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The show provides visitors with an opportunity to take a close look at a wide range of animals.
There will be more entertainment, stalls and competitions than you can shake a cattle prod at in the 149th Warkworth A&P Lifestyle Show on January 23 and 24.The main day on Saturday will feature live music including pipes and drums from Warkworth and Wellsford, and gumboot throwing will kickoff at 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm, which is being run under the guidance of the famous Taihape competition organisers.
Wannabe golfers will be able to try out their swing at the Warkworth Collision Repairs hole-in-one golf challenge. The company has a car with a hole in the roof and anyone who can hit a golf ball through the hole will be in to win a prize. Heats will be run throughout the day.
The NZ Fire Service will be putting on a major safety demonstration and Alistair McIntyre, also known as Mr Mac, will be entertaining the crowds with his Doug the Digger show, where participants have to use a digger to pour a cup of tea or fill a glass with water.
Children will be well catered for with a petting zoo, a cooking show (see story 36), a marionette puppet show, an inflatable obstacle course, and the ever-popular Super Mega Waterslide. There will also be a treasure hunt throughout the showgrounds.
But it is the farming events that represent the heart of the day.
Sheep shearing will start at 10.30am and run all day.
Show secretary Marjorie Blythen says cattle entries have been clumping in and more than 80 animals are expected to compete, while a good turnout of show alpacas and goats is anticipated – judging starts at 9.30am.
Donkeys and mules will join the competition for the first time this year (see story p36), with judging starting at 10am.
The ‘Sheeplechase’ sheep race will be held at 10.30am and 1.30pm.
The equestrian competition will run throughout the weekend and the Range Horse Club display will be held in the rodeo arena at 9am on Saturday.
Warkworth and Districts Museum will have a display of historic farming equipment in action.
The arts and crafts entries will be on display in the large marquee in the main arena from Friday January 22. Equestrian events continue on Sunday, January 24.
