Cornwall Support Group

The Cornwall Support Group has a marquee at the Royal Cornwall Show, by courtesy of the Royal Cornwall Show Association. All the livestock on display are from members in Cornwall who work on the stand selling merchandise, giving  advice and information and tending to the livestock. Rare Breed Show Classes for sheep and pigs are well attended and of a high standard.

This year we were on the same site, opposite the pigs and the sheep shearing demonstration. We attracted a constant stream of visitors during the three days of the show. 

The weather was good for the first two days but a few showers on the Saturday, an excellent number of animals were in attendance. Several members of the Cornwall Group were well placed in the Rare Breed Sheep and Pig Showing classes. 

The Cornwall Support Group members have organised the stand at the Show since 1986,  and this year celebrated their 25th anniversary of it being formed by asking the former Show secretary Mr Albert Riddle to cut a cake. The Royal Cornwall Show was the first Show to offer a place to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust  to display livestock and sell merchandise. Our thanks must go to them for helping premote rare breeds.

                                  

                                                           

                                                                                             25th Annaversry Cake                    Mr Albert Riddle cutting the cake
                                    

                                                     
                                          British Saddleback sow and litter

      

                                                                                                                 White Park                         Cornish Game and chicks

       

                        

                                                                          Golden Guernsey goat and kids

              

                  Part of the display and merchandise stand  

  The Rare Breeds marquee proved a very popular exhibit and we are most grateful to those who loaned and transported stock for display.

On Saturday we were given a sheering demonstration, and the Cornish Guild of Spinners and Weavers also demonstrated their skills.                                                                       

                                                                                                                          Sheering a Manx Logthan ram                           The fleece  

                                                                            

                                                                    
 The members manned the display for the 3 day show and a lot of interest was shown in the livestock.