A full day’s entertainment for all the family is planned including Horses, Sheep and Dog Classes. There will be also a display of Vintage Vehicles & Machinery, Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling including the 12 Stone World Championship, sponsored by the Alhambra Cinema, Keswick, (All other Wrestling Classes kindly sponsored by Robinson Udale, Chartered Accountants and Tax Advisors) Barrow Fell Race (sponsored by The Coledale Inn, Braithwaite), Sheep Clipping & Terrier Racing.  Our Main Event this year is SMJ Falconry.  They will delight the crowds with two 30 minute displays in the Main Arena. 

After all the showing Classes have been completed in the Main Ring, Trophies will be awarded to the Champions in the Equine section plus the Supreme Champion (kindly sponsored by TBC). Following on from the Supreme Championship, the Fell Race will start from the Main Ring at 2pm, after which the first 30 minute Falconry Display will take place.  The highly entertaining Terrier Racing will take place next giving the audience a good laugh. To Close the afternoon we will invite the Children into the Main Ring to take part in the Children’s Dog and Pet Classes.   Following this will be the second Falconry Display.  If we can generate enough interest we hope to end the afternoon with a Tug of War. Also, throughout the afternoon Cockermouth Mechanics Brass Band will be entertaining with a varied program of music. 

Presidents for this year are Mr & Mrs Gordon Martin.

The Show is evenly spread over THREE fields with the  Cumbrian Championship Sheepdog Trials taking place in Field 3 – Prizes Kindly sponsored by Skinners Dog Feeds. Spectators can watch the real life One Man and his Dog as some of the competitors will have competed in the television program.  In field 2 will be Rings 3 & 4, Industrial, Art & Craft and Food Marquees.  We will have a BRAND NEW Dining Area set aside in Field 2 where you can go and choose your food and drinks.  We will have a wide and varied range of Caterers with picnic tables set out for you to sit and enjoy your food, while the kids can enjoy the Children’s Entertainment.  The Cockermouth Mechanics Band will provide music throughout the afternoon.    In field 1 will be our Main Ring, Over 60 Trade Stands, Dog Showing Ring, Sheep Area, Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling and a display of Vintage Vehicles and Machinery.

There is Free Car Parking next to the Main Show field with a section for Disabled Parking. A Free Return Shuttle Bus service will again be running from the Town to the Show field from 9 a.m. all day, the pickup point being outside the Quaker Meeting House opposite Booths Supermarket, Keswick.

A guaranteed fun day out for all with something to please everyone.