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This year’s Courtenay A&P Show President is Richard Westaway, Westaway who has been involved with the Show since 1994, in various roles. Richard lives in West Melton township, with his wife Rebecca, Rebecca four-year-old son Ferguson, Ferguson their two cats and a Samoyed dog. “I feel very privileged to be Show President, 100 years after my Great Grandfather Frank Westaway, Westaway so this year’s theme is ‘Then and Now, 1920 to 2020,’ in order to demonstrate the differences in the agricultural sector during his time,” Richard explained.

“I am a farm labourer, who has worked for the Redmond family in Courtenay, since 2001. I was involved with Darfield Young Farmers from 1992 until 2005, becoming Club Chairman in 1996,” Richard added proudly.

In addition to being on the Courtenay A&P Committee, Richard has also been on the Organising Committee for the South Island Agricultural Field Days since 2001, and their Executive Committee since 2009, as well as being Chairman in 2013.

“Some of my fondest childhood memories include travelling from Queenstown to Kirwee, to attend the A&P show and to catch up with friends and family; so I strongly believe that the role of rural shows is to bring communities together, as well as showcasing the agricultural sector,” Richard explained.

“Committee and sub-committee meetings have been taking place

regularly since June, in order to organise competition classes and their judges, find sponsorship, exhibitors, and entertainment, (such as side shows, music, wood chopping, and sheep shearing); plus advertising the Show. Then just before the Show, there is a final tidy up of the showgrounds, including gardening, painting and last - minute general maintenance.

The day before, the Show the hall is prepared for entries and the horse jumps, sheep pens, and chock cages are put in place,” Richard said.

“The committee is broken into numerous sub-committees that look after various aspects of the Show, including the grounds and the various animals present, such as horses, sheep, cattle and poultry, plus entries from the community, which includes a vast range of arts and crafts, home produce and children’s entries that

include everything from sand saucers to Lego creations,” he added.

For the first time, the Show is going to have a display of dairy sheep and their produce. In addition, the sheep dog trial finals will take place in the show ring at lunchtime. There will also be sheep shearing, wood chopping, fire engine rides, music, a lolly scramble, horses, sheep, cattle, goats, and poultry to view, plus farm machinery from vintage to modern day. There will also be stalls selling a wide range of products, carnival rides and food.

“By show day, most of the hard work has been done by the secretary and committee, and my job is to go around the Show, thank the judges and exhibitors, to lead the grand parade and to present some of the major prizes. I look forward to seeing you at the Show,” Richard concluded.

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MAYOR’S MESSAGE It is literally full steam ahead for the Courtenay A&P Show, which is terrific news when so many other spring shows have sadly had to cancel their events this year. These are difficult times for committees planning these wonderful community events, therefore we need to support this fantastic family show. I know President, Richard Westaway and his team, have put in countless hours to ensure that the day will be a tremendous success, and I urge you all to head along and enjoy a show that literally has something for everybody.

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fanatic, a vintage car buff, a keen gardener, or you simply want to spend a few hours walking around enjoying the many stalls and competitions, you’re sure to have a memorable time.

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WHAT IS AN A & P SHOW? Every year, the Saturday after Canterbury Anniversary/Show weekend, the Courtenay A&P Show is held at their Showgrounds in Kirwee.

Fun fact: A&P (not AMP as some spell it, stands for Agricultural and Pastoral. A term that means the farming of animals and crops. 145 years ago, people in this district got together to organise and hold the first Courtenay A&P Show. The goal was to foster fri end ly

competition and to recognise and reward hard work, skill and good breeding practices. Today the Show is split into sections: Sheep, Goats, Cattle, Grain and Seed, Poultry, Sheep Dog Trials, Horse Section, Produce Shed and Vintage Tractors, Machinery and Cars.

Each section has a series of competitions - called classes.

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class on offer, grouped in their sections. Prize money, entry fees and rules are all in the Schedule, which competitors enter their chosen classes prior to show day.

But on show day there’s more than the competition classes much, much more! Add in the entertainment, trade and craft sites, plus great food, and people can have a great day out, with something for everyone. So head along to the Courtenay A&P Show, which is called The Friendly Show for a very good reason and it takes place on November, 21st at the Kirwee Showgrounds.

