West Show

One of the largest community events in the Island. Featuring Two performances daily from THE ROCKIN' HORSE EQUESTRIAN STUNT TEAM equestrian skills, thrills and acrobatic feats and THE ROCKWOOD DOG DISPLAY TEAM obedience, agility, fly-ball and spectacular stunts. Place your bets on seven races each day in the popular DONKEY DERBY Enjoy LA COMPAGNIE DU GROS NEZ ROUGE circus performers from France. CATTLE SHOW. LIVE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT from top local bands . GENUINE JERSEY VILLAGE.
- from the West Show publicity

I think the sun is coming out now, and I hope the weather stays good for the West Show.

http://westshow.org.je/


It took a Guernseyman, Mac Pollard (former Constable of St Peter), to come up with this imaginative way of revitalising the old Cattle Society show (which for those of us with old memories used to be at Springfield) so that there are plenty of interesting things to draw the crowds in, for example:

Rockwood Dog Display Team
Rockin' Horse Equestrian Stunt Team
Jersey Military Vehicle Club Parade
Jersey Cub Scouts Tug of War Final
Jersey Pedigree Whippet Racing Club
Paws & GSD Agility Clubs Demonstration
Chicano Magic Show
Jersey Elvis
Black Butter Jazz Band
Caribbean Revellers

But the same time, the public get to see - and enjoy - the old country Jersey, which they would not deliberately set out to see otherwise:

Parade of Champion Cattle
Cattle Show
Horse Shoeing Demonstration

The fee is really very modest for a day's fun, or even half a day. Daily Entry Charge Adults: £7 Senior Citizens: £4 Children 6 to 15 years: £4 Children under 6 years free. And it has Free Parking. Toilet facilities. Plenty of Food and Drink.