March 14 2018
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Passionate about heritage by Kent Caddick
This year’s Malvern A&P Show president is passionate about preserving the heritage and community aspects of the annual country shows. P3
Visitor numbers boost growth
Growing numbers of visitors to Selwyn has helped the district’s economy …
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Weedons take down champions Weedons has downed defending champions Sefton …
The Bassett family. Standing from left: Jenny, Guy and Jessica. Front: Charlie, Sarah and Diesel the Beagle
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Pets and produce set to compete The 119th Malvern Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s …
The 119th Malvern A&P Association Show will be held at the Sheffield Domain on March 24. Show president, Guy Bassett, said his involvement with the association, “just kind of happened”. “Initially, I got strong-armed into being involved after I got rung up the day
before the 2004 winter feed competition at the show, when the person running it got sick. I’ve been on the committee since 2004, mainly with the winter feed competition, but hadn’t had much to do with organising the show until about four years ago, when time allowed for more involvement.”
The Sheffield based Bassett family have run a contract seed drilling and planting business for 17 years and, until recently, have been leasing a cropping farm, growing a variety of seed and grain crops.
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