Brief History of the show:

 

The show was started in 1979 by Brinkworth Women’s Institute as part of the Carnival week on the recreation field and continued until 2002 when the Carnival decided to call it a day, mainly due to lack of support.

 

The Produce and Handicraft Show committee didn't know what to do as it was quite an expensive show to put on and didn't have the means to survive on its own.  Fortunately for them the Brinkworth Country Show had been started a few years earlier and the P & H Show was invited to join them at Brinkworth House.  The show continued to be very successful, with over 600 entries, but in 2011 the Country Show stopped running and so once again the P & H Show was without a home again.

 

The following year 2012, some of the members of the old Country Show decided to run a smaller show and return it to the recreation field in the centre of the village, so the P & H Show was invited to come back and be a major attraction to the new Village Show.

Unfortunately, in 2013 we couldn't run the show due to excessive wet weather during August, the field was so sodden it was impossible to erect the marquees.  We then continued until Covid and so couldn't run the show in 2020 and 2021, but we managed to get a smaller show together in 2022, but entries were well down in the 300's, with lots of people still a bit worried about covid and being concerned about congregating in larger numbers.

Since then, we have managed to build the show back up very successfully and entries are now over 500.

 

The committee has changed a little over the past year with a new secretary in Tuesday Sawyer, who is in the process of taking over from Gill Humm, whom we thank greatly for the many years she has given the show. We also have a few other new members who are doing their bit towards the show, alongside Tuesday.  Marilyn, a founder member from the WI, and myself are still with the show from 1979 and are looking forward to another successful year in 2025, our 44th year.  New members are always very welcome.

 

The committee would like to welcome everyone to our show in 2025 and hope that many of you will enter into the spirit of the show and take time to exhibit some entries from your garden and home and also come along and support us on Sunday 31st August.

 

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE !!!!!!

 

Chris Walton

Chair P & H Committee