Mirfield Show
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Mirfield Show
Welcome to the Mirfield Show
| Contact Name: | Sylvia Ford |
| Show Location: | Mirfield |
| West Yorkshire | |
| England | |
| Email Address: | info@mirfieldshow.com |
| Contact Number: | 01924 499902 |
| Show Dates: | 21st August 2012 |
| 21st August 2012 |
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Mirfield Show Information
The original Mirfield Show was founded during 1944 'to bring a little sunshine into the wartime lives of local people' and three years later when the war had ended, the show was bigger and better than ever, with record entries from all over the country. The president was Colonel James Walker, and it was opened by Councillor J H Barraclough, chairman Mirfield urban district council, who said the show was a credit to the people of Mirfield, adding that at a time when this country needs to produce the maximum amount of food, Mirfield was doing its best to lead the way by encouraging farmers to produce better agriculture and livestock. It was not all plain sailing for the show, and in 1954 there were fears that a poor year would mark the end of Mirfield Show, however it didn't, and the committee battled on. The show reached its peak in the early 1960's with a record number of entries, however after several years of decline it ceased to take place.