THE 176th Dunster Show was celebrated in great style with even larger crowds than last year enjoying the fantastic competition and thrilling main arena attractions.
With entries up again in all three categories such as sheep, cattle and horses, there were plenty of hotly contested classes. With new classes being added in the Horse and Sheep sections proving extremely popular.
Competition winners
- Supreme Champion in the horse section was taken by British Riding Pony Wycroft Gardenia, exhibited and owned by Andrew Pitman.
- Supreme Champion Beef exhibit was taken by Mr Andrew Luxton, with his British Blue Heifer Highland Blues Spruce
- Supreme Champion Dairy exhibit was taken by Mr Andrew Fewings and his Holstein Cow Keevil Sprite Panda.
- Supreme Champion Sheep was won by Miss Annie Muirhead with her Boarder Leicester ram.
The livestock sections were generously sponsored by local company Shearwell Data and theHorse section by local Solicitors firm Porter Dodson.
As well as the competitions there was plenty to see and do with more than 200 trade stands selling everything from tractors to rum, cheese to jumpers.
The village green offered live music, Punch and Judy shows, archery, funfair, community circus and ferret racing along with food outlets and the Caz bar provided by The Rest and Be Thankful Inn at Wheddon Cross.
While the members enclosure sponsored by local tea and coffee merchant DJ Miles did a roaring trade as membership to Dunster Show proved even more popular than ever with well over 500 members supporting the show each year.
The Imps Motorcycle Display Team made their very first visit to Dunster Show showing some incredible skill and bravery by their young riders.
Hawkeye Falconry also entertained the crowds in the main ring, while the vintage tractor and car display bought a sense of nostalgia to the day.
The weather could not have been better with wall-to-wall sunshine, and members, exhibitors and the general public all enjoyed what is often described as the most magical one day show in the country. Next year’s event will be held on Friday, August 15, 2025.
A full list of results can be found at www.dunstershow.co.uk.
