4,500 attend Llanfyllin Show

 

Organisers of the event, known as the “friendly show”, reported that the car park was full by 2pm, as showgoers continued to stream into the Bodfach Hall park showground until around 5pm. 

 

“We are all delighted with the increased attendance and the many positive comments that we’ve received about this year’s show programme,” said show chairman Bethan Jones. “Fortunately, the sun came out and we could not have wished for a better day.

 

“The show is a fantastic place for friends to meet up and share the country way of life with people who live in towns and cities. It takes a huge community effort to stage the show every year and we are lucky in Llanfyllin to have such a hardworking and dedicated committee.”

 

Star attractions were the freestyle mountain bike stunt team Savage Skills from Clun and Mordor Gundogs, an international training school for future gundogs and their owners from Perthshire, who each gave two shows in the main show ring during the day.

 

Popular newcomers this year were a Taste the Origin cookery theatre and Slow Food Kids’ Taste Adventure, designed to celebrate quality local food and drink products and to encourage children to think about what they are eating.

 

Newtown Silver Band helped to keep people entertained on the Village Green while the 2012 Royal Welsh Lamb Shearing Circuit Final brought together the 20 best sheep shearers in Wales in four different classes. The overall winner was Gareth Daniel from Machynlleth.

 

The shearing competitions attracted fifty competitors from all over Wales who sheared more than 1,000 sheep. Open winner was Gareth Daniel from Machynlleth who also won the All Wales Lamb Circuit Shearing Final. The Senior competition was won by Llion Hughes from Penybontfawr.

 

The busy sheep section attracted 50 competitors. More shire horses were on display this year and good entries were reported in the horses, sheepdog trials, dog show and goats section. Record entries in the Cookery section with the 180 foot length marquee packed with entries alongside horticulture, floral art and crafts. 

 

 

Shearing: All Wales Lamb Circuit Final, Gareth Daniel, Machynlleth. Open, Gareth Daniel, Machynlleth, Senior, Llion Hughes, Penybontfawr.

 

Sheep: Best interbreed group, John Pryce, Trefnanney; Best group breed, John Pryce, Trefnanney. Reserve winner in Group section, Catrin Tibbot, Leighton, Reserve Single Interbreed Aled Richards, Meifod.

 

Goats: Best In Show, Mr & Mrs Rhodes, Telford.

 

Horses: Highest Points In Heavy Horses, Mr AC Human. Best Exhibit of Open Shire Horses, Mr & Mrs C Malkin, Market Drayton.  Highest Number of Points In Open Heavy Horses, FB Davies,

Oswestry. Best Exhibit Shire Foal, Mr & Mrs C Malkin, Market Drayton. Best Welsh Cob Mare or Gelding – Local Mr Mel Jones, Llansantffraid. Best Exhibit In Welsh Cob Classes, Mr Dorian Lloyd, Gwynfaes. Best Exhibit In Breeding Classes, Tracy Jones, Llansantffraid, Best Exhibit In Hunter Classes, Naomi Offen, Nesscliffe.

 

Best Working Hunter, Emma Tudor, Welshpool,  Best Lead Rein, Lucy Andrew, Tregynon, 

Mini Show Pony, John Andrew, Bronheulog, Best Novice Local Pony, Mary Cox, Brithdir, Veterans Class, Emma Tudor, Welshpool, Shetlands, Emma Rhys Roberts, Bwlch Sych, 

Junior Open Jumping, Charlotte Davies, Ellesmere, Local pony who tried hardest in children’s section, Bethany Phillips, Llanfyllin. 

 

Sheepdogs: Open winner, Mr Eirian Morgan with his dog Glyn. Novice section, Steve Garbett with his dog Jim, District section Glyn Jones, Llanarmon with his dog Cap.

 

Horticulture: Best exhibit in the garden section, Janet Powell, Meifod, Highest Points in Open were joint winners, Zarena Allen, Llanfyllin and Mr WF Evans, Llanymynech, Highest Points in the Local Section, Mike Smith, Four Crosses. Children’s section: best exhibit, Angharad Smith, Bwlch-y-Ddar. Agricultural produce: best exhibit, Clem Ellis, Llanfechain. 

 

Cookery: Highest number of Points, Mr Les Parkes, Llanfyllin. Best Exhibit, Clare Ellis, Llanfyllin. Rich Fruit Cake, Joan Evans, Llanfyllin. Most Points in Yeast Classes, joint winners Anne Lloyd, Nant Mawr and Anna Davies, Llansantffraid. 

 

Children’s Cookery: Most points in 5 to 8 years, Gemma Lewis, Llanfyllin. Most points in 4 years and under, Frank Lloyd, Llanfyllin, Ella Evans – Pontrobert, Ellis Macdonald, Sofia Jones and 

Rhys Best, Guilsfield. Most points in 9 to 12 years, Siwan Roberts, Llanwddyn. Most points in 13 to 17 years, Sian Roberts, Llanwddyn.  Most points in YFC Classes, Huw Jones, Llanfyllin and Hannah Lloyd, Nant Mawr.

 

Photography: Best Exhibit, Peter Storey, Penybontfawr.

 

Handicrafts: Highest number of points in open, Jen Owen, Four Crosses,  WI Cup, Pam Parnell, Llangynog, Highest number of points in Children’s Handicrafts, Gethin Bickerton, Llansilin, Best Exhibit in Children Handicraft, Merlyn Jane and Reece Roberts, Hirnant.

 

Craft Design & Technology: Best Exhibit, Sam Thomas, Llanwddyn.

 

Floral Art: Highest points, Maggie Forman, Cefn Coch, Best exhibit, Maggie Forman, Cefn Coch  Best Llanfyllin Floral Art Society exhibit, Jenny Bradford, Pen y Garnedd.

 

Vintage: Best Exhibit, Mr W Shingler, Rowton.

 

Best Trade Stand, Penybontfawr Crafts.