Programme of Events 2018
Saturday August 25th 2018
6.30 – 10.00am Exhibits brought for display in the marquee
9.50 & 9.55am 10 mins and 5 mins warning bells – NO entries can be accepted after judging starts at 10.00am.
10.00am – 1.00pm Marquee closed for judging to take place
12.30pm Showground open to visitors
1.10 – 1.30pm Carnival procession assembles at The Plain
1.30pm Crowning of the Carnival King
1.35 – 1.55pm Carnival procession along High Street
2.00 – 2.15pm Awarding of prizes to Carnival classes in the arena
2.30 – 5.00pm Entertainment in the arena
5.00 – 5.20 pm Tractor pull/tug-of-war (depending on the weather!) 5.30pm Presentation of prizes in the marquee, including the Chairman’s Award
5.30 – 6.30pm Prize money available for collection in the marquee
5.45 – 6.30pm Entrants may remove their produce and exhibits which are not to be included in the auction.
All exhibits left in the marquee after 6.30pm will be auctioned, unless labelled ‘NOT FOR AUCTION’
6.30pm Raffle called and prizes distributed, at the Raffle tent
7pm Auction of donated produce in the marquee (see p.4)
8pm Marquee closed, Hall closed. Live music in the beer tent.
Mobile toilets and some fairground rides will remain open
All timings are approximate and may change during the day.
For on-the-day information about entertainments, full list of stalls and any changes to scheduled events, please refer to the FREE PROGRAMME which will be available at the entry gate, in the village hall and at the Raffle tent.
Auction of Produce - 7-8pm
Starting at 7.00pm in the marquee, it will be your chance to bid for a bag of home grown or home-made produce, kindly donated at the end of the show, by many generous exhibitors. Expert auctioneer, Mr Nick Cragg, has agreed once again to run the auction and try to keep order! Please come and bid at this fun event. Even if you leave the showground to return home, re-entry is free and you could bag some great prize winning fruit and vegetables, a selection of cakes, handmade bread, home-made wine or bunches of gorgeous flowers. ….and, of course, a marrow!!
Nick Cragg gives his time for free at the produce auction – which is hugely appreciated by the Show Committee. Nick is a chartered surveyor, and is head of Country Property, based in Chipping Sodbury, which specialises in selling, managing and letting properties in and around South Gloucestershire.
In June this year, Nick was the guest auctioneer at a Charity Auction organised by Chipping Sodbury Rotary Club. Almost two hundred people bid for 60 lots, which varied from home–made marmalade to champagne and flutes, courtesy of Prince Charles. The event raised £10,000 for the Southmead Hospital prostate Cancer Care Appeal.
Starting at 7.00pm in the marquee, it will be your chance to bid for a bag of home grown or home-made produce, kindly donated at the end of the show, by many generous exhibitors. Expert auctioneer, Mr Nick Cragg, has agreed once again to run the auction and try to keep order! Please come and bid at this fun event. Even if you leave the showground to return home, re-entry is free and you could bag some great prize winning fruit and vegetables, a selection of cakes, handmade bread, home-made wine or bunches of gorgeous flowers. ….and, of course, a marrow!!
Nick Cragg gives his time for free at the produce auction – which is hugely appreciated by the Show Committee. Nick is a chartered surveyor, and is head of Country Property, based in Chipping Sodbury, which specialises in selling, managing and letting properties in and around South Gloucestershire.
In June this year, Nick was the guest auctioneer at a Charity Auction organised by Chipping Sodbury Rotary Club. Almost two hundred people bid for 60 lots, which varied from home–made marmalade to champagne and flutes, courtesy of Prince Charles. The event raised £10,000 for the Southmead Hospital prostate Cancer Care Appeal.