Activities to involve your school in before the day.

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These activities require you to register your entry, please follow the links below to get your entry form and for more information.

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• Young Growers Challenge, entries from schools from across the county in the Horticulture marquee 

• Enter a Bug Hotel made by your school 

• Horticulture Section – opportunity to enter and be encouraged to get involved in horticulture and growing

• Handicraft Section – opportunity to enter and be encouraged to get involved craft work etc 
   

Free activities and things to see on the day

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• Wheat to Bread, a chance to try your hand at baking bread

• Horticultural Question time and Gardeners’ Theatre

• Flower arranging demonstrations

• Sheep Show, demonstrating the shearing of sheep and contemporary use of wool

• Honey Show inc talks and demonstrations

• Fur and feather marquee, see the different breeds of birds and rabbits on the day

• Rural Craft Demonstration area – (includes demonstration of traditional crafts – inc coracle making, straw dolly making, traditional chair making, bodger, willow crafts, traditional hurdles etc  - many with the opportunities for visitors to ‘have a go’)

• Heavy horse demonstration area – visitors are given the opportunity to watch the heavy horses being prepared for Show with accompanying presentations

• Farrier demonstration and competition

• Food theatre with demonstrations from local chefs and the opportunity to ask questions

• Local Food Network opportunity to talk to local producers about where food comes from and how it is produced

• Livestock section – opportunity to see at close proximity – cattle, sheep, pigs and the opportunity to speak to livestock breeders

• Carcase section – opportunity to view lamb and pork carcases and the chance to speak to stewards about the various cuts of meat and methods of production

• Equine section – opportunity to see a wide variety of horse and pony breeds.

• ERYCC Animal Health representative on site to assist and answer questions

• Driffield Agricultural Society marquee – opportunity to talk with Society members about the work of the Society and to learn about the other educational projects that the Society are involved with throughout the year

• Countryside pursuits area showcasing gun dogs and activities

• Pond dipping opportunities throughout the day with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

• Fly fishing demonstrations and opportunity to have a go