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Article: 140th show is a huge success
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- The Northern Echo
- Article date:
- September 1, 2009
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THE sun shone on thousands who turned up to celebrate a landmark
in the history of a dales show at the weekend.
Bumper entries in horses and ponies and photography classes
ensured the annual Weardale Agricultural Society show - the 140th -
maintained a special place in the show calendar.
There were also fresh attractions in and out of the showring,
including the Tyne Tailwaggers Flyball team, which involved dogs
racing over hurdles, and a safaristyle tent with a petwise zoo
housing parrots, snakes and lizards.
"We thought the bad weather earlier in the week was going to pose
a problem, " said show chairman Ian Scholes.
"But once again the show has been a tremendous success, you just
have to ...