See show entries in the marquee, live music and dance on the field, country skills demonstrations, and the visiting alpacas and shetland ponies. Enter your pet in – or just watch the fun of – the Family Dog Show, take a ride on the miniature steam train, learn about beekeeping and yarn spinning, join in the sideshows and see the craft stalls. Admission £2. Refreshments will be available in the village hall all afternoon.

Take a look at the Schedule to see what Classes of the Show you might enter – whether you are a member or not – and get your entry forms in by 9pm on Wednesday July 13th. See details by downloading the Schedule with entry form HERE.  If you are submitting your entry by email, please send it to Robin Britton (NOT as the Schedule says to Beryl Denham). Robin’s email address: britton424@btinternet.com

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS ON SHOW DAY

8am Marquee opens for receipt of competition entries

10am Marquee closes for judging to begin

1pm SHOW OPENS

THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON:

• Show Marquee open to the public
• Free steam train rides from Weymouth & District Model Engineering Society
• A variety of stalls to browse and find something different
• Meet the Bearhouse Alpacas and Munchkins Miniature Shetland Ponies
• Dog Scurry, coconut shy, food tombola, pick-a-straw, raffle, water-and-wine
• Cream teas and light refreshments served in the Village Hall
• Cricket Club bar is open all afternoon in their pavilion
• Bouncy Castle
• Ice creams
• East Devon Beekeepers
• Rousdon Spinners (in the entrance to the Village Hall)
• Butterfly Conservation
• Butterfly Conservation
• Axe Vale & District Conservation Society
• Alan Brown Hurdlemaker
• Dorset Wildlife Trust
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
• Backdown Hills Hedging Association

1pm  Brass band concert by Brass Tacks from Weymouth

1pm  Dog Show registration. Open to all

1.45pm  Dog Show competition begins (in the dog arena)

1.45pm  Uplyme Morris Men

1.45pm  Punch & Judy Show by Puppetree

2.30pm  Brass band concert by Brass Tacks

2.30pm  Children’s races begin

3.15pm  Uplyme Morris Men

3.15pm  Punch & Judy Show by Puppetree

4pm  Demonstration of dog agility by Julie Corbin of k9training4u (in the dog arena)

4.30pm  Presentation of awards and raffle draw in the events arena

5pm  Exhibits may be removed