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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 now completely fills the beautiful 100 acre parkland site.
 
Rickerby Park Carlisle Rickerby Park Carlisle
 
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 Alan Irving, farmer of Toppin Castle, Heads Nook.

 

The vice chair (to become chairman in 2009) is Margaret Hodgson, farmer at Wormanby, Burgh by Sands.

 

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 2008 Judith Pattinson of Brampton, an ex mayor of Carlisle, holds the post. Judith 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.

 

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

The Society was supported in this project by Cumberland Building Society, NFU, Harrison & Hetherington Ltd and the Government Office of the North West.

 

With many thanks to the host farms at Toppin Castle, Wormanby, Low Wood, Hill Top, Gelt House, Buckabank and Walby Grange.

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