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The role of Produce Shed convenor has, for the last twenty years, been in the very capable hands of David Stott.

Stott I (Bronwyn Bronwyn Hamilton) Hamilton hope, as being new to the job this year, that I can fill some excessively big shoes. I have been involved with the show since coming back into the area, after a thirty-fiveyear absence, having always loved the ‘Kirwee Show’ as I knew it then.

As Convenor, the job is to see the smooth running of each section on the day, but none of this can happen without the whole team, and it is an honour to be part of it.

The Produce Shed covers a very wide range of interesting entries. The categories are, Homemade Wine and Brew, Eggs and Jam, Cooking, Photography in Colour and Black and White, Home Industries: which covers Knitting, Crochet, Sewing, Quilts, and this year due to the theme of the show, a Then and Now table. We have art with the Children’s section, with both a junior and senior level on show.

Schools put on wonderful displays of their pupil’s achievements throughout the year, situated in the tent outside. The local district under 21’s has a class as well. Every year we try to get new people to enter, with advertising and

general word of mouth, but you will always see the regulars that have been entering since they were children. Even I used to put a sand saucer in!

We start early in the year, looking at the different classes and whether we need to put new ones in, or take out those not getting entries. We also decide on the Judges and helpers early, as there is a large group of people that are needed to make this happen.

Last year we had classes open to the public, to teach people how to present flowers, and vegetables. But this year has been a little bit different due to Covid restrictions. The week prior to the big day, is spent setting up tents and the Friday is remarkably busy with tables, photo stands, deer gates to put the quilts on, and getting the judging sheets and display cards ready. Vases are also set up for all the wonderful flowers.

The evening sees the start of entries arriving. Again, a large hard-working team is involved here.

Saturday dawns early, as entries start coming in at 8am, and are directed where to put them by the team on each section. The Produce Shed closes at 9.45am, ready for the judging.

The Judges are met and given a cup of tea, they are then taken through to their section to meet

the member in attendance, who will assist them with judging.

After that, we cover the food items, and open the doors to the public.

This is our community, so head along to the Show to see what is on offer and join in with the fun.

See you there!

Bronwyn Hamilton, Produce Shed Convenor.

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DARFIELD PRESCHOOL PROVIDING FOR FAMILIES for the Show,” explained Samm Dalley, Dalley Preschool Lead Teacher.

“To foster the children’s learning, many experiences are offered to make th eir discoveries visible. With tamariki transitioning to primary school, as well as from the Nursery to the Preschool it has been interesting to see their contributions to this project.”

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“Do come and visit us at our tent so you can learn more about the enriching, learning environment we offer at Darfield Preschool and Nursery. Then pop along to the marquee to see how our tamariki have incorporated their reinga/ When the 145th spring Courtenay A & P Show takes place on November 21st, 2020 - it will be clearly obvious feelings into their display. to all those attending why it is called ‘The Friendly Show’. “We all wish you a wonderful With the theme of ‘Then and Now 1920 - 2020’ this year’s visit to the Show and be sure to buy one of our raffle Show President Richard Westaway, has embraced everything this means. The theme holds a special place in tickets; prizes to be won his heart, due to his Great Grandfather Frank Westaway, and a wonderful fundraising being the Show President in 1920. Richard hopes to see opportunity for the Preschool,” lots of people enjoying themselves at the popular, family Samm concluded.

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Graeme Marshall is the Grain and Seed convenor at this year’s Courtenay A&P Show. He gives some insight below to what the convenors role is.

As convenor what is your role?

Do you do any promotion to attract entries, or is it usually repeat entrants? How many entrants do you usually attract?

A large proportion of our entries come from the seed companies, so I talk to the representatives and remind them to put their entries in. They are good at keeping samples at harvest time. Some farmers put their

own entries in too. We usually have 160 entries each year.

On the day what are your duties? Do you have assistance?

We set up trestle tables with the classes and numbers on the Friday. Show morning, we put the entries out and judging begins from 10am.

Following Show Day and prior to it, are you involved in working bees and cleanclean-ups, setset-ups?

