Great Aycliffe Town Council’s very popular ‘Great Aycliffe Show’ (sponsored by Newton Press) will be taking place on the showfield next to the Oakleaf Sports Complex on August Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday 24 August and Sunday 25 August.
Entry forms are now available for the Handcraft and Horticulture Exhibition. There are 117 classes ranging from cakes and photography to vegetables and flowers, plus the closely fought Pot Leeks competition.
Prizes of £5, £4 and £3 will be awarded for first, second and third place entries in each category. In the Pot Leeks category, the first prize is a portable television, plus £30 prize money and a trophy, with second and third prizes of £20 and £10.
Trophies are sponsored by Deco Trophies and Engraving; horticultural trophies are sponsored by Gregg Little Testing Centre. The closing date for handcraft and horticulture competitions is Tuesday 20 August. The competitions are free to enter, only skill and imagination are required!
Although the marquee will be closed while judging takes place on the first morning of the Show, Saturday 24 August, all entries will be displayed to the public from around 1.00 pm and all day Sunday.
The football competition (sponsored by Cooperative Funeralcare) is expected to surpass even last year’s success, with teams of ‘under 10s’, of ‘under 9s’ and ‘under 8s’. The popular tournament attracts teams from all over our region.
This year’s Golf Tournament is sponsored by Bewick and Neville Pharmacy and is free to all residents of the Parish of Great Aycliffe and takes place on Saturday 24th August. Members of the Oakleaf Golf Club and season ticket holders from the Oakleaf Golf Course may also participate free of charge. There are categories for ladies, gentlemen, seniors and juniors and entries close on Monday 12 August.
There will be show pigeon competition (sponsored by SS Seeds) on Saturday, with birds in 62 different categories, entries close on 15 August. On the Sunday of the Show, pigeons give way to the pedigree Rabbit Show, which is always very popular with children. Prize money will be awarded in each class and entry forms for this must be returned by 18 August.
New for 2013 is the Poultry Show which will be sharing the marquee with the rabbits on Sunday. We are expecting around 250 entries of ducks, chickens and eggs.
Entry forms may be obtained from the Town Council Offices, tel 01325 300700, from the Oakleaf Sports Complex, tel: 01325 300600 or downloaded from the website at www.great-aycliffe.gov.uk
