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About The Cumberland Agricultural Society 
 
History
The Cumberland Agricultural Society has been promoting agriculture and rural life for more than 170 years. The main event of the year is the annual Cumberland Show.

 

As the show for the old county of Cumberland – now incorporated into Cumbria – it has been an established annual event at Carlisle for all those years. Held alongside the river Eden, the show was previously in Bitts Park, close to Carlisle Castle. In 1991 the Cumberland County Show moved upriver to Rickerby Park and a much larger space. It completely filled the beautiful 100 acre parkland site until 2009 when the show was cancelled due to a risk of flooding.
 
From 2010 the Cumberland Show will be held at Carlisle Racecourse, Durdar Road, where the infrastructure will allow the show to develop further with a reduced risk of being affected by poor weather. 
 
Carlisle Racecourse Carlisle racing
 
Personnel

The Cumberland Agricultural Society is run by a committee of 45 elected members from a wide spectrum of people involved in agriculture and related businesses around Carlisle.

 

The chairman serves office for 2 years and is currently Margaret Hodgson, farmer at Wormanby, Burgh by Sands.
 
The vice chair (to become chairman in 2011) is Neil Milbourn, of Walby Grange Farm and Walby Farm Park.
  

The honorary treasurer is Brian Davidson, of Scotby, a manager with Clydesdale Bank.

 

Donella Rozario  has held the permanent position as Show Secretary since 2002.

 

The Show President is an annual position by invitation, and for 2009 Mr Robert Irving of How Mill, farming with son at Toppin Castle, holds the post. Bob will present prizes at the show, and take part in activities leading up to the day.

 

Other Activities

The Cumberland County Show is an active member of the Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations, and the North West Federation of Show Societies The society takes part in other activities to further the aims of promoting agriculture.

 

Support and sponsorship of livestock events and sales in Carlisle

 

Support of Young Farmers Club local group activities.
 
2009 School Farm visit project. Took place on 30th April with grateful thanks to the Gorst family of Low Wood Farm, Warwick Bridge. It was attended by 360 children from 8 Carlisle primary schools. Travel was once again generously ssponsored by Cumberland Building Society. Thanks also to Harrison and Hetherington, NFU and the 30 volunteers who took part.

 

Year of Food and Farming – was a government initiative for the 2007/2008 academic year. The society organised visits to farms for around 1,000 local primary school children, where they learnt about where food comes from and the importance of farming.
The Year of Food and Farming Farm Visit
 
See a summary of Cumberland Show history here. 
 

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