Country show draws in bigger than expected crowd
Cambridge Evening News, 11 June 2007
Sheep and pigs helped bring a taste of the countryside to Cambridge this weekend.
More than 20,000 people descended on Parker's Piece for the inaugural Cambridge Town and Country Show - four times more than organisers had hoped for.
The weekend family extravaganza saw sheepdog and falconry displays, and the Countryside Restoration Trust and Burwash Manor Farm staged a display showing the farming year - from autumn cultivation and sowing to wheat harvest and bread making, as well as pig and cattle demonstrations.
There was also a variety of children's entertainment with puppets, a Punch and Judy show, circus tricks and a mediaeval story teller.
Rural skills were demonstrated, and a medieval re-enactment village also descended on Parker's Piece, along with steam engines.
Emma Owen, one of the organisers, said: "It was fantastic. We are absolutely delighted with the way the weekend went. The weather was fantastic, and it really has brought people out."
Letters to the Editor about
The Cambridge Town and Country Show.
Two people were so moved by the show they wrote in to the Cambridge Evening News. Here's what they said:
Cambridge Evening News, 15 June 2007
Wonderful show
From Mr and Mrs Peppercorn
Golding Road
Cambridge
MAY we say how wonderful the Cambridge Town and Country Show was, and hope it comes again next year or before, it was so nice to see all the things going on.
We had a lovely day on Sunday, the wife went on Saturday then we both went on Sunday. We got a very nice pond pump there.
Also to see the pigs and sheep and the steam engines - my dad used to drive one.
Cambridge Evening News, 21 June 2007
Wonderful show
From From Stephanie Dallas
Shaftesbury Road
Cambridge
AFTER a wonderful Sunday afternoon spent on Parker's Piece at the Town and Country Show, I would like to thank the organisers for putting together such a superb event.
Personal highlights were the historical battle re-enactments and the medieval village, the birds of prey display and the sheepdog demonstrations. Hopefully to be repeated annually . . .
Country Show is Coming to Cambridge!
Cambridge Evening News, 14 March 2007
UP to 5,000 people will descend on Parker's Piece in Cambridge for a new weekend family extravaganza.
Falconry displays, sheep shearing, and steam and vintage car displays will wow the public in the free Cambridge Town and Country Show.
Oakleigh Fairs, run by husband and wife team Charlie and Emma Owen, is organising the two-day fete in conjunction with Cambridge City Council and the News.
Emma said: "This event will be in our back yard so it has to be fantastic."
It is hoped 3,000-5,000 people will flock to Parker's Piece on June 9 and 10.
The Cambridge Town and Country Show is one of about a dozen outdoor events being promoted by Oakleigh Fairs.
Charlie Owen, managing director, said: "This is a brand new event for Cambridge, but one we all hope and expect to become very much part of the Cambridge diary."
Coun Robert Dryden, Mayor of Cambridge, said the show would add to the brimming summer events line-up already in place.
He said: "It will certainly be something different. I wish all the people concerned the best of luck."
News from Last Year
You also can read what was said about Oakleigh in the News in 2006.
