Covid: Dorset County Show returns after two-year absence

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The show features livestock competitions, sheep shearing, vintage tractors and show jumping

An agricultural show is set to return after a two-year absence due to Covid.

Dorset County Show, which was first held in 1840, usually takes place annually and supports local farmers and producers.

A range of agricultural and equestrian events and horticultural displays are planned, as well as livestock competitions.

Organisers said the two-day show was expected to attract more than 60,000 visitors.

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Camel racing previously featured at the show at Cokers Frome

Nicki Ralph, chair of Dorchester Agricultural Society, said: "We're delighted... everyone has missed the show so much.

"The decision to cancel was a huge one but unavoidable in the circumstances.

"There will be some new classes inspired by the pandemic and the theme in homecraft is jubilee [to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee]."

The show is set to take place from 3-4 September at the Dorchester Showground in Cokers Frome.

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