News - Royal Welsh Show

The main rings at next month’s Royal Welsh Show will be packed full of noise, speed and danger with four-days of non-stop entertainment.

As the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s flagship accolade, the Sir Bryner Jones Memorial Award is hotly contested year after year.

Plans for the pinnacle event in the British agricultural calendar, the Royal Welsh Show, are well underway. The four-day spectacle will be held on 18- 21 July at the showground in Llanelwedd.

Once again, thousands of visitors from far and wide have enjoyed the annual Royal Welsh Show.

Today (Thursday 23 July), saw the Rt Hon David Cameron MP visit the show for the second year running having promised to do so in a number of public addresses over the past few months. Mr Cameron was greeted by the Honorary Show Director, Mr Harry Fetherstonhaugh and other dignitaries before being taken on a guided tour of the showground.

Each year the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society presents a series of honorary awards to people who have given exceptional service to the society, mainly in a voluntary capacity, and in many cases for well over 20 years.

The Wednesday of the annual Royal Welsh Show traditionally always draws the biggest crowds, with visitors flocking to Llanelwedd from all over the world to see the majestic and beautiful Welsh ponies and cobs competing for the coveted Royal Welsh championship titles.

This year the show was officially opened by Mr Owain Williams, a representative from the feature county of Gwent and Chair of Usk YFC, and Commissioner Phil Hogan, the new European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development.