew Chairman
Edwin White is the new Chairman of the Executive Board of the Royal Bath & West of England Society and took over the reins from John Vincent at the close of the Dairy Show at the Bath & West...
View ArticleFull Steam Ahead with Livestock Classes
The Royal Bath & West Livestock Schedules are about to be sent to exhibitors and demonstrate the commitment by the Society to the Livestock Industry with the introduction of new classes. These...
View ArticleThe Bath & West Show Gets Fashionable!
Bringing in an element of style: a Fashion Show makes its debut as a brand new feature of the 2008 Royal Bath & West show! Supported by Clarks Village and in aid of The Prince’s Trust the...
View ArticleEntries Open for South West Dairy Farmer Competition
orward-thinking dairy farmers are invited to enter this year’s South West Dairy Farmer competition, organised by the Royal Bath & West of England Society.The prestigious award attracts a high...
View ArticleNEW 4 x 4 Xtreme Off-Road Trac
Rusty Goffe who starred in Star Wars, Harry Potter and the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to name but a few, opened the brand new Xtreme Off-Road course on Tuesday which is one of the...
View ArticleBest Cider Man Honoured!
If one thing sums up Somerset, it must be cider. So the cider and orchard pavilion at the Royal Bath and West Show is unique in that it offers something for everyone. Outside the large marquee is a...
View ArticleFlood Survival
Visitors to the Royal Bath and West Show yesterday must have wondered what all the fuss was about.They woke up to reports of Thursday night's flash flooding, a river running through the showground and...
View ArticleDoggytastic!
Dogs in the West were big news at the Royal Bath & West Show where for the fourth year running we played host the the three day dog show that is growing and growing in popularity. Now a Premier...
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