New Forest and Hampshire County Show

Summary

Duck races prove a highlight on day one
Swimmer Sharron Davies and Countess of Wessex spotted
Annual three-day event attracts about 90,000 visitors
Show includes a range of agricultural and equestrian events
Updates from Tuesday July 26

Live Reporting

Stephen Stafford and Michael Stoddard

Picture gallery from New Forest showpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Daily Echo
Hampshire's biggest summer spectacular is under way.
The New Forest and Hampshire Show, external is expected to attract tens of thousands of spectators over the next three days.
New Forest National Park Authority offering informationpublished at 10:27 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
'Catastrophic' outlook for dairy farmingpublished at 10:10 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
The show is a chance for the farming community to get together and discuss some of the developments affecting the industry.
Lymington dairy farmer, and former show chairman, Geoff Morgan has been giving BBC Radio Solent his views on some of the challenges facing young farmers.
Image source, New Forest show 2015
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The cattle and sheep here are the best in the south of England. It's a yardstick for every young farmer and commoner to aim for. There are definitely not enough young people coming into the industry, but the industry needs to get itself straight - it's dominated by the supermarkets at the moment which is having a catastrophic effect on the dairy industry. It looks like we'll end up importing milk which is something I never thought I'd see.
Geoff Morgan, Dairy farmer
Queen visited show four years agopublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
According to the New Forest show's website it is rated as one of the top 10 agricultural events in the country, external.
Its profile was boosted in 2012 with the visit of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.
Image source, http://www.newforestvrs.org.uk
Show jumping is a major feature with international classes held throughout the three days.
Be an archaeologist for the daypublished at 09:50 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Dougal the dog ready for a day of selling cheesepublished at 09:38 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Harriet Cooper and her dog Dougal, from Wykechampflower in Somerset, grabbed a quick bite of breakfast before heading on to her stand selling cheddar cheese.
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It's a great show - I used to come here as a kid so it's great to be working here. We've already done a couple of laps - the craft tents and the flowers look really good.
Harriet Cooper
Police commissioner down at the showpublished at 09:28 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner Michael Lane has popped into the New Forest show this morning to see his officers at work.
Bus drivers expecting busy daypublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Traffic still busy around showground sitepublished at 09:15 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
There are still some delays in the New Forest - catch up with the details on our travel website.
Precision shaving of a cow at New Forest showpublished at 09:11 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Stephen Stafford
BBC News Online
The livestock tents are a hive of activity with farmers getting their animals looking their best for judging.
Mike Moody has brought seven cattle to the show from his 100-acre family farm near Ringwood - and he is spending time giving some of them a last-minute shave.
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We were up in the wee hours - it's just giving it a bit of a clean up so they look smooth and presentable. The show gets us in the public eye - it promotes the local area and food from field to plate.
Mike Moody, Farmer
New Forest show 'traffic gridlock'published at 09:02 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Not everyone was happy with the traffic disruption this morning.
Show secretary Dennis Dooley has said extra measures are in place this year to help ease congestion.
Video: First people make their way into showgroundpublished at 08:50 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
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Extra parking staff brought in this yearpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
There is a lot of frantic activity happening across the site, but the man at the centre of it all is show secretary Dennis Dooley.
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It's a busy morning - we've got over 1,000 animals all arriving this morning. People always ask me what I do for the rest of the year - it's all preparation. We've got extra drainage in for the car parks and 30 extra parking staff so we've put in a lot of work to ensure people get parked quickly.
Dennis Dooley, Secretary, New Forest and Hampshire County Show
The gates are open at the New Forest showpublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Stephen Stafford
BBC News Online
More than 90,000 people are expected here over the next three days, and the first of those have just started coming through the gates and spreading out around the show site.
Drivers caught in tailbackspublished at 08:37 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Daily Echo
Motorists in Hampshire are facing delays as thousands of people descend on the New Forest, external and Hampshire County Show.
People queuing to get on sitepublished at 08:28 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Traffic delays up to 35 minutespublished at 08:24 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
Doors set to open in a few minutespublished at 08:23 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
History of the New Forest showpublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
The New Forest Agricultural Show Society was founded in 1920 and the first New Forest and Hampshire County Show was held in 1921 as a small one-day local event at Bartley Cross.
Image source, New Forest show 2015
Nowadays, the New Forest and Hampshire County Show is an annual three-day agricultural event held at the end of July, attracting about 95,000 visitors over the duration.
A full range of equestrian events are held, as well as livestock competitions.
How to get to the New Forest showpublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 26 July 2016
The three-day event is held at the Showground in Brockenhurst.
For information on the best way to travel you can see the New Forest show's website, external.
Image source, New Forest show