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Bury Agricultural Show--Continued
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closely followed by Duck in her nighty. Halfway across the park they caught up with the man and after checking that he hadn't stolen anything, Brian sent him on his way. Unfortunately, neither Brian nor Duck would pose for a photo in their chasing attire. (spoil sports)
Sunday - Being an agricultural show, the animals always arrive very early, and we were woken by the horse boxes, the sheep and goats being herded into pens and all the hustle and bustle. Soon we were on duty and meeting and greeting the public. We were all grateful for the shade of the display tent and at times it got rather crowded as people went in to say hello to the dogs. Luckily, a few clouds covered the sun, and we did a short ring appearance as the commentator explained over the mike that we couldn't stand in the heat too long as the dogs would start to
suffer. Everyone understood the situation and we left the ring to lots of applause and dashed to the river for everyone to cool down before finishing off the afternoon.
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Hudson creates his own shower to stay cool
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Duncolme Park Steam Fair
July 3/4th
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This is one of our favourite events as it is in such a lovely
setting with plenty of dog walks through trees and within walking distance of Helmsley. We can camp from the Thursday previous to the show, so most of us took the opportunity of a day & a half relaxing, preparing & cleaning carts and harnesses, grooming dogs and wandering around Helmsley market looking for the odd bargain. Our display area was in the usual spot under the trees, which was very useful to provide a shady spot out of the sun for the dogs to keep cool.
It was nice to see Aileen & Yvonne again & Dianne, Julie and Richard & Sandra Hallam which also helped to make it a really good turn out for this event.
Once again Ivan was commentating in the ring so we had 2 ring performances each day. The weather was good so plenty of people were attending the show. We also had the Saturday
evening BBQ & social gathering.
Sandra Hallam had a turn around the arena driving a steam roller, cheered on by all the carters, it's surprising what you can get up to when you start dog carting at shows. [£119:52 collected for charity].
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On walkabout around the show ground
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Sutton on Sea Carnival Parade
July 25th
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Somehow it feels right to be in a parade with the dogs and carts & so we always enjoy this event. We had a nice sheltered spot as a base under the trees in the beer garden of a pub, which runs a fate to compliment the parade. Richard & Sandra Hallam were pleased to be able to come as the event is only a couple of miles from their house. We even managed to get them into Swiss costume for the parade. I bet they didn't think they would be all dressed up when they first came along with the group.
Luckily the clouds rolled in and it wasn't too hot for the
parade but it was slightly longer than previous years. It is great to hear the crowds applauding as the dogs & carts walk by, it is a very special atmosphere and afterwards we can take the dogs onto the beach to paddle in the sea to cool down. [Collection for Sutton on Sea charities + £24:00 for Animal Cancer Trust].
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