Candelo show on this Sunday

MR PAUL Ubrihien will open the 121st Candelo Show on Sunday at 11.00am and this will be followed by the naming of the main pavilion, the Kameruka Estate Pavilion, in recognition of the wonderful support Kameruka has given the show over a very long period.

The gates will open at 7.00am on Sunday to receive pavilion exhibits and breakfast will be available in the lunch pavilion.

The pavilion closes for judging at 8.30am and the poultry pavilion closes a half an hour later.

At 9.30am dairy cattle and dairy goats judging commences.

At 10.00 there's a lot happening.

Morning tea is available, gardening guru Margaret Sirl will start giving advice and help, the Irish band will strike up, the tractor events will commence, there will be free carriage rides, and there will be a bullock team demonstration.

At 10.30am woodchop events commence, and in the ring there will be a karate demonstration, the Akubra hat toss, Dash for Cash heats and stick horse events.

Beef cattle judging is after the official opening at 11.00am and at 11.30 there is a three kilometre fun run for seniors, a sheep shearing and wool calssign demonstration and a working sheep dog demonstration in the ring.

Lunches are available in the pavilion at midday and there will also be a three kilometre fun run for juniors and team penning junior events.

At 1.00pm visitors to the show can see the tractor events and later another karate demonstration.

The Dash for Cash final will be held at 2.00pm and another bullock team demonstration.

The ever popular dog jump starts at 2.30pm and there will be another sheep shearing and wool classing demonstration.

Afternoon teas are available.

At 3.00pnm there will be the main pavilion presentations and a working sheep dog demonstration.

Entry to the show costs $8 for adults and $2 for children and a maximum of $20 for a family.

There will be a $5 charge for pony rides, Kids Kastle activity and inflatables and that is a day-long cover.

The secretary of the Candelo A H and D F Association, Sandy Macqueen, said "our sponsors and those who make donations have been wonderfully supportive this year".

"Due to the equine influenza epidemic there will be no horse events but even without the horses the sponsors have all given generous support and for this the committee is deeply grateful.

"Without such support the show could not happen.

"We have competition from the Wharf to Waves at Tathra and a rock concert at Kalaru, but we have presented to the local and wider community a great show for over 120 years and every year people work very hard to present the best possible.

"This year is even harder without the horse events but we still believe that people will have a wonderful day and experience many activities that are rarely seen.

"We are hopeful that being the first show of the year without horses that people will still want to enjoy this marvellous event and we say 'Show what you grow, Share what you know and meet your friends at the Candelo Show'"

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