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The Organisers of the Dorset County Show have announced that the Show will not take place this year, due to the Coronavirus Pandemic...
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Published on: 14th May 2020

In light of the current environment surrounding COVID-19 we write to inform you on a number of matters relating to The Dorchester Agricultural Society’s activities....
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Published on: 20th March 2020

Show Secretary, Will Hyde, will be running the London Marathon to raise funds for the Show Charity: Diverse Abilities' Splash Appeal!...
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Published on: 6th March 2020

Open to all schools and children in Dorset - Design our Main Ring Jump!...
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Published on: 18th February 2020

The organisers of Dorset County Show have announced the event's chosen charity for 2019 is Mosaic, which supports bereaved children across the county....
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Published on: 24th June 2019

Dorset County Show organisers are encouraging local businesses to take part in 'Dorchester Street' at this year's Show on Saturday 7 and Sunday September 8....
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Published on: 15th March 2019

The Dorchester Agricultural Society is recruiting a foreman to manage the build and dismantle of the Dorset County Show, held in September. The contract would be for a month from mid-August each year....
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Published on: 12th February 2019

Dorchester Agricultural Society has raised £16,500 for the Dorset County Hospital Charity's Cancer Appeal....
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Published on: 28th November 2018

Dorchester Agricultural Society held its second Ploughing Match on Sunday 7th October at Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, by kind permission of Joe Foot....
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Published on: 18th October 2018

South West insurer Cornish Mutual has pledged to support Dorchester Agricultural Society, as the headline sponsor of Dorset County Show, for the next three years....
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Published on: 28th June 2018

Dorchester Agricultural Society paid for 120 pupils from Jewell Academy, a primary school in Bournemouth, to visit North West Farm in Winterborne Kingston. The Society set up the Dorchester Agricultur...
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Published on: 6th June 2018

Feeding the lambs proved a popular pastime for children from Chickerell Primary Academy as they took part in Dorchester Agricultural Society’s new Education Fund. Youngsters from the Academy’s bre...
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Published on: 20th April 2017

Agricultural consultant Will Hyde has been appointed as the new Dorset County Show Secretary. A well-known livestock commentator around the agricultural show circuit, Mr Hyde will take up his post on ...
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Published on: 5th April 2017

Hundreds of people flocked to the Dorchester Agricultural Society's annual third Spring Show at Sunninghill Schoool, Dorchester at the weekend....
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Published on: 4th April 2017

Early bird tickets for this year's Dorset County Show go on sale this week at just £12 for adults....
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Published on: 2nd March 2017

Commercial, pedigree and rare breed sheep farmers will once again be battling it out at this year's Dorset County Show Flock Competition....
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Published on: 7th February 2017

Cacti and succulent enthusiasts will have the first opportunity in nearly 30 years to exhibit their favourite plants at a registered show in Dorset....
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Published on: 30th January 2017

Teachers from across the county are being invited to attend the official launch of the Dorchester Agricultural Society 1840 Education Fund later this month. The launch will take place at Buckland New...
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Published on: 17th November 2016

Entries for livestock - goats, cattle, sheep and pigs, and horses at the Dorset County Show are all up on last year....
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Published on: 27th August 2016

Farmers will have the chance at the Dorset County Show to voice their opinions on what they think is needed from a future domestic agricultural policy post-Brexit....
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Published on: 23rd August 2016

Visitors to next month’s Dorset County Show can look forward to sampling a feast of food and drink from some of the county’s top chefs and companies....
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Published on: 23rd August 2016

Some of Dorset’s top artists will be exhibiting their wares in a new Artisan Crafts Marquee at next month’s Dorset County Show. Around 20 of the county’s finest handmade arts and crafts speci...
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Published on: 16th August 2016

It was the year East Germany erected the Berlin Wall, Britain had a female Wimbledon champion and West Side Story was adapted for the big screen. But 1961 was also the year that north Dorset stockm...
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Published on: 15th August 2016

Blacksmiths from around the country will be descending on the Dorchester Showground next month to take part in the final of the annual National Blacksmiths Competition The competition is recognised...
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Published on: 8th August 2016

One of Dorset's leading Trading Standards experts has joined the Dorchester Agricultural Society Management Board....
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Published on: 8th August 2016

You're never to old to enter categories at the Dorset County Show - as 94 year old Cyril Treviss will testify....
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Published on: 2nd August 2016

Churches will be urged to move to a low carbon future to combat climate change at next month's Dorset County Show....
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Published on: 1st August 2016

Leading Dorset child care provider Sunny Days Nurseries are celebrating their 21st birthday in style by announcing a range of new staff annual awards at this year’s Dorset County Show....
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Published on: 21st July 2016

