94THMAYFIELD A&P SHOW 12 Ashburton Guardian
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
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Show has had big input from whole community David Whillans
President David Whillans says a close-knit community will support the Mayfield A&P Show.
President Mayfield A&P Association
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A centenary of sorts will be celebrated at the Mayfield A&P Show on March 9 even though the 100th show is still six years away. The first show was staged in 1919, but no events were held in 1925 or 1948 because of polio outbreaks or during World War Two. President David Whillans said the 94th annual show would still be a momentous event as it was 100 years since the first show was held. “It’s been 100 years since the first show was on and it was really through the war years and a few other years that they didn’t hold one. The committee does want the 100th show to be a big do but this one is lining up to be another good event and there is a lot of work going on to make it a successful event.’’
He said show events and activities continued to evolve each year to keep it a fun-filled day for families. Close-knit community members were great supporters of the show, he said. The feature attraction will be the tractor pull to be held over two days – on Friday and show day – with up to 50 different tractors entered in various sections. Whillans said the 10-day weather forecast for calm and settled conditions would be better than last year when the first day of the tractor pull was called off on Friday and had to be run on one day on show day. He said many farmers were on top of
harvesting and it would be a good time of the year for them to have a break and a good day out. Another crowd-puller will be the pig racing event which has been a long standing feature of the show. The children magnet will again be the pet tent which has doubled in size from last year to now fill two marquees. Stiff competition though is likely to come from the scavenger hunt across the showgrounds, the ear-tag-in-the-haystack contest and there will be story tellers cooking damper around a camp fire. In addition, there will be entertainment activities such as the bouncy castles and a water park. One of the new additions this year will be the tug-of-war against a clydesdale team. Other attractions include art and craft stalls, food stalls, live entertainment, trade displays, vintage machinery, including three traction engines. Then there are the competitions including shearing, a large horse section, and judging for goats, sheep and produce.
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