Countdown to county show

4:15pm Tuesday 13th May 2008

THERE are just a couple of days to go before the Devon County Show at Westpoint, Exeter.

Acres of marquees are being erected, vast swathes of grass are being cut and hundreds of volunteers, who help the small professional team behind the event, are looking to make the show another success.

Headline entertainment is warming up in the wings with the Bolddog Lings Motorcycle Display Team putting the finishing touches to their dare-devil display, Jersey cows being washed and groomed for a major breed get-together and street entertainers Titan and friend tuning-up their robotics.

"Main ring spectaculars are just one element of this huge and interactive entertainment experience," said Show Secretary Ollie Allen. "We are preparing to show the best of Devon in just 93 acres and are putting on a programme of activity which takes in so much of what makes this county the best place in the country to live and visit."

This year's theme is the Year of Food and Farming - a campaign aimed at putting children in the know when it comes to their food and its origins.

Ollie added: "We want to share our love of good, honest, local food with our visitors of all ages and have devised a great Your Year of Food & Farming Show Challenge' for the children to take them all over the showground to six pit stops' or features, where they can find the answer for the questionnaire and even win a bug bookmark, or a recyclable pen."

For more information about the Devon County Show telephone: 01392 446000 or www.devoncountyshow.co.uk.

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