Tom Mc's summer shows

I shall be attending a lot of summer shows this year, so will list them here as they come up. If you're around at any of these daytime, them give me a bell on 07958 216266 so we can say hello. In the evening obviously call in for a beer or three.  

Here goes:-

6-7 July Cotswold Show, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2BU [40,000] www.cotswoldshow.co.uk

12–14 July Kent County Show, Kent Showground, Detling, near Maidstone, Kent ME14 3JF  [1000,000] www.kentshowground.co.uk

26–28 July Billing Land Rover Fest, Billing Aquadrome, Northants NN3 9DA www.billinglandroverfest.com

30July(Tues)-1Aug(Thurs) NewForest & HampshireCountyShow,Brockenhurst SO42 7QH [95,000] www.newforestshow.co.uk

3-4 Aug North Wales Country Fair, Bala LL23 7NJ [6,500] www.northwalescountryfair.co.uk

7(Wed)-8(Thurs) Aug Bakewell Show, Derbyshire DE45 1AQ (applied for) www.bakewellshow.org

10-11 Aug Lowther Show, Nr. Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2HG [60,000?] www.countrymanfairs.co.uk/lowther-game-and-country-fair

13(Tues)-14(Wed) Aug Anglesey Show, NW Wales LL65 4RW [57,000] www.angleseyshow.org.uk

17-18 Aug Warwickshire & West Midlands Game Fair, Arbury Hall, Nuneaton CV10 7NF [15,000] www.countryfairs.info/warksindex.html not going to this after all, instead going to Wilderness Gathering ...
15-18 Aug Wilderness Gathering, West Knoyle, Wiltshire BA12 6AE [??,000] www.wildernessgathering.co.uk

24-25 Aug Eastnor Land Rover Show, Eastnor Castle HR8 1RL [15,000?] www.eastnorlandrovershow.com

07-08 Sept Land Rover Owner Show, Peterborough PE2 6XE [40,000? – more like 15,000] (not confirmed) www.lroshow.com

14-15 Sept
BMF Tailend, Peterborough Arena [?] www.thebmfshow.co.uk/the-shows/bmf-tailend-show-peterborough-arena I shall be there on Saturday 14th Sept.

14-15 Sept Stratford Food Festival, Stratford Racecourse, Luddington Rd, Warwicks CV37 9SE [20,000] www.stratfordfoodfestival.co.uk I shall be there Sunday 15th Sept.

21-22 Sept Royal County of Berkshire Show, Newbury RG18 9QZ [65,000] (get information within next weeks) www.newburyshowground.co.uk TBC

28–29 Sept ADVENTURE OVERLAND - National 4x4, Bike & Trekking Travel Show, Stratford Racecourse, Luddington Rd, Warwicks CV37 9SE [?] www.adventureoverlandshow.com

So, that's 2 down (Cotswold Show and Kent County Show) and only 12 to go ... plus ADVENTURE OVERLAND SHOW of course.

Helping my friend Ralph whose over here from Germany for the summer to sell his quality Scandanavian outdoor clothing hailing from Iceland, Sweden and Norway - www.knekke-outdoor.de

Only problem is selling fleeces in temperatures of 30°C isn’t the easiest of tasks! So much for the lousy summer the long-range forecast was predicting. You really couldn't write the script.

North Wales Country Fair this weekend, then back for 5 mins. Tuesday, then on to the Bakewell Show in Derbyshire, then straight over to the Lowther Show, Nr. Penrith in Cumbria ...

No rest for the wicked???!!!  

That's the Lowther show done 'n' dusted, although there was little in the way of dust about. Cumbria lived up to its reputation of rain/sun/rain/sun from Fri - Mon.

Next is the Wilderness Gathering in Wiltshire, I'll start a seperate thread for this one.

Hi Tom,
had a look at Ralph web site, can not see how to read it in English.  

That's because you can't through the site itself. However, there is a way. Similar to a lot of foreign language sites, what to do is Google Knekke. Up will pop Ralph's German site as the first option. Alongside in blue it says ... Translate the page. Click on that and Google Translate will do the rest.

As it happen, Ralph will be setting up and English version of his website pretty soon, but for now Google Translate is the only way.

BTW, got your emails about the 'D' forum, keep up the good work!  

Revised list-

24-25 Aug Eastnor Land Rover Show, Eastnor Castle HR8 1RL [8,000?] www.eastnorlandrovershow.com

07-08 Sept Land Rover Owner Show, Peterborough PE2 6XE [40,000 stated by the organisers – more like 15,000 I would guess] www.lroshow.com

14-15 Sept
BMF Tailend Bike Show, Peterborough Arena [?] www.thebmfshow.co.uk/the-shows/bmf-tailend-show-peterborough-arena I shall be there on Saturday 14th Sept.

14-15 Sept Stratford Food Festival, Stratford Racecourse, Luddington Rd, Warwicks CV37 9SE [20,000] www.stratfordfoodfestival.co.uk I shall be there Sunday 15th Sept.

21-22 Sept Royal County of Berkshire Show, Newbury RG18 9QZ [65,000] (get information within next weeks) www.newburyshowground.co.uk TBC

28–29 Sept ADVENTURE OVERLAND - National 4x4, Bike & Trekking Travel Show, Stratford Racecourse, Luddington Rd, Warwicks CV37 9SE [?] www.adventureoverlandshow.com[/quote]

Just heading off to Eastnor Castle Show now, so if anyone I know is going, ring me on my mobile before you get there.