Great Harwood Show
This years show will be the 144th event in the history of GHAS and the third at the New Showground. The last two years have been blessed with fantastic weather and have seen record crowds having a fabulous day out for all the family. If you are doing the maths and thinking.. Hang on, 2011 minus 1857 is 154, you have to consider the war years were obviously prohibitive and a couple of shows were lost to the foot and mouth problem. In December 1925 the society bought some land off Wood Street, Great Harwood. It was named, not surprisingly, the Showground. In January 1970 part of the land was sold to Great Harwood Football Club, but the show continued to be held there. Over the years, different attractions and more show classes have been added, changing to suit the times and tastes of exhibitors and visitors, with the society trying to avoid the fate of many of the other agricultural societies, which have sadly disappeared, mainly due to the lack of committed helpers and the financial situation. In 2008, after several years of looking for a suitable alternative site to accommodate the growing size of the show, the society seized the opportunity to buy a 40 acre site on the junction of Harwood Lane and Whalley Road This is now known as the New Showground A lot of effort was put into improving the site in time for the 2009 show; adding roadways, making wider gateways for safe access, draining the field, fencing off an area for the car park and trimming and replanting the hedges and boundaries. The first show held there was a resounding success, attracting more than double the usual number of visitors.
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Since the GHAS was formed in 1857, it has been bringing the pleasure and excitement of the countryside to our town with an annual show. This was traditionally held on Whit Tuesday, but is now held on Spring Bank Holiday, the last Monday in May. This Year Spring Bank Holiday Monday 30th May 2011 The New Showfield, Harwood Lane / Whalley Road, Gt Harwood, Lancashire. BB6 7TB
Entry Fees: £5.00 Adults. Kids 4Yrs to 14 Yrs & Pensioners £3.00. FREE PARKING ON THE SHOWGROUND
Please don't park in residential streets or on the grassed areas. If you would like to enter any of the events or you would like a stall at the show, you can find out more on the website:
www.greatharwoodshow.co.uk
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