Behind the magic of the Great Yorkshire Show

As she steps into her first year as director of the Great Yorkshire Show, Rachel Coates reflects on a lifelong connection to the event and the incredible teamwork behind one of the UK’s most celebrated agricultural shows

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Rachel Coates has attended the Great Yorkshire Show every year since being a teenager, either as a visitor or competitor, but says that every time she has visited the showground in the first year in the...

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