Wakefield & Pontefract Beekeepers Association have held their annual honey show at the Emley Show for a number of years now. Besides showing a wide variety of hive products including different honeys, candles, wax flowers, meads and cakes, we offer demonstrations of skep making, a virtual hive and an observation hive with live bees. Our members are on hand to give advice and answer any questions on beekeeping; the honey...
Water is vital for all animals large and small at the Emley Show and all the four legged visitors too. Installation beings about one week before show day. Water being installed at Emley showground for the cattle troughs which Graham and the good Mr. Bray have strived to install for the last three years with help from student Will Robertshaw. Testing the depth came up to Will’s ankles and Marcus’...
The rosette orders are now being placed for the whole show. Rachel has the wonderful job of collating each sections requirements for their prize rosettes. This year there will be about 600 rosette to be won across the whole show. Visit our website to see which classes you can enter to take home one of the prestigious rosettes
Visit the Emley Show website to see the 2019 schedule for the Cookery, Craft, Art and Photography Section. Published early this year to allow everyone who wishes to enter this wonderful section, time to plan. Plan your baking entries, make your jams early, have time to sew, knit, crochet for the craft section. Take your camera out into the countryside and capture those shots for the photography classes and capture...
This year we are freezing the price of tickets – adults will be able to get advance tickets for just £8, and can get in on show day for just £10! And of course, kids go FREE, so come and join us on the 3rd of August for a great value Yorkshire, agricultural, family day out. See you at the foot of the mast! Please see here for all the...
Every year it now seems common place to elect a new president for the Emley Show at the December Annual General Meeting, ending the year with a new president who stays in seat for the coming year and next show. This event has now taken place and I feel it is worth putting pen to paper to write this article about our new President April Bray. April and I spent...
