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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Fleecewife on March 22, 2018, 12:28:09 pm

Title: Big changes to Smallholder Festival
Post by: Fleecewife on March 22, 2018, 12:28:09 pm

My inbox today tells me there are big changes for this year's Smallholder Festival.  Back to Forfar and no animal judging. So a whole new emphasis - I'm looking forward to it  :farmer: :garden: :spin: :tree: :hungry:

Title: Re: Big changes to Smallholder Festival
Post by: Rosemary on March 22, 2018, 03:32:02 pm

Indeed. We plan to have as many breeds of sheep, goats, pigs and native equines on show as possible (but no showing classes), freeing up a resource to have more demos. Still 15 talks. Still Garden, Craft and food competition and a Poultry and Waterfowl Show. More rural crafts. More local food.

And free to enter - with a small charge for a wristband to gain entry to talks and demos. So if you just want a mooch and a blether, some fine local food and some early festive shopping (sheep, goats and so on for Christmas stockings!!!!), it's free. Want to learn stuff - buy a wristband!

Title: Re: Big changes to Smallholder Festival
Post by: Fleecewife on March 22, 2018, 06:17:55 pm

We didn't bring animals to show last year and I must admit it gave us much more of an opportunity to see everything on offer, have many good gossips and just browse...and spend of course  ;D


Sorry for my ignorance, but will someone be making a video of the show, or clips for You tube?

Title: Re: Big changes to Smallholder Festival
Post by: doganjo on March 22, 2018, 08:42:14 pm

Sounds great, and the change of date means I have no conflct of interests.  Looking forward to it.

Title: Re: Big changes to Smallholder Festival
Post by: Rosemary on March 23, 2018, 07:57:30 am

Quote from: Fleecewife on March 22, 2018, 06:17:55 pm

We didn't bring animals to show last year and I must admit it gave us much more of an opportunity to see everything on offer, have many good gossips and just browse...and spend of course  ;D


Sorry for my ignorance, but will someone be making a video of the show, or clips for You tube?

Possibly, if resources allow.

Title: Re: Big changes to Smallholder Festival
Post by: mojocafa on June 08, 2018, 06:16:22 am

When is it to be?

Title: Re: Big changes to Smallholder Festival
Post by: Rosemary on June 08, 2018, 09:10:01 am

Quote from: mojocafa on June 08, 2018, 06:16:22 am

When is it to be?

The Forfar Mart :)

Title: Re: Big changes to Smallholder Festival
Post by: Womble on June 08, 2018, 09:31:58 am

28th October, [member=26410]mojocafa[/member] . See here for more details (https://ssgf.uk/) in due course.

Title: Re: Big changes to Smallholder Festival
Post by: Shropshirelass on June 24, 2018, 07:33:19 am

Where is this one? As I was only aware of the Royal welsh smallholders show in may which is a brilliant show & 1 of my favs. Also is it a couple of days event or just a 1 day event? x

Title: Re: Big changes to Smallholder Festival
Post by: Fleecewife on June 24, 2018, 09:56:45 am

Quote from: Shropshirelass on June 24, 2018, 07:33:19 am

Where is this one? As I was only aware of the Royal welsh smallholders show in may which is a brilliant show & 1 of my favs. Also is it a couple of days event or just a 1 day event? x

Forfar, Angus, north of Dundee in Scotland.  It's a single day.  Check the link below.

Title: Re: Big changes to Smallholder Festival
Post by: doganjo on June 24, 2018, 12:47:49 pm

https://ssgf.uk/