Kent County Show


downsmail.co.uk


Cream of the crops at 87th annual farming showpiece


MORE than 80,000 people flocked to this year’s Kent County Show – signifi- cantly up on 2015, said or- ganisers. Stallholders, competitors, businesses and visitors came from across the coun- try to take part in the 87th show. The attendance was around 3,000 up on last year’s figure, helped in part by the dry and sometimes sunnyweather. A show spokesman said:


FreyaWiseman and Phoebe Smith from Valley Park School’s farm in Maid- stone


“The feedback thatwe have had from those who took part and those who came to visit has been extremely positive. The overall atmos- phere across the three days was great. “We’re looking forward to next year now.”


Bella Fish (21) of Bearsted tested some of the county’s produce in the soft fruit tent


Fruit-grower Suzie Kember (29) of Marden, who won two prizes for strawber- ries and raspberries


The Bishop of Dover (right)


Trevor Willmott beside champion cherries


Mid Kent Fuchsia Group’s Jo Shan, of Staplehurst, and Ken Shelton, of Ayles- ford


Lauren and Aimee (left) of Cobtree Young Farmers’ club in Maidstone


16 Malling July 2016


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48