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![New Chair ensures Moreton Show will remain in safe hands New Chair ensures Moreton Show will remain in safe hands](image/catalog/Steve Parkes 2.jpg)
A Cotswold farmer takes the title of Moreton Show
Society Chairman once more, working with his wife and daughter-in-law, to make
it a real family affair.CAPTION: Steve Parkes takes the reins of Chair Moreton
Show again, taking over from outgoing Chair Stuart Mace, and working with wife
Lynne and daughter-in-law Jess who are integral to the Moreton Show team.The one-day
agricultural show is in great hands with Steve, as he’s not only farmed for
Princess Anne, his sheep have also received the Royal seal of approval from
Prince Charles.Steve, who
comes from Stow-on-the-Wold, has been invo..
![Sheep shearing is baaaack at Moreton Show 2024 Sheep shearing is baaaack at Moreton Show 2024](image/catalog/Shearing PR.jpg)
You better baaalieve it, the
sheep shearing competitions will be back at Moreton Show on Saturday 7th
September! Moreton Show hosted their first ever shearing competition in
2023 and it was a huge success. Crowds flocked to the Shearing Marquee,
enjoying the farmtastic atmosphere and the high standard of competition -
accompanied by the phenomenal commentary from living legend Huw Condron. Moreton Show promises a great spectacle again this year and
hopes to attract even more competitors to the stands as it is one of the last
competitions of the show season. There is also a new class in ..
![Farmtastic! Double the farming fun as Attwell Farm Park collaborates with Moreton Show Farmtastic! Double the farming fun as Attwell Farm Park collaborates with Moreton Show](image/catalog/Hanbury Show 2.jpg)
This year, the Moreton Show
team are excited to announce that Attwell Farm Park will be joining them at the
event, a favourite of the local community, for the very first time on 7th
September.The award-winning attraction,
usually based at Beoley in Worcestershire, will be bringing along an abundance
of different animals for visitors to pet, love and learn all about at Moreton
Show 2024.Stuart Mace, Show Chair says:
‘The Moreton Show team has listened to its visitors and packed in even more fun
for the family this year.’Attwell Farm Park has won
TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards ..
![75 Years of Moreton Show 75 Years of Moreton Show](image/catalog/Hooky Heavy Horses.jpg)
Did you know that the Moreton Show we know and love today
was born when three local societies; The Cotswold Agricultural Society, The
Moreton Shire Horse Society and The Moreton in Marsh and District Agricultural
Society all amalgamated and became Moreton in Marsh & District Agricultural
& Horse Show Society in March 1949?CAPTION:75 years of Moreton Show: all about its history,
heavy horse and how it began in 1949.The inaugural
meeting decided that the objectives of the Society should be to improve the
breeding and rearing of livestock, hunters and heavy horses, and the standard..
![What’s on at Moreton Show 2024 A date for your diary: Saturday 7th September What’s on at Moreton Show 2024 A date for your diary: Saturday 7th September](image/catalog/VT1.jpg)
Moreton Show is set
to return to the North Cotswolds on Saturday 7th September, and it promises
a bumper crop of farming, food and family fun!CAPTION: Pop the date in your diary: Saturday 7th September. Don’t miss
the farming, food and family fun of the one-day agricultural extravaganza at
Moreton Show 2024.Moreton Show celebrates its 75th year on
the same beloved showground it started in 1949. This year, the Grand Arena
timetable is chock-a-block with exciting acts and classes to watch.The team extend a warm welcome to the fantastic
Shetland Pony Grand National – spectators are usually..
![Why we’re winning at Moreton Show – Kärcher’s shining trade stand success Why we’re winning at Moreton Show – Kärcher’s shining trade stand success](image/catalog/IMG_7777.jpg)
Kärcher UK, winners of the Moreton Show (Large) Trade
Stand 2023, are set to return on Saturday 7th September to exhibit
and enjoy the local one-day agricultural extravaganza.CAPTION: The winning large trade stand 2023 from Kärcher –
the team return in 2024 to exhibit at Moreton Show on Saturday 7th
September.Kärcher UK – the local, national and
global – cleaning technology manufacturers, were Moreton Show 2023 Large Trade
Stand winners and are looking forward to exhibiting again at Moreton Show 2024.Simon Keeping, Managing
Director at Kärcher UK, says: ‘Moreton show
is one of my..
![Moreton Show saddles up to host over 30 Horse of the Year (HOYS) qualifiers! Moreton Show saddles up to host over 30 Horse of the Year (HOYS) qualifiers!](image/catalog/SA9_0579.jpg)
Moreton Show
2024 is the place to get your golden ticket to compete at the 75th Horse of the Year Show! The Horse of
the Year Show (HOYS) holds qualifiers across the country, giving competitors
the chance to go head-to-head for a sought-after spot at one of the most
esteemed equine shows in the world. CAPTION:
Moreton Show 2024 will host over 30 Horse of the Year Show qualifiers this
year, including the ever-popular Mountain & Moorland Ridden classes and the
new Coloured classes, on Saturday 7th September. The
team are delighted to be hosting over 30 Horse of th..
![Lodders continue their support of Moreton Show Lodders continue their support of Moreton Show](image/catalog/IMG_7701 (002).jpg)
Lodders Solicitors have renewed their support of our show in
2024. The local firm have supported Moreton Show for 28 years and
it’s fantastic to have such long standing sponsorship partnerships.
Richard Heath, Showground Director, confirms: “Moreton Show
is very grateful to Lodders for their longstanding support. Moreton Show has
many great sponsorship opportunities, and we are always looking to build new
partnerships with local companies. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you
would like to receive some sponsoring information. There are a great ..
![Three Shires Cattle Competition Back for 2024 Three Shires Cattle Competition Back for 2024](image/catalog/three shires photo.jpg)
Moreton Show team are pleased to confirm the three sponsors
for Three Shires Cattle Trophy Competition 2024:
MBG Veterinary Surgeons,
Hook Norton Veterinary
Group and
Shropshire Farm Vets
These are the same sponsors who kindly agreed to support the
competition in 2023. CAPTION: The picture shows the presentation of the Three
Shires Cattle Trophy to the Shaw family by Charlotte from Hook Norton Vets in
2023.
Richard Heath, Showground Director, says: “I am hugely
grateful to Ollie Morrison from MBG Vets for his assistance with sec..
![Moreton Show 2024 to showcase rare breed sheep so small - you can’t see them! Moreton Show 2024 to showcase rare breed sheep so small - you can’t see them!](image/catalog/Local shepherd Ben C.png)
The team at Moreton
Show are excited to showcase a rare breed of sheep so small, that it’s
impossible to see them. Shepherd Ben
Cottrell has been farming in the Cotswolds since he was tiny, so has come
across many breeds of sheep over the years. But this year, at Moreton Show, Ben
and his country companions will wow the crowds with sheep so small they can’t
be seen. The show prides itself on its
traditional values and providing a stage for British agriculture, local produce
and crafts, as well as championing livestock - including rare breeds – throughout
the one-day farming ..
![Moreton Show to Champion Rare Breed Livestock Moreton Show to Champion Rare Breed Livestock](image/catalog/Gloucester Cow.jpg)
The Midlands’ premier one-day agricultural
show is set to champion Rare Breed Livestock more than ever at the 2024 event
scheduled for Saturday 7th September.As the new year
begins, Moreton Show organisers are working hard to boost support for the UK’s
rare and minority livestock breeds. Moreton Show has a long history of
promoting and encouraging the keeping of both rare breed and commercial
livestock – indeed, this is one of the central aims of the show. CAPTION: A Gloucester Cow, one of the many rare breeds livestock being championed on
Saturday 7th September at Moreton Show.202..
![Butler Sherborn renews for 3 more years as headline sponsor at Moreton Show Butler Sherborn renews for 3 more years as headline sponsor at Moreton Show](image/catalog/ADSC_0900.png)
The organisers of
the Moreton Show are thrilled to announce that Butler Sherborn, the Cotswolds
property specialist, have kindly agreed to sponsor the Members Marquee at the
annual one-day show for the next three years. Moreton Show and
Butler Sherborn have recently signed an agreement which will see a renewed
partnership run through to 2026. Butler Sherborn are long standing
supporters of Moreton Show – which this year will be hosted on Saturday 7th
September. Sponsoring the Members Area is without doubt the best
opportunity to advertise at the event.Moreton Show is ..
![New Competitions, Thrilling Performances and Supreme Equestrian Excellence! New Competitions, Thrilling Performances and Supreme Equestrian Excellence!](image/catalog/horse photo.jpg)
The Horse section of Moreton
Show 2023 welcomes some exciting new changes this year; the Show Jumping
classes have moved to the Main Arena which means there is now a dedicated ring
to hold a Team Eventer Challenge! This competition consists of
a team of four riders competing over a course of Show Jumps, once completed,
they then have to tackle a course of Cross-Country obstacles – striving to be the team home with the optimum time round. The team with the quickest time will be
crowned Moreton Shows Team Eventing Champions! In the showing rings, the
timetable of classes has bee..
![Time keepers ready, Judges ready, Shearers go! Time keepers ready, Judges ready, Shearers go!](https://www.moretonshow.co.uk/image/cache/catalog/Ben Cottrell -80x80.jpeg)
For the
first time ever, Moreton Show will be holding a Sheep Shearing competition at
the show in September. The competition will include four classes: Junior, which
will start at 9:00am on Show Day, and then the Intermediate, Senior, and Open
classes will follow. CAPTION: Ben
Cottrell, Chief Steward, Sheep Shearing at Moreton Show 2023.This action-packed
competition is a baarilliant new attraction to the show and aims to draw
competitors from all over the country, to compete at one of the last
competitions of the season. Moreton Show hopes this new competition will promote
and ..