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The annual Farndale Show is anAgricultural Show[1] which is held on the Summer Bank Holiday Monday in late August and is a popular local event. The 100th Show was held in 2006.[2]
The first Farndale Show was held in August 1896, the exhibits were confined to Farndale, Brandale and Rosedale and held near Church Houses.[3]
By 1898 the show had become known by the name Farndale, Bransdale and Rosedale Show having apparently merged or superseded the triennial Bransdale Show first held in 1880[4] until 1895[5] and the Rosedale Show first held in 1871[6] until at least 1878.[7] This name continued to be used as the formal name for the show until the First World War.[8]
In 1900 the Farndale, Bransdale and Rosedale show was held in Rosedale Abbey[9] this proved to be great success with the result in 1901 a new Rosedale and Hartoft Show was formed.[10] By 1911 the Rosedale show had become known as the Rosedale, Hartoft and Farndale Show[11] meaning two agricultural shows included the name Farndale this continued until around 1923.[12]
The official name of the Farndale show is the Farndale Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society annual exhibition, in 1988 the society became a Charitable organization.[13]
While the show was not held during the two world wars and had previously been cancelled due to Foot-and-mouth disease, the 2009 show was the only time in the history of the show it was cancelled due to the weather.[14] The show was again cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 and returned in 2022.[15]
References
- "Farndale Show". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- "Centenary show is the biggest and best yet". Gazette & Herald. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- "Farndale Show". York Herald. 22 August 1896. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Bransdale Show". Yorkshire Gazette. Yorkshire Gazette. 9 October 1880. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Bransdale Agricultural Show". York Herald. No. 19 August 1895. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Rosedale and Hartoft Agricultural Show and Gala". York Herald. 19 August 1871. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Rosedale Agricultural Show". York Herald. 24 August 1878.
- "Farndale Show". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 17 August 1914. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Rosedale Abbey Show". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 19 August 1901. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Rosedale and Hartoft show". Whitby Gazette. Whitby Gazette. 19 September 1902. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Coming Events". Whitby Gazette. Whitby gazette. 21 July 1911. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Rosedale and Farndale". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 20 August 1923. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Farndale Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Farndale Show Called off". Gazette and Herald. Newsquest Media Groupltd. 21 August 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Farndale show to return in August". Gazette and Herald. Newsquest Media Group ltd. 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.