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Agriculture and care for the countryside go together
Here you can enjoy a magnificent cross section of country life - current and traditional, peaceful and hectic, familiar and surprising.
The lake is teeming with wildlife; the gentle, graceful art of fly fishing is demonstrated here. Birds of prey and rare breeds can be witnessed and admired at close quarters.
There's an air of tranquillity, of peace. You can rest here before moving on. Or spend time here, watching and enjoying a complete programme run by skilled and dedicated country people doing what they love to do.
This is also a place of learning. About the importance of conservation and understanding the fabric of the countryside around us. The area will again include working displays of a large number of country skills and the Cornish Heritage Marquee featuring displays by a wide range of local organisations. - Ring programme
You will find the Countryside Area at the western end of the showground.
It features a host of displays and exhibits of country skills, sports and crafts plus a full programme of entertainment both in the display ring and on and around the lake.
Display Ring
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| 9.15 am | Introduction to Countryside Area. Ring commentator Chris Green |
| 9.30 am | Bird of Prey Flying Display. Countryside Hawking |
| 10.00 am | Terry Moule's Amazing Racing Ferrets. Presented by Terry Moule |
| 10.30 am | The Cornwall Sea Cadets in Action - with CPO Helen Truscott |
| 11.00 am | Encounters with Unusual Animals - with Newquay Zoo |
| 11.10 am | Ancient Cornish Wrestling - Challenging the French. Organised by the Cornish Wrestling Association |
| 11.40 | Riding for the Disabled - Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the RDA |
| 12.00 | Countryside Matters - The Countryside Alliance |
| 12.20 pm | Terry Moule's Amazing Racing Ferrets. Presented by Terry Moule |
| 12.40 pm | Historical Firearms in action - Cornwall Muzzleloaders Association |
| 1.00 pm | Working Gundog Display - by the Cornwall Field Trials Society in association with the BASC |
| 1.20 pm | Bird of Prey Flying Display. Countryside Hawking |
| 1.40 | Riding for the Disabled - Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the RDA |
| 2.00 pm | The Wildfowler Past and Present - with Chris and James Green in association with BASC |
| 2.30 pm | Ancient Cornish Wrestling - Challenging the French. Organised by the Cornish Wrestling Association |
| 3.00 pm | The Ancient Craft of Thatching - by Christopher Robinson - Master Tatcher |
| 3.30 pm | Terry Moule's Amazing Racing Ferrets. Presented by Terry Moule |
| 4.00 pm | Hunting and Gathering - with James Green in association with the BASC |
| 4.20 pm | Encounters with Unusual Animals - with Newquay Zoo |
| 4.30 am | Historical Firearms in action - Cornwall Muzzleloaders Association |
| 5.00 pm | Bird of Prey Flying Display. Countryside Hawking |
Lakeside
Angling tuition, advice and demonstrations take place throughout the day at the Lakeside, together with timetabled highlight events as below:
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| 10.30 am | Flycasting Made Easy - by the Salmon & Trout Association |
| 11.00 am | Working Gundog Display - by the Cornwall Field Trials Society |
| 12.00 noon | The Fisherman's Harvest - by the Salmon & Trout Association |
| 1.00 pm | The Cornwall Sea Cadets in action - with CPO Helen Truscott |
| 1.30 pm | The Great Fly Fishing Competition - The Champion Challenge! - Gary Champion versus Annie Champion |
| 2.10 pm | The Wildfowler Past and Present - with Chris and James Green in association with the BASC |
| 3.00 pm | Working Gundog Display - by the Cornwall Field Trials Society |
| 4.00 pm | 'The Float Tube' - Armchair Fishing the American Way - with the Salmon & Trout Association |
*Times are indicative. Any alterations to the programmes will be posted at the commentary box.
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