As well as our pay-as-you-go public relations, we also offer interim campaign management, being flexible and working alongside organisations where their marketing manager may be on leave and a crucial campaign needs managing.
By Ruby Edwards5 min read
As well as our pay-as-you-go public relations, we also offer interim campaign management, being flexible and working alongside organisations where their marketing manager may be on leave and a crucial campaign needs managing.
We specialise in interim cover and deliver public relations when you need it.
In the past we’ve worked with Curvy Kate and more recently Moreton Show. Both needed support with key campaigns and asked us to step in to manage the marketing function.
Moreton Show was very excited to be back this year on Saturday 4th September.
After Moreton Show was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID crisis the team were absolutely thrilled to announce that the Moreton Show is a go!
Moreton Show is a premier one-day agricultural show, set in the heart of the North Cotswolds. It has been established for over 70 years and is now one of the largest one-day agricultural shows in the country attracting more than 20,000 visitors.
The show, prides itself on its traditional values, providing a stage for local produce and crafts whilst delivering an entertaining and educational day out for all visitors.
Jess Parkes, Horse and Sponsorship Secretary, said:
‘We are planning on bringing back pretty much the whole show in its entirety, with widened aisle ways and new shopping avenues to replace previous covered marquees. The Grand Arena will have its usual full timetable with Paul Hannam Quadbike Stunt Show and the famous Livestock Grand Parade as its highlights.’
With so much to look forward to at Moreton Show 2021 it was time to get excited.
Tom Hayman-Joyce, chairman of Moreton Show, said:
‘I’m thrilled that our show will go on! Please do pop the date in your diary, Saturday 4th September 2021, the team and I can’t wait to welcome you!’
With the budget in hand and a plan for both editorial and advertising, online and in print, we secured coverage in Horse and Hounds Magazine, Cotswold Life, the Cotswold Journal, The Cotswold Times, the Evesham Journal, Worcester News, Punchline Gloucestershire, Whats on West Midlands, BusinessWorks Magazine Worcestershire & the Black Country, Business & Innovation Magazine, South West Times and even a mention in The Scottish Farmer magazine!
Visitors took to social medai to share stories, memories, photos and words of thanks:
Thanks for a fabulous show… it turned out to be a lovely day, it was by far the busiest show of the year, really well campaigned & fabulous trade stands, locals should be proud to have such a fabulous annual event like that!
Our social reach was 120,000 timelines with over 26,000 engagements, on Facebook alone.
Check out our post-event release, using our photographs, published in the Cotswold Journal.
Food, Farming and Family Fun at Moreton Show
CAPTION, Food, Farming and Family Fun at Moreton Show. Photo credit, Ruby Edwards.
Moreton Show opened its gates once again on Saturday to host an exceptional one-day agricultural extravaganza for all the family to enjoy!
After a disappointing cancellation in 2020, due to Covid, the Moreton-in-Marsh and District Agricultural and Horse Show Society put on a fantastic family-friendly show for everyone in the local community.
The farming and equestrian groups joined together to showcase livestock in the 165-acre showground. Better than hoped crowds flocked to the Batsford Estate on the edge of Moreton-in-Marsh to see the return of the well-loved event.
Moreton Show has been established for over 70 years and is now one of the largest one-day agricultural shows in the country. The show prides itself on its traditional values, providing a stage for local produce and crafts whilst delivering an entertaining and educational day out for all visitors.
Families and friends enjoyed the showing of livestock, exhibiting businesses as well as arts, crafts, food and drinks. The awesome Grand Arena proved a huge success with its full timetable of events, including the famous Livestock Grand Parade, plus the amazing Paul Hannam Quadbike Stunt Show as one of its highlights.A thank you plaque, dedicated to the sponsors and supporters who donated to the Society during the 2020 Pandemic, was placed in a dry stone wall, built by Tim Righton, situated on the showground, leaving a lasting legacy for everyone to appreciate.
CAPTION, Tim Righton builds a dry stone wall on Show Day to house the commemorative plaque. Photo credit, Ruby Edwards.
The Show’s sponsors and supporters play an integral part in the organising of the event and without their ongoing dedication to the Society, the show would not be able to go ahead.
One supporter commented:
‘It’s the best Moreton Show I’ve been to in 50 years! Well done team!’.
Showground and Trade Stand Secretary, Sarah Taylor said: ‘The show was a phenomenal success. Our trade exhibitors, some of who were trading for the first time since Covid, had record sales and appreciated our new showground layout which created a more inclusive area for our craft and retail exhibitors and allowed the visitors to enjoy our show jumping and horse showing classes. The highlight to my day was watching the Shetland Pony Grand National!’
Mr Chris White, a local farmer just on the outskirts of Moreton-in-Marsh, excelled at the show this year. Chris won the Inter-breed Pairs Championship with a senior cow and heifer and then claimed the title of Supreme Cattle Championship, with the beautiful Frogmore Nicola (pictured). Frogmore Nicola is a pure bred Limousin cow, aged 4.
CAPTION, Mr Chris White pictured with Frogmore Nicola. Photo credit, Tim Scrivener.
Top honours went to Mrs Jennifer Curtis, who won the Sheep Continental Inter-breed Championship with her Charollais ram lamb. Mrs Elizabeth Sargent won the Native Inter-breed Championship with her Southdown ram and Mr Harry Duxburry won the Rare & Minority Interbreed Championship with his Badgerface Torddu shearing ewe.
These three exhibitors then went head to head for the Supreme Sheep Championship, which Mrs Elizabeth Sargent, with her Southdown Ram, just pipped to the post in this competition.
Leading the honours were Mr Tim Baker who won the Best in Show with his Dairy Goat, Wedgewood Valda. Mrs Jill Osborne won the Best in Show with her Pygmy Goat, Penrhiw Cleo and Jeubantos took the Supreme Horse title, ridden by Matteo Gullucci and owned by Mrs Penny Ryder.
The Reserve Supreme Champion was crowned as Country Seat, ridden and owned by Mrs Caroline Mackness.
Well done to everyone who took part in the well-received Championships.
All the results will be available on the Moreton Show website at www.moretonshow.co.uk.
Tom Hayman-Joyce, Moreton Show chairman, said: ‘Thank you so much to the show team and all our volunteers who have made the day such a success. I’m delighted that the show went ahead, thank you all for coming and for your amazing support. I hope you enjoyed the show as much as we did and we look forward to welcoming you back next year.’
Next year’s Moreton Show is on Saturday, September 3.
ENDS
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