Supreme Beef Champion Ronick Money with Dougie Macbeth and owner Bernard Mairs

The JCB Dancing Diggers are to feature at the 2006 Great Yorkshire Show, organisers have announced. The popular demonstration - which is reminiscent of ballet for heavy plant machinery - will be one of the main attractions at the annual farm and country show case.

Dates are Tuesday 11 - Thursday 13 July and the event takes place at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate. This will be the 148th show. It is one of the premier events on the country calendar, attracting more than 130,000 visitors over the three days. For the first time The Band of The Brigade of Gurkhas will feature, and the fast and furious activity of scurry driving makes a welcome return.

Around the showground, some 8,000 animals will be competing for the championship awards, there will be top class show jumping, a food exhibition and cookery theatre highlighting the delights of the region's food and drink, fashion shows and hundreds of stands selling everything from designer clothing to tractors to cuddly toys.

The show is organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and this year sees a new man at the helm. Bill Cowling has taken on the role of Honorary Show Director after being the show's Chief Cattle Steward for the past 11 years. Bill farms at Rudding House, Pannal near Harrogate.

For more information contact the Yorkshire Agricultural Society on 01423 541000 or see the web site www.yas.co.uk

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