COBTREE'S SHOW REPORT

The Kent County Show is considered by most members to be the main event on our calendars and preparations go into over drive during the last few weeks leading up to the show. Members are frantically washing, carding, clipping, perfecting their halter training etc, from which a great team spirit evolves.

To be a great young farmers club your members need to work together as things will and do go wrong. Alarm clocks not going off and sparkling clean animals having a call of nature just before entering the ring (Sh** being the operative word), are just a few examples.

Our successes reflected how well everyone pulled together this year. I personally find showing sheep extremely difficult due to the intense preparation of washing, carding and clipping, so when four of our young farmers were placed I was more then impressed. Well done to Hector, Zanna, Sam and Laura.

Sam also deserves extra recognition for her outstanding performance in Market class. Being placed first and then going on to become champion was exceptional for her first experience of showing cattle. I'm sure she wasn't the only one with tears in her eyes that day.

Written by - Holly Alexander

Holly Berreen also showed great cattle skills in her home reared class and was placed reserve champion. These are great achievements by both our young farmers and it seems to have been a good year for beginners.

Further recognitions include Faith, Phil, Sarah, Amanda and Hannah. All these members received either a second or first place, so well done to them. All these achievements through the strong team effort we all saw this year, won us the 'Open Club Trophy' for yet another year. Congratulations Cobtree Young Farmers.

That's another Kent show over, but yet already we are planning and all looking forward to the Kent County Show 2007.