Lineup confirmed for a whopping Golden Bay A&P Show 2011: a rural community shows off its best
A stellar programme of events and activities at this year’s A&P Show, to be held at Takaka Recreation Park, Saturday 15 January.
Show committee secretary Jean Wedderburn said that outstanding events this year promised to be the beef cattle display, the large numbers of poultry entries, the new synchronised lawnmowing competition (entries being taken now at Golden Bay Mechanical), the Harcourts Charity auction, which has moved from the Village Green to the showgrounds, and several new trade stands and business displays, from children’s clothing to willow basket coffins.
Other displays will include quilting, in the Keith Page Hall; Lester Rowntree’s team of bullocks; a scything display by Ross Doyle; a collection of vintage machinery with a newly restored steam engine; Diddly Squat, the most placid Jersey cow for patting and hand-milking; and a sow with her cute piglets.
For the public’s entertainment or participation there will also be wood-chopping competitions, sheep-shearing and wool-handling competitions, a blade shearing demonstration by Ross Doyle, Sturgeon’s fairground entertainments, fun bikes, balloons, face painting, juggling and magical magic with Adam Allsorts, and the Takaka Citizens and Motueka Highland Pipe Bands.
The organisers are asking people not to bring their dogs, as the Takaka Recreation Park is a Tasman District Council “No Dog” area.
The gates open at 8am. Tickets are available now at $6 from Lindsays Clothing and Sport, or for $8 at the gate on Show Day. Catalogues are available from Lindsays Clothing and Sport and PGG Wrightson.
Maria Polglase
Golden Bay A&P Show 2011 - Plan Of Events
8am - 5.30pm Horse and Pony events in main rings. Golden Valleys’ Riding Club Western Style Horse and Pony events.
10.15am Judging of Miniature Ponies in main ring.
9am - 11am Judging of Dairy Cows with cows milked between judging. Judges comments during judging.
9.30am - 11am Judging of Sheep.
10am - 12md Judging of Goats with goats milked between between judging.
10am - 12md Judging of Poultry.
10am Booth closed for judging.
10am - 12md Harcourts Charity Auction.
11.30 - 12.30 Takaka Citizens Band.
12 noon Booth reopens following judging.
12.30 -2.30pm Paul Madsen from the Madsen Brothers entertains.
1pm Synchronised lawnmowing competition commences.
2.45pm - 3pm Motueka Highland Pipe Band playing in front of grandstand.
3pm Grand Parade led by the Takaka Citizens Band.
3.30 - 4.30pm Paul Madsen continues.
Events Ongoing Over the Day
Wood-Chopping Competitions.
Sheep-Shearing Competitions.
Wool-Handling Competitions.
Blade-Shearing Demonstration by Ross Doyle.
Sturgeon’s fair ground entertainments.
Adam Allsorts - fun bikes, balloons, face painting, juggling and magical magic.
Takaka Citizens Band.
Motueka Highland Pipe Band.
Displays Ongoing Over The Day
Quilting display in the Keith Page Hall
Trade Stands - Childrens clothing to Willow Basket Coffins and everything in between
Beef Cattle display and Lester Rowntree’s team of bullocks
Scything display by Ross Doyle
Vintage Machinery with newly restored Steam Engine
“Diddly Squat” the most placid Jersey cow for patting and hand milking.
Sow with cute piglets.
Outstanding Events this Year
Beef cattle display, 6 pens of different breeds of beef cattle.
Large numbers of poultry entries.
Harcourts Charity auction has moved from the Village Green to the show. Will be held from 10am to 12md.
Synchronised lawnmowing competition - entries being taken now at Golden Bay Mechanical.
Dress in your best, choose a partner, music and a routine and join in the fun. Lawnmowers (not running) supplied on the day.
Trade stands - several new trade stands and businesses displaying products and services, with good variety from all trade stands.