Children from Puddletown First School have been learning about agriculture, horticulture and rural life thanks to a new education fund that covers the whole of Dorset....
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Published on: 15th July 2016

The Red Devils - the British Army's Parachute Regiment Display Team - will be dropping in to the Dorset County Show's Main Ring this September....
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Published on: 12th July 2016

Pet lambs were among the surprise guests last month as Dorset County Show’s Secretary Richard Cuzens married Jo Grassby, a Senior Steward of the Homecraft tent....
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Published on: 5th July 2016

Going back in time – Dorset County Show asks the public for memorabilia and artefacts from its 175 year history to stage historic exhibition at this year’s Show...
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Published on: 4th July 2016

Pig breeders from across the country will be descending on Dorchester this year for the Tamworth pig Champion of Champions competition....
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Published on: 28th June 2016

One of the world’s most experienced cheese graders, whose nose has been valued at £5m, is to be the keynote speaker at this year’s Dorset County Show Country Land and Business Association (CLA) ...
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Published on: 21st June 2016

History will be made at this year's Dorset County Show with the first ever staging of a new Show Jumping Competition - the Mogers Drewett Stick or Twist Stakes...
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Published on: 21st June 2016

A Charity Ball is being organised on behalf of Weldmar Hospicecare Trust and will be held at the Showground on Saturday 10th September....
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Published on: 15th June 2016

Farm Safety Conferenced announced for Dorset County Show...
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Published on: 7th June 2016

New President appointed for the Dorchester Agricultural Society A well respected farmer from Owermoigne – who has been involved with the Dorset County Show for 66 years – has been elected as the ...
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Published on: 22nd April 2016

The hunt is on for the best sheep flocks in Dorset as part of a new competition being staged by the Dorset County Show. The competition is open to all farmers who have flocks in the county and is for...
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Published on: 21st April 2016

This year sees the culmination of the Society’s 175th anniversary. Around the Showground you will see various displays and competitions to mark this occasion, ranging from heritage bulbs in the Hort...
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Published on: 3rd April 2016

The Show appointed Lisa Cartwright part time as the Company & Board Secretary during the Autumn she has looked after most financial matters and much more for a couple of years – but her Show connect...
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Published on: 2nd April 2016

To commemorate the formation of the Dorchester Agricultural Society in 1840 an education fund has been set up. This restricted fund will “provide education for schoolchildren within the county of Do...
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Published on: 1st April 2016

This year we are pleased to be welcoming Heavy Horses to the Show. They will perform a Musical Drive in the Main Ring as well as having their own classes. The horses will be traditionally turned out w...
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Published on: 31st March 2016

Here is the Dorset County Show's Newsletter for 2016! Take a look to find a selection of news from (and for) the coming months.......
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Published on: 31st March 2016

Just as Daniel Craig’s rugged good looks, rippling muscles and trim physique make him the ‘British Blonde’ heartthrob of humankind, so the cattle fraternity has its bovine equivalent. Iceman, a...
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Published on: 1st September 2015

The Dorset Food Hall is now the most frequented attraction at the Dorset County Show, with up to 40,000 people grazing their way through a cornucopia of delicious Dorset delicacies from fresh, locally...
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Published on: 1st September 2015

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Published on: 20th August 2015

Some of the UK’s rarest breeds, from Bagot Goats to Devon & Cornwall Longwool Sheep and Belted Galloway Cattle will be on show to visitors to the 2015 Dorset County Show on the 5th and 6th Septembe...
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Published on: 14th August 2015

Thrill seeker, gourmand or sheep fancier, the Dorset County Show’s got it all. And with early bird tickets available until 1st August at a special price of £11.00 per adult (and all kids go free) ...
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Published on: 5th August 2015

Whether it’s a bit of gentle toe-tapping or a full-on barnstormer you’re after, this year’s show is getting the party started with a great line-up of music to suit all tastes. Grab yourself a su...
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Published on: 4th August 2015

Please find below a list of Judges who were still to be confirmed when the schedules went out or those who have been changed....
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Published on: 4th August 2015

The new show schedules are now being published on our website; and you can also find links to Online Entry for the many competition classes in the 2015 Dorset County Show....
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Published on: 10th July 2015

Today marks the start of the third annual Farm Safety Week, an initiative launched in 2013 aimed at reducing the toll of accidents which continue to give agriculture the poorest record of any occupati...
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Published on: 6th July 2015

31% discount for early bird tickets until 1st August 2015. Only £11 per person; children under 16 go free. Buy online today, or buy your tickets at one of Dorset's Tourist Information Centres....
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Published on: 1st July 2015

This year we've launched a brand new website to mark the start of our year of celebrations. In 2015 the show begins its 175th year, formed in 1840 the year that Thomas Hardy was born, Cunard Ships lau...
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Published on: 1st July 2015