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Title: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: robert waddell on May 27, 2012, 11:33:32 am
as title Angus show this is held in a notable pig production area and is your chance as a small scale breeder to have your pigs on display and be judged by sandy meikeljohn a very prominent and noted breeder of pedigree pigs  the pig showing is being held on the Saturday and the sausage comp is being held on the Friday if you want to enter either one or both comps contact Lil on here or through the spka web site   no use standing back and saying i have better at home get them entered washed and shown and join in the fun
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Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: robert waddell on June 01, 2012, 08:16:22 am
only a week to go get those entrys in  :farmer:
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: Ina on June 01, 2012, 02:29:07 pm
Blast! All the interesting stuff is on the Saturday, when I'm working... :(

Or do I misinterpret the website? It looks as if only the tractor pulling and "light legged classes" (whatever that is) happens on the Friday!
 
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: Rosemary on June 01, 2012, 03:21:52 pm
"light legged classes" (whatever that is) happens on the Friday!

Light horses  ;D
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: robert waddell on June 01, 2012, 03:25:50 pm
tractor pulling :thumbsup:
sausage comp :thumbsup:
dance with a wee swallie :thumbsup:   all on friday
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: Ina on June 02, 2012, 08:27:50 am
"light legged classes" (whatever that is) happens on the Friday!

Light horses  ;D

Ah well - no chance for me then to compete!  ;D
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: Ina on June 02, 2012, 08:28:55 am
tractor pulling :thumbsup:
sausage comp :thumbsup:
dance with a wee swallie :thumbsup:   all on friday


Shame. I want to see a bit of livestock...
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: princesspiggy on June 02, 2012, 12:09:12 pm
we cant as we are off to fyvie castle country fair with cattle and  pigs. shame tho cos we were looking forward to it.
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: robert waddell on June 02, 2012, 08:02:02 pm
oh that is a pity   don't know about the rest of the show but our pigs will be there on the Friday :farmer:
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: Ina on June 03, 2012, 08:41:34 am
I'm still trying to find out what is actually happening at the show on Friday. According to the programme, the gates are open to the public at 2pm; you'll be charged £5, but nothing happens until the tractor pulling at 6pm. There must be something?!?!? ???

(The info for the livestock people only says that you can bring in your goats on the Friday - nothing said about anything else...)
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: princesspiggy on June 07, 2012, 11:03:42 am
i think there was scarecrow competitions and stuff like that, i was looking forward to it, but fyvie is soo much closer. gales forecast apparently?? emmerdale cast are going to fyvie, hopefully a hotty one and not an oldy...lol
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: robert waddell on June 07, 2012, 01:43:53 pm
Ina don't bother with what is written the baking competition is on Friday the sausage comp is on Friday
princess is it a demo of the pigs i read  somewhere it was chadrak that was going ;) :innocent: :farmer:
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: Dougal on June 07, 2012, 02:02:48 pm
Sheep Shearing competion and wool crafts demonstrations on the Saturday afternoon. The pld man runs the shearing so I better make an apperance! Didn't realise that there were pigs on show as well, That will cheer the better half up!
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: robert waddell on June 07, 2012, 02:07:50 pm
i am sure it has been in all the publicty for the show :farmer:
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: Ina on June 07, 2012, 08:13:59 pm
i am sure it has been in all the publicty for the show :farmer:

Which publicity? Haven't seen anything... And I work in Brechin, if only one day per week! And there's nothing on the website. I'm sure that people who've been going every year for the past 3 decades or so know what to expect, but as a relative newcomer I can't afford to go that far on the off chance there might be something interesting on...
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: robert waddell on June 07, 2012, 08:16:12 pm
what you wont even come to see lillian and myself :farmer:
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: Ina on June 07, 2012, 08:18:49 pm
It's so blimming foggy - I wouldn't be able to see you anyway!  :D

I'll see what the weather is like tomorrow.
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: thestephens on June 07, 2012, 08:22:10 pm
we have been down tonight dropping the kids craft stuff off, all very busy, had a look in the pig tent, dont know if im scared or excited! at least my chauffeur now knows where to go and what hes doing......hopefully the passes will be in the post tomorrow??
As for the fog :o
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: robert waddell on June 07, 2012, 08:49:30 pm
they were posted on Tuesday should be with you on Friday :farmer:
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: princesspiggy on June 08, 2012, 12:34:57 am
Ina don't bother with what is written the baking competition is on Friday the sausage comp is on Friday
princess is it a demo of the pigs i read  somewhere it was chadrak that was going ;) :innocent: :farmer:


its just a rare breed exhibit, wer taking the heifer, goats and piglets, and maybe some chooks. i was supposed to take some borerays too but bit worried incase they escape. will be a day out tho...lol
i was hoping for cain  ::) ::) ;)
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: Ina on June 10, 2012, 10:15:55 am
So - how did it all go?
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: Mays on June 10, 2012, 10:17:35 am
I looked in at the pigs, some big ones :thumbsup:
Title: Re: angus show 8&9 of june
Post by: robert waddell on June 10, 2012, 11:59:26 am
very wet when we arrived on the Friday morning tractors pulling everthing in and out and into position
pig pens set up inside the tent and large enough to accommodate  the showring within it  sausage comp judged on the Friday afternoon  baking comp also judged on Friday afternoon Lillian will post results later the biggest surprise was the junior handler comp this looks like getting into good competition
plenty of pigs to take round the ring so get the children practising and come along to doune and dunblane show  then bigger then the smallholders and growers festival  at forfar :thumbsup: :trophy: :farmer: