DAY 2: Lincolnshire Show

It's been another busy day at the event

Author: Julie CastonPublished 20th Jun 2024

The Lincolnshire Show has been drawing huge crowds, with hundreds of exhibitors as well as a number of attractions, livestock classes and events.

We spoke to a number of the young handlers about their achievements in the livestock classes:

Miley Rose May is a pig shower:

"You have to be very calm because if not the pigs can sense when you are worries or when you're upset.

"It's very fun but sometimes when they're messing around it's quite hard.

"I enjoy just having fun and I love spending time with my family and my pigs"

This year has also seen a brand-new Garden Show and a beach!

Meanwhile farmer's mental health is a big topic at the show this year.

Louth farmer Taron Lee recently took part in a marathon tractor run around the Britain's coastline to raise awareness of the issue and money for the Farm Safety Foundation.

He's been to the show and told us it's vital people get support for mental health issues.

"No-one talks about it. I was there struggling on my own.

"My mates were like 'are you ok ' and I would say 'yeah I'm fine' and that's how you answer. So it's about getting people to talk about it.

"We've got to stop this silent killer because people are dying from it."

Crowds

Crowds at the Lincolnshire Show 2024

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