Rodeo Action in Monterey

THE Pattee Arena at the 2018 Monterey County Fair will go wild when the Flying U Rodeo & the Flying Cowboyz return for four shows August 31-September 2, at the Monterey County Fair & Event Center.  The Flying U Rodeo features exciting, fan-favorite events such as bull riding and American bull fighting, but with the added flair of new events such as bull poker, ring of fire, toro teeter totter and FMX.

Cotton Rosser is a name that has become synonymous with quality #rodeo production. After a ranch accident in 1956 abruptly ended a promising career as a rodeo contestant, Cotton purchased the Flying U Rodeo Company.

For the past several decades, Cotton and his family have worked to make the Flying U one of the most successful stock contracting firms in professional rodeo. Cotton has long been known for his outstanding rodeo productions, including the flamboyant opening ceremonies presented at the National Finals Rodeo, the Houston Livestock Show and the Grand National Rodeo in San Francisco just to name a few.



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UK's largest cheese fair returns in 2016

THE UK'S largest cheese fair will return for its sixth year in 2016 when the Artisan Cheese Fair takes place in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire (April 30-May 1).

Last year, more than 8,000 cheese-lovers visited the fair, at which more than 50 cheesemakers showcased in excess of 250 products.

There will be talks, demonstrations, and tastings.

Matthew O'Callaghan, the fair’s organizer, says: ‘The Artisan Cheese Fair is now into its sixth year and continues to grow in size and quality of experience for local, regional, and national visitors. With plans for more exhibitors, offering more types of cheese than ever, this year's event will be the largest cheese fair of its type in the UK.’

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Xmas Fair

FLAMBARDS in Helston, #Cornwall, will host its first #ChristmasCraftFair on December 5-6. Featuring local crafters and businesses, festive stalls will be on the cobbled streets of the indoor Victorian Village, Britain in the Blitz, and in the centre’s entertainment venue. 

Organizer Kate Pearson says: ‘We are looking forward to hosting our first Christmas Fair at #Flambards. With so many high quality stallholders all in one place (and under cover) there will be lots for visitors to enjoy. There will be affordable, excellent quality goods, locally produced foods, and a festive feel in a great location.’ 

Christmas music will be provided by the Helston Town Band.

Entrance to the Christmas Fair is £1 per person – which includes entry to the Victorian Village and Britain in the Blitz, and parking.

www.flambards.co.uk 


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Get steamed up in Dorset

NOW in its 47th year, the 2015 #GreatDorsetSteamFair starts on September 2 at Tarrant Hinton, Blandford Forum, where some 200,000 people from Britain and overseas gather (although not all at the same time) on the show’s 600-acre site for the five-day event.

On show will be range of steam-powered kit including heavy haulage road locomotives, tractors, showman’s engines, trucks, road rollers, and ploughing and threshing engines, plus classic cars, military vehicles, and motorcycles. 

There will also be working heavy horses, country crafts displays, and more than 500 trade stands. 

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Circle the wagons!

EXPECT riveting tales about the wagon trains of the Wild West when wheelwright Phill Gregson gives a masterclass at the National Forest Wood Fair (Beacon Hill Country Park, Leicestershire) on Bank Holiday Monday, August 31. 

Phill was absent from last year’s fair, because he was on a six-week study tour of the US where he was looking at materials and production methods used by wheelwrights.

His 6,000-mile journey began in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia and ended 16 states later at the North West Carriage Museum, Washington State. He saw wagons from the early settlers in the 1700s, part of a wheel from one of General Custer's wagons and visited the childhood home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House on the Prairie.

‘My trip was funded by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and the Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights, so that I could look at the history and techniques of how people have developed the wooden wheel in the US. I also wanted to investigate potential alternative timbers to those I use here in the UK. Many of our trees are threatened by diseases and I want to make sure the work of the wheelwright will continue.

‘The trip was totally inspirational for my work as a wheelwright, and it's made me even keener to work to promote what we have in the UK, all our history and heritage, and to pass on all that I learned to others.’

The fair is an annual celebration of timber, trees and woodcrafts … an action-packed day with lumberjacks, chainsaw carvers, and horseloggers. Visitors can have a go at eco-art, cheer on the log to leg race, and hitch a ride on a tree lift.

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Fun on the Rhine

THIS year’s ten-day Düsseldorf' Fair starts on July 17.

Dating back to the 15th century – when a local shooting club began celebrating its patron saint's day – the annual fair on the Rhine now attracts some four million visitors, rivalling the better known Oktoberfest in Bavaria.

The fair combines traditional and modern entertainment, with beer tents, and sausages, and state-of-the-art rides.

It kicks off with 3,000 uniformed marksmen on horseback and foot, and marching bands, in a parade through Düsseldorf's streets.

Hotel and travel packages for event, starting at €62 (£44.25) per person, are available from the Düsseldorf Tourist Board – www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de/en/accommodation/hotel-packages/hotel-package-biggest-fun-fair-on-the-rhine

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