For more from the 2010 Royal Highland Show see the links on the right hand side

Record-breaking start to Royal Highland Show

25 June 2010 | By Jack Davies

THE Royal Highland Show got off to a flying start yesterday as almost 40,000 people streamed through the gates, marking a record attendance for the first day of the prestigious event.

Some 39,891 people attended the show on Thursday (June 24), up by more than 1,000 on the previous record set last year, and with 176,000 attendees last year there are hopes 2010 could be its biggest yet.

The show, reported to be worth around £70 million to the Scottish economy, runs over four days, ending on Sunday (June 27).

The first day saw EU heavyweights Dacian Ciolos, Agriculture Commissioner, and Paolo De Castro MEP, chair of the EU Agriculture Committee attend the show on their first visit to UK shores.

With the dairy interbreed due to take place this afternoon (Friday, June 25) and the beef and sheep interbreeds on the show’s most popular day on Saturday there is plenty still to come for visitors over the weekend.

For more news as well as all the results from the livestock classes at the Royal Highland Show see the links on the right hand side.

Readers' comments (1)

  • susan banks | 12 July 2010 7:55 am

    Why where not results published on the
    inter breed group of three winners on
    the second day of the Norfolk Show.
    It is an important class to win and extremely disappointing for the people
    who put so much effort into producing
    the sheep that won and then not to have#
    it reported is extremely hurtful.

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