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Archive => Archived Boards => Local Issues => Topic started by: admin on May 17, 2009, 06:19:10 PM
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Following the will it / won't it be going ahead of last year, the Romiley Young Farmers Show is moving to Middle Farm (next to Bredbury Hall) and this years show will be held on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July. For more details visit www.marple-uk.com/ryfs
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In view of the bad waether this week is this show still going ahead?
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I believe it will be but wear your wellies!
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I was right about the wellies but otherwise a great day yesterday. Hopefully more of the same today for those of you who go today. An new album of photos taken yesterday has been added to the Tour this morning and if you have any good'uns then send them in! http://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=73
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A great show,wellies were defiantly the order of the day,some Sunshine on Saturday afternoon,well done to all involved. ;)
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I understand today's show was cancelled, which is a great shame. Yet another victim of our fine British summers :(
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This must be one of the unluckiest events on the local calendar. After foot & mouth and the appalling weather of the past few shows, it's had some really bad times. It's a shame because it's a really good day out.
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Hi, Maybe they should go back to having the show in September, after harvest, like they used to. I am going back 60/65 years now, but we never had bad weather then, Romily Show was always the highlight of the year for us, as kids we loved seeing the cattle and sheep, and one of the best things was the shire horses, all decked out with their mains and tails done up with ribbons and their harness gleaming with polished brasses.
Glad the show was successful on Saturday. Jean
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According to the history section on the show's own web site they suffered with the weather on occasions when the show was held in September too. www.romileyyoungfarmersshow.org (http://www.romileyyoungfarmersshow.org)
The history is quite interesting and well worth a quick read to get a better understanding of the hard work that must have gone in to keep it running for so many years, despite bad weather, venue changes and loosing money.
I hope that the organisers can find the will to battle on despite the setbacks they've experienced over the past 3 years as it is a brilliant event for local people.
If you take a look at the photos on our Virtual Tour from last year you will see the fantastic shire horses that Jean reminisces about. http://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=62