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Mirfield Agricultural Show Society

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  1. Mirfield Agricultural Show is an annual agricultural and family fun day held at the Showground in Mirfield, West Yorkshire on the third Sunday in August (but when the bank holiday is on August 31st, the show is on the fourth Sunday)

    It is organised and run by the Mirfield Agricultural Society as a not-for-profit event, and regularly attracts over 10,000 people. The first agricultural show was held in 1945 with the modern family show re-launched in 1995.

    Activities include horse and pony show (am), fun dog show (pm), horticultural show, domestic and handicraft show, music show, children's outdoor games and activities, animals, stalls, activities and main attractions.

    Please see our website for details of the next show and how to contact us.

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Mirfield Show

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  1. 23 January 2023

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  1. Mirfield Showground, Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, WF14 9NE
    1. All key services are accessible. Wheelchair access
    2. Either, there are specially marked parking spaces for disabled people, or disabled people can park within 50 metres of an accessible entrance. Disabled parking
    3. There is a toilet with some facilities for people with disabilities but it may not be suitable for everybody. Please contact the group if you need further information. Partially accessible toilet

History

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  2. Founded in 1944 by the Mirfield Agricultural & Horticultural Society, the first annual Mirfield Show took place on Saturday 14th July 1945 in the Memorial Grounds opposite the current showground.

    Show President, Colonel James Walker, announced its aim was 'to bring a little sunshine into the wartime lives of local people' whilst the Chairman of Mirfield Urban District Council, Councillor J H Barraclough, upon opening the first show, said 'the show was a credit to the people of Mirfield' and that 'at a time when the country needs to produce the maximum amount of food, Mirfield was doing its best to lead the way by encouraging farmers to produce better agriculture and livestock'.

    The first show had horses, cattle, dogs, rabbits, poultry, pigeons, trade stalls, horticulture and farm produce - much of which remains today - and within three years the show was bigger and better than ever, with record entries from all over the country. The show continued to grow to a peak in the 1960s with record number of entries and visitors, but after a brave battle following a few bad years, the show ceased during the 1980s.


    Returned in 1995

    In 1995, the idea to resurrect Mirfield Show was aired and Mirfield Agricultural Society was founded, and the show was moved to Sunday 20th August to avoid a clash with the booming Great Yorkshire Show. Betty Taylor, one of the original committee members, said its new aim was 'to organise something which reflected the spirit of Mirfield'.

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