THE Milton Show committee will be celebrating another successful show this week with attendance at a record high.
Milton Show secretary told the Times yesterday that the 2009 show had set a record level for attendance but that the 2010 show had managed to top that again.
“It all went very well,” Mick said.
“Our gate receipts were up on last year and last year was a record so we must have beaten that.
“All in all it was a very successful show and we are very happy with it.”
On behalf of the committee, Mick reported that pavilion organisers were pleased with the number and the quality of the entries into the pavilion.
“I think the rain over the past few weeks gave everyone’s gardens a boost right before the show,” he said.
“Walking in to the pavilion you could smell the fresh flowers – which was lovely.
“All the fresh produce was of a high standard.”
While the rain fell during the lead up to the show, there was only small showers on Friday and a hot clear day for Saturday.
“The weather was kind to us this year,” Mick said.
“The rain we did have came when the Battle of the Bands was on and that was undercover so it didn’t impact the running of the show.”
Highlight across the two days included old favourites like the animal nursery, pet show and woodchop.
“The Scottish Pipe and Drum Band was well received as was the Milton Town Band,” Mick said.
“We had a number of people approach the secretary’s office during the show to comment on how much they enjoyed Griego the Roving Magicians.
“We promoted the woodchopping in the lead up to the event and were happy to see good crowds turn ut to watch the chop.
“Having Kevin Mathie there to open the show was especially fitting.
“Kevin runs the Sydney woodchopping and is a local so we were happy to have him at the show.”
While entry was down for the horse and cattle competitions, Mick reported great feedback from the judges.
“The judges all commented on the high standard of the entries for this year’s show across all the competitions,” Mick said.
And with two days of activities, the committee reported a great response from the crowd.
“The crowd really got into the show spirit,” Mick said.
“We had very few problems – people were well behaved.
“A great security team and police presence made sure it was a safe and enjoyable environment.”
Hundreds celebrate popular festival of all things rural
THE sun was shining, the woodchips were flying, the chooks were clucking and the kids were giggling across two days at the 2010 Milton Show.
The ever-popular annual event saw hundreds of locals and visitors alike flock through the gates at the Milton Showground to take part in the two-day festival of all things rural.
Celebrating 150 years of Milton and 141 years of the Milton Show – the show highlighted the long history of woodchopping and was again a mixed bag featuring everything from horses to horsepower.
Friday kicked off with the cattle and horse judging with local breeders going head to head with visiting challengers.
Once again the judges commented on the high quality of the beef and dairy cattle exhibited at the show.
Following this the horse events kicked off and saw riders competing in showjumping and sporting events including dressage, barrel racing and hack across the two days of the show.
The display pavilion was once again a hot spot across the two days with hundreds making their way through the doors to check out some of the best arts and crafts and home made and home grown produce.
Highlights of the pavilion included the decorated cakes, the school poster competition and some amazing examples of art and photography.
Inspiring all those with a green thumb was the home grown fruit and veg and flower competitions with entries displaying healthy size and vibrant colours.
On Friday the show was officially opened by Axeman’s Association member Kevin Mathie following the grand parade
In the grand parade, winning horses and cattle were shown along with local school groups taking part and historic cars and tractors on display.
The dog training club entertained a large audience from 1.30pm on Friday with a demonstration of dog dancing and flyball before the kids’ pet show got started.
The pet show ring was filled with cute kids and their furred or feathered friends with entries ranging from a few cheeky goats to clucky chooks and everything in between.
Friday night was packed full of entertainment with the Battle of the Bands/Milton Idlye competition giving talented young musicians a chance to showcase their skills, the U Beaut’ Ute comp thrilling car enthusiasts and the Lawn Mower Racing adding a novelty thrill to the fun.
The Jack and Jill Sawing Competition saw local men and women join forces to take on other teams and once again drew a large crowd.
On Saturday things got started from 8.30am with horse events and from 9am pet lovers had the chance to see some shining examples of dogs and cat breeds in the championship dog show and cat show.
The Poultry Pavilion was alive from 9am with judging kicking off and the woodchopping events got started running throughout the day on Saturday.
The Milton Town Band performed to the delight of the crowd at 10.30am with roving magician Griego delighting young and old alike as he ventured around the show.
The Scottish Pipe and Drum Band performed at 12 noon.
The place to be at 2pm on Saturday was outside the pavilion where the 2010 Showgirl competition winners were announced.
Milton Showgirl Emily Wilford, Miss Milton Teen Emily-Jane Joyce and Junior Showgirl Abbie Wilesmith were all celebrated along with Jack Wallace Youth Achievement Award winner Leah Ingold.
Following this, the men stepped up to the plate, displaying fine facial hair for the beard and moustache competitions and the raffle was drawn.
Showgirl entrants and winners joined the historic tractors and cars in the grand parade, led by the pipe band.
Saturday afternoon saw the dog high jumping competition take place at 5pm before the whole show was wrapped up with thrill sand spills in the rodeo.
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