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What do you see as the future of the A&P Show - in general, and this one in particular?

The Courtenay A&P Show has been going from strength to strength. This year it has potential to be the biggest yet, because other shows have been cancelled. If we are flexible and move with the times, this and other shows have a bright future, bringing town and country together.

Some background to you taking on this role, please. How long have you done it? Do you live locally? How long have you been involved with the Show?

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DARFIELD PRIMARY PET DAY Darfield Primary School (DPS) held their annual Pet Day on Wednesday, October 21st. This is a highlight of the school year for many children. The weather was pleasant and everyone's enthusiasm was high, and filled

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Lots of wonderful inside exhibits were also on display, which children had put a lot of time and effort into. The animals were the stars of the day, and most of them enjoyed being

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SHEEP CONVENOR This year’s Sheep Convenor is Ashley Seaton, Seaton he has just taken over this role from his brother Warwick, Warwick as he has now become Junior Vice President. “I previously had the role of Sheep Convenor for a few years, prior to being

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elected Junior Vice President myself, back in 2015,” he added.

Ashley lives in Courtenay, with his wife Anna and children Georgia, Georgia Fergus and Jack.

Jack “I have been involved with the Show since 2004 and was President in 2017, but I had been helping out at working bees with my Dad well before then.

His role as Sheep Convenor, is to organise judges and stewards prior to the Show, and on show day make sure everything runs smoothly. He also must make sure all sheep, judges and stewards are in the right sections, ready to judge.

Presenting the trophies and special prizes, as well as the draw for the gift lamb section, is another part of the job. This year’s feature breed is South Suffolk, most years the sheep section has approximately the same amount of entries, being 150 plus pet lambs. Some

local farmers are contacted before the Show, to see if they would like to donate a gift lamb or hogget.

“Prior to show day, we usually have a working bee to do jobs around the grounds. On the Tuesday before, we set up sheep pens and on Friday we put the signs up,” Ashley explained. “On Sunday, after the Show, we pack all the pens away and pick up any rubbish.

“I see the future of A&P shows to be especially important for the community. They are a great day out for the family to see what goes on in the agricultural sector, they also bring town and country residents together,” Ashley explained. “The Courtenay A&P show has a good future, being in an agricultural area, and we have a good amount of people on the committee, so I hope it keeps going for a fair while yet.”

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EQUESTRIAN SECTION This years Horse section convenor, for the second year in a row is Jocelyn Thrower.

Thrower “I joined the A&P and Horse committee five years ago, upon my return back to living in Kirwee. Growing up just down the road, I have always considered Courtenay A&P Show my local show, even when I lived elsewhere,” Jocelyn commented smiling.

“I remember as a child I would enter ponies, sand saucers and mini cactus gardens. Even living to town, I would still come out and compete either in the Horse section or in the Produce Shed,” she added.

“Each year we try to attract new and former entries, via an Equestrian events page on Facebook. This is a popular place for equestrian competitors, to find out what events are coming up in the Canterbury area,” she explained. Normally there are

approximately 225 - 250 horses and ponies entered in the Courtenay A&P Show.

This year will see the continuation of a new section, that made its first appearance last year, for Recreational (Pleasure) Horse and Ponies.

This section provided low key classes, which proved to be popular, as it encouraged local riders and gave them the opportunity to be able to attend an A&P Show if they wanted.

There are also three lead rein classes in this section, which are great for children who want to head along and have fun.

“My duties as convenor is to ensure that Judges, Stewards and other helpers are where they need to be, and ensure thing s ar e run ni ng to the timetable set,” she explained. “Courtenay A&P Show have a few great helpers that turn up to working bees and show day, just to get jobs

done,” she said smiling.

“The week before the Show is busy with two set-up days, sorting out jumps and the main ring. I also spend evenings sorting out boxes for Judges/ Stewards with ribbons, prize money and competitor lists,” Jocelyn added. The day after the Show is clean-up day, putting away jumps etc, and picking up any rubbish left behind.

What do you see as the future of the A & P Show - in general and this one in particular?

“I believe Courtenay A&P Show has a very strong future, we do try to keep some traditional events, but we also have to make changes to meet our competitor requirements,” she concluded.

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