Disappointment over show cancellation

For the second time in three years, the Warkworth A&P Lifestyle Show has been cancelled.

Organisers say it is too risky to plan an event that normally attracts thousands to the Warkworth Showgrounds. It was to have been held next month.

President Carl King says it is difficult to plan anything with confidence at the moment, but the organisers had put safety ahead of anything else.

“We are very disappointed that the show won’t be happening,” he says.

“We did look at postponing it to a date later in the year, but this was problematic given the A&P Show circuit and the need for dry fields. In the end, we have decided to put our energies into next year’s show.”

The show was held last year, but was cancelled in 2020 due to the first Covid-19 lockdown.