Countryside Live gets fashionable; farming.Byline: By Anna Lognonne "COUNTRY Cool" will be hitting the catwalk at this year's Countryside Live Countryside Live is the little sister event of the annual farming and rural showcase, the Great Yorkshire Show. Held each October at the Great Yorkshire Showground on the edge of the spa town of Harrogate, the two day event is a shop window for the farming industry and an enjoyable , with a fashion show included in the event's line-up for the first time. Stylish outdoor clothing including designer deerskin deer·skin n. 1. Leather made from the hide of a deer. 2. A garment made from deerskin. Noun 1. deerskin - leather from the hide of a deer outfits, wacky wellies wel·lie also wel·ly n. pl. wel·lies Chiefly British A Wellington boot. Often used in the plural. wellies Noun, pl Brit, NZ & Austral informal Wellington boots , colourful shawls and statement socks are just some of the ingredients of the fashion show which will be held three times a day at Countryside Live. Held at the Great Yorkshire Showground showground n → ferial m; real m (de la feria) showground n → champ m de foire showground show and organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society Yorkshire Agricultural Society is a charity which is best known as the organiser of the two annual country events, the Great Yorkshire Show and the Countryside Live. It is committed to working for the countryside. , Countryside Live takes place on Saturday, October 27, and Sunday, October 28. This will be the fifth year of the event which is a showcase for some of the country's finest cattle and sheep, and a great day out for everyone with an interest in the countryside. Nigel Pulling, Yorkshire Agricultural Society chief executive, said: "Countryside Live has really come of age, and being 90% indoors, it's ideal, whatever the weather. On the programme, there's everything from inspiring cookery demonstrations using local produce to jazz music to the Young Farmers' Tug-of-War to the dozens of stands - ideal for finding imaginative gifts that are a little bit different to those you find on the High Street, and all under one roof. There's the chance to see some of Britain's best animals and talk to their owners, and of course we're delighted to have a new feature in the fashion shows." One of the most innovative scenes in the catwalk shows will be that featuring deerskin clothing presented by Holme Farmed Venison venison (vĕn`ĭzən) [O.Fr.,=hunting], term formerly applied to the flesh of any wild beast or game hunted and used for food but now restricted to the flesh of members of the deer family. , of Sherburn in Elmet. Elsewhere, visitors will find demonstrations of a range of country skills including thatching thatch n. 1. Plant stalks or foliage, such as reeds or palm fronds, used for roofing. 2. Something, such as a thick growth of hair on the head, that resembles thatch. 3. Dead turf, as on a lawn. tr.v. , cheese making and pottery. Youngsters will be rolling up their sleeves for a spot of bread making, while there will be the Yorkshire Woodfair, traction engines and traditional carousels, the pigeon and poultry sections plus the Knaresborough Horticultural Society's Late Flower Show and on Sunday, the Tug-of-War competition. CAPTION(S): DELIGHTED: Nigel Pulling, chief executive of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. |
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