{"id":14577,"date":"2017-07-10T11:15:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T10:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=14577"},"modified":"2017-07-10T12:14:16","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T11:14:16","slug":"take-a-walk-in-the-country-at-randox-antrim-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2017\/07\/take-a-walk-in-the-country-at-randox-antrim-show\/","title":{"rendered":"TAKE A WALK IN THE COUNTRY AT RANDOX ANTRIM SHOW"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re a fan of TV shows like \u2018Bake Off\u2019, \u2018Love Your Garden\u2019, \u2018Countryfile\u2019 or \u2018Rare Breeds\u2019 then there\u2019ll be plenty to keep you amused at this year\u2019s Randox Antrim Show.<\/h1>\n
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\u2018Bake off\u2019 fans Ashton Wallace (4) from Carmavy and Lilah Gray (5) from Dunadry are getting in some practice ahead of Randox Antrim Show\u2019s home industries competitions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the new attractions this year is a \u2018Festival of Food\u2019 marquee where Paula McIntryre will be hosting cookery demonstration throughout the day, surrounded by a number of local food producers keen for the public to sample their wares.<\/p>\n

The Show is an event where children and pets are welcome. The popular Children\u2019s Pet Show, sponsored by Clare Veterinary Group, accepts \u00a31 entries on the day, just ahead of judging which commences at 1.30pm. Children under 16 are welcome to enter any pet, however large animals may be refused entry for health and safety reasons. It annually takes place in one of the cattle rings. Look out for the sign.<\/p>\n

The Home Industries section is on the hunt for County Antrim Shows\u2019 Best Victoria Sandwich.\u00a0 Meanwhile in the entertainment marquee the new jiving competition will be seeking to crown the Show\u2019s first \u2018King & Queen of the Castle\u2019. Thanks to Enkalon Foundation, the competition\u2019s sponsor, there\u2019s a tempting first place prize of \u00a3200 on offer to the winning couple, \u00a3100 for second and \u00a350 for third. Entries for the jiving competition are taken on the day of the show.<\/p>\n

As one of Northern Ireland\u2019s leading regional agricultural shows, Antrim is delighted to be hosting four important championships in its cattle section this year. In the Dairy section, the show welcomes back the Final of the McLarnon\u2019s Feeds\/NISA Dairy Cow Championship, a prestigious event that showcases the very best of dairy in the province. In the Beef section, Antrim is to host the NI Hereford Championship; the NI Dexter Group returns to host its Premier Show of the year; and for the fourth year, Antrim will also host the Northern Ireland Limousin Championships.<\/p>\n

The close date of the receipt of entries to the Show\u2019s various livestock, horticulture and home industries competitions (except a few that can be entered on the day of the show) has been extended until 12 noon on the 15th<\/sup> July 2017. Further details, including entry forms and the option to enter online, are now available on the show\u2019s new look website www.antrimshow.com<\/a>, alternatively email any show enquiry to secretary@antrimshow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Randox Antrim Show takes place on Saturday 22 July at Shanes Castle, from 9am until 5pm. Admission (payable at the gate) is \u00a310 per person and\u00a0children under 16 years of age go free\u00a0when accompanied by a paying adult. Car parking is free.<\/p>\n

Keep up to date on the latest Randox Antrim Show news on www.facebook.com\/AntrimShow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re a fan of TV shows like \u2018Bake Off\u2019, \u2018Love Your Garden\u2019, \u2018Countryfile\u2019 or \u2018Rare Breeds\u2019 then there\u2019ll be plenty to keep you amused at this year\u2019s Randox Antrim Show. One of the new attractions this year is a \u2018Festival of Food\u2019 marquee where Paula McIntryre will be hosting cookery demonstration throughout the day, … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14577"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14577"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14583,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14577\/revisions\/14583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}