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Dalston Show 2019. ..Carys Williams from Wigton with her Ayreshire calf..SATURDAY 10th AUGUST 2019. DAVID HOLLINS,. A FIRM favourite in the county s show calendar, Dalston Show, has been forced to cancel this year s event. After months of deliberation, show organisers say they have taken the sad decision not to hold the popular village show, traditionally held in August, because of the considerable uncertainty regarding what the future might be for larger events in the late summer months. A spokesperson said: All indications point towards a continuing improvement in Covid 19 infection rates and the likely lifting of restrictions as we head towards the summer. However there remains considerable uncertainty regarding what the situation might be for larger events in August. Trying to predict and plan for these uncertainties, particularly as a committee of volunteers, has proven difficult.
FOR many Cumbrian families, the agricultural show season is the highlight of the year. Last year coronavirus wiped out last year’s show calendar, causing millions of pounds worth of losses to the rural economy. It hit everything from larger shows to smaller, one-day events which bring rural communities together. Hundreds of shows up and down the country were forced to cancel as the virus tore through the county, starving farming communities of annual chances to meet acquaintances, denying traders a vital market and rural charities of fundraising activities. Some Cumbrian show organisers staged virtual shows in some form or another.
Question marks over Cumbria s show season - some cancelled and others in doubt timesandstar.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesandstar.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
LIVING all her life on a farm has given Emma Blamire the insight into dealing with day-to-day issues facing the farming community in her job as a recently-qualified solicitor. Growing up on her family’s farm, she was always outdoors, helping her parents with jobs and exploring the nearby fields and countryside. Going away to university to study law only underlined how important living and working in Cumbria was to her. “As much as I loved living in the city, it wasn’t green enough for me,” she says. “I’ve lived on a farm all my life and spent much of my time outdoors. It was important to me that I came back home to Cumbria.”