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Cheshire County Show 2010 is a record breaker!!! A big thank you to everyone that attended the 2010 Cheshire County Show – helping to make it another record-breaking year.Over 85,000 people came to this year’s show and huge thanks must go to the team of over 300 volunteers that once again helped to make the event possible. Our thoughts now turn to next year as we plan another exciting show so we look forward to seeing you again on Tuesday & Wednesday, June 21 & 22. | ||
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The Gurkhas are coming to the Cheshire Show VISITORS to the Cheshire County Show will be able to demonstrate their support for the Gurkhas after the regiment’s year in the spotlight.The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas will perform a mixture of well known classics and more traditional Nepali music at the two-day event, held on June 22 and 23. Their appearance follows a year in the headlines that saw actress Joanna Lumley lead a successful campaign for retired Gurkhas’ rights to live in Britain. Nigel Evans, Executive Director of the Cheshire County Show, said: "The Gurkhas are looked upon with great affection by the British people and I hope they will prove their support for the regiment at the show.” Gurkhas are best known for their history of bravery and strength in the Indian Army’s Gorkha regiments and the British Army’s Brigade of Gurkhas. Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, former Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, once famously said: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha.” During the Second World War there were 10 Gurkha regiments, with two battalions each making a total of 20 pre-war battalions. Their numbers grew and a long-standing relationship with the British was forged. Some of band’s routines at the show will incorporate the famous kukri knife that is synonymous with the Gurkhas. Major Wayne Hopla, from the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas, said: "We try to provide a show that caters for every taste and as well as western style music we will also be performing a lot of ethnic Nepali folk tunes as well as colourful traditional dance routines.” The band is based in Shorncliffe, near Folkestone, and has performed all over the world in recent years including Australia, Canada, South Korea, and Nepal. The performance at the show forms part of a busy summer schedule for the band who are also visiting Brunei in June before coming back to the UK to take part in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in August. Major Hopla, who was appointed as the director of music with the band in 2008, has previously performed at the Cheshire County Show almost a decade ago with the former King’s Division Waterloo Band. "The crowd at the Cheshire County Show is always very warm and welcoming and I’m looking forward to returning this year. "I am not from Nepal myself and so feel extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to learn about the customs and culture of the Gurkhas in my role as director of music with the band. To have the opportunity to showcase their talents at events such as the Cheshire County Show is a real privilege.” Tickets for the Show are now available online here or by telephoning the ticket hotline number on 0845 124 98 22. |         |
