Chipping Show is set to showcase the best of rural life this Saturday, 23 August.
Starting at 9am and running through to 5pm, the annual event takes place at the showground on Longridge Road. With the backdrop of Parlick Fell, the showground is a short walk from the historic village of Chipping in the heart of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Judging of horse, pony, sheep and cattle classes starts from 9am and there will be a gundog display in the main ring at 12.15pm, sheep racing at 1pm, tug of war at 2pm and the grand parade of prize winners at 3.20pm.
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It costs £14 for adults and £4 for children aged five to 16.
The origins of the show date back to 1920 and the event is one of the later farming show in the summer agricultural calendar, with Hodder Valley Show, Dunsop Bridge, set to bring things to a close on 13 September.
For more information and tickets visit the show’s website at: Chipping Agricultural Show.
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