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Fine weather, fierce competition in the sheep shearing, an improved show layout and strong interest in the indoor section all contributed to making a successful Warkworth A&P Lifestyle Show in 2018.
Show chairman Allan Barber says the sheep shearing was especially good as top teams from around the region come to compete. A good showing at Warkworth will boost their quest for big regional prizes.
This has offset the general decline in sheep shearing in the Warkworth area itself.
Allan says an improved layout contributed to a busier main field where there was always something happening.
Meanwhile, the indoor section made a small profit – the first time it has done so.
Allan says it’s difficult to estimate numbers through the gate; he believes it would be down on last year – the 150th anniversary – though would be comparable to 2016.
Nevertheless, he says the show committee will take a serious look at continuing to run the show on Auckland Anniversary Weekend because with so much else on that weekend the traffic is “unbearable.”
“We are starting to think Anniversary Weekend is a disaster because it creates enormous difficulties for competitors, exhibitors and the public to get to the show,” he says.
