The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Fluffywelshsheep on May 07, 2009, 07:36:19 pm
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okay coming in to the season of 'argicultural' show a neighbour of might want to go to the highland show and i was just wondering did anyone have any vouchers or code where you can get cheaper tickets for the shows that are coming up in the near future.
Btw anyone else planning to visit the Highland show /bus parties etc.
Linz
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We always go to the highland. It's my husbands "idiot time" with his boys from oatridge! They relive their drinking youth, me.... I spend all his money while he's drunk. 3 days of eating and spending!!
I love the highland!!!!
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Highland show tickets are cheaper if you pre book. Kids go free, which is good, but it is still expensive.
I'll be at the Highland all week, staying in the caravan, with the goats entered for the show! Excited already!
Its also Ayr County Show this weekend, on the racecourse in Ayr. Show open Saturday and Sunday. I'll be there from Friday afternoon until the show closes on Sunday afternoon. Unless I get washed or blown away by the weather.
Beth
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I'd like to go to the Highland, but don't fancy sitting in traffic for hours.
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Go early then. If you get in just before 7am you don't get charged for parking either ;) I'd even make you a cup of coffee for when you arrived! Still I suppose you'd need someone to look after the dogs if you were in that early.
Beth
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The traffic is part and parcel of the show. Try get there before 9, that way you'll get parked closer and you can have a quick wander before the crowds start.
I've booked the good weather(hopefully)!!!
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I see the dates are Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th, and lo and behold there are concession tickets at wait for it .............................. £15.
I'm off to France on the following Monday so would probably go Thursday - is it likely to be less busy then? You're right Beth, you won't see me as early as 7am - not because of the dogs - because I don't get a complete sleep with the trains running overnight so usually catch up till about 9, unless my four legged friends make their way through and jump me awake :o.
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The Highland Show is a place I have never been to for some reason. Strange I guess with having such a love for animals and all that goes with them. You never know I may just make it one year and ofcourse good weather must help.
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if enought people go could we get a bus ?
if not i can get an extra 3 people (squished) in my car not sure about all the purchases though (very small boot) lol we are thinking about getting roof racks so that might help,lol.
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We're members so I may have 2 extra members parking badges if anyone wants them. It gets you closer to the enterance!!
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hopefully i'll have a disable badge so i should be ok.Anyone else want to fill up my car seats ? 2-3 spaces free. You may have to have all you goodies on your laps lol
Linz
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Depends what day, Linz, but I'd like to join you
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anyone coming up to the Fife Show on the 23rd? :&>
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details? Would love to meet you and any other forummers going.
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Kinloss just on the outskirts of Cupar, it's a one day event. Must go and see the birds, I really caught the bug now lol.
http://www.fifeshow.com/
Love to meet up with you, I'll ask James if he wants to come. :&>
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Depends what day, Linz, but I'd like to join you
any day am happy just want a visit as hubby's not in to country fairs and i don't fancy going on my own
Linz
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made a note of this on the Calendar :)
Linz
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Thursday or Friday for me
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I would love to go to the Fife Show you can let me know.
James
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I'll definitely be at the Highland, maybe two days. Dan doesn't go so Andrew and I went last year. I love it. Brings back all my college memories except they've knocked down the Herdsman. The sun seemed to always shine then.
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It was a tragjedy when they knocked down the herdsman and the chalets too.
For the Highland Show- Thursday is quieter in terms of the public, but there are always a lot of school children on school trips. Friday and Saturday are both busy, Sunday isn't bad especially if you are in quite early. I often visit the craft tent on Sunday morning as its still pretty peaceful until about 12.
We don't go to Fife show anymore- its a bit further away from us now, plus this year we have 2 back to back goat only shows at Forfar the same weekend.
James, if you do go to Fife, go and visit the goats. There won't be many there, because of the other show at Forfar but Sandra who Fred was born with is going to try and attend. She may well have his sister and mum there. She does have transport problems- it will depend on how well her husband is if they can manage.
Central and West Fife is also on the 6th June.
I hope no-one went to Ayr County- it was a complete wash-out. We had to get towed into a parking space on Friday, and the goat tent flooded by Saturday afternoon. We waited it out until 6pm to milk the goats, and then they cancelled the 2nd show, and we all packed away and came home!
Beth
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Quack quack
Linz
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I'll be at the fife show, royal highland show and scone game fair with the scottish ferrets club, will be their most of the day unless their are enough volinteers to allow a wander round break.
mandy
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Gardening in scotland on a the end of May 29th -31st
http://www.gardeningscotland.com/
Linz
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Hiya all, had an okay time at the fife show, bit tiring walking, not many interesting stalls for me, a lot of what i would call rubbish on sale .
Now on to the highland show (i wanted to go to gardening scotland but too close and no money for both).
I can now only go on the Sunday at the show, I 'll be booking my ticket soon
Linz
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I'd prefer the gardening show I think - have visitors the week of the Royal and then off to France on 30th June. If anyone wants to come to the gardening one with me let me know.
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Would love to but to quick a time to save up lol
Anyone now where i can get tickets for free lol
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shame I didn't recognise you, but I didn't see a few people I knew that were there. Met Mandy at the ferrets stall and James in the poultry tent (surprise!), which was nice. I found Wildlife Trust and RSPCA really pushy for membership, you used to be able to chat with them without the sales pitch! Times are harder, I suppose. Also, in the poultry tent I would have loved a list of breed per cage number...Re rubbish stalls, my girls spent their spending money on exactly that, I had to look away... As events in our area go, I do prefer the Big Tent.No feathered friends there though, but good music all daylong, eco stalls en masse, great entertainment for kids. Somewhere you don't mind spending some money. :&>
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Thats okay, I didn't go in the the pountry tent as it would just want me to have chickens even more lol
Still fightting hubby for them at them moment.
I must have not looked interesting another or had any money to get bothered by the 'trust' people lol
Althought i do keep getting these stupid companies phoneing me up asking for me to give them so much money a month.
btw i did have my fluffywelshsheep ravelry badge on lol
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Central and West Fife today was ever so slightly wet and cold! That field has no shelter at all in it. I hope the place they move to next year will be better. I did visit the smallholder stand, and was very kindly given some lettuce plants as I haven't sown any this year. I met Ally- can't remember her last name. There was also another lady with a Border Terrier that my other half accosted....
Sadly they weren't many goats there at all. Other than ours- and to be fair there are loads of us, and we had quite a few goats there, there were only 2 other goats, although they both belonged to different people.
Beth
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I used to go to loads of country fairs but now I have a B&B no time......By the time I have cleaned etc it is tea time, some days are easy but still, I do not ever seem to have a whole day and when I did I had no spare money!!!