Smallholders everywhere are eagerly looking forward to Wales in May (From Smallholder)

Smallholders everywhere are eagerly looking forward to Wales in May

11:47am Tuesday 12th January 2010

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Smallholders everywhere are eagerly looking forward to the next Smallholder and Garden Festival at Builth Wells set for 15-16 May 2010 Run by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, Smallholder is delighted to announce that the magazine continues as the official media partner for the 2010 show.

Preparation is well underway for the annual weekend event, with all the usual stands and attractions – including competitive sheep, cattle, pig, angora and dairy goat classes, allowing visitors to see the very best of all the breeds. The pig feature is also a well established attraction of interest to both consumers and small flock keepers with the pig handling class being always well worth watching! For anyone thinking of getting started in any aspect of smallholding or growing, there is help on hand with a wide range of associations and individual advisors. There’s even a property road show where you can look at prices and availability. A free programme of talks for all visitors last year covered such topics as jam making, poultry keeping and bees. More than 22,000 attended the show last year, and in 2010 it is hoped that the event will be bigger and better with the introduction of Scurry Driving competitions and a poultry show. The event perimeter will also be extended to include for the first time the Blacksmithing and Farriery Pavilion, in which a programme of competitions and demonstrations will be organised by the The Welsh Farriers & Blacksmiths Association. The Green Horizon (Eco) Exhibition, Food Hall featuring the Farmers Markets, Floral Hall and Dance Festival will be packed with activity and interest. Many breed societies attend and offer free advice to visitors as well as the Smallholder Range Poultry Care corner; the Daily Mail and ITV Gardening Question Time and there are many long standing stewards and exhibitors in the sections who can offer a helping hand. So whether you are interested in Llamas, Alpacas, Rare or conventional breeds of livestock, poultry, ferrets, shearing, halter making, rope making, pets, vintage machinery and implements, crafts, specialist nurseries there is something for everybody.

Visit www.rwas.co.uk for more info or check out the updates on www.smallholder.co.uk

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