Martin Brookes Oakham Rutland: Pipers Crisps 10 years old. Rutland County Show 2010

Pipers Crisps Rutland County Show 2010

Rutland County Show Photographs

The Rutland County Show 2010

The weather forecast was not good and I was thinking about not visiting after the events of last year, when the organisers had me kicked out.

I am pleased I did go along. The turn out was not as high as past years and there seemed to be a few less traders and event. The rain stayed away.

At 8.30 am Rutland was still a little misty. I arrived at the show ground to be told entry concessions only applied to old people not unemployed. I unfortunately had only saved the £6 so the lady agreed to let me in.

I had a good look around handmade walking sticks were popular this year.

Mr Moore owner of Moores was preparing the fruit for Free Pimm’s.

I tried one of his new mints all blue and white. Later on in the day

I enjoyed a few glasses of Mr Moores free Pimm’s and food at lunch time much appreciated.

Then I visited Andrew from Woodlands Farm. (BBC Radio 4 Food & Farming Award Winner 2009- 10

www.woodlandsfarm.co.uk

Woodlands Organic Farm

Wash Road,

Kirton.

PE20 2DN

The farm is holding an open day Sunday 11th July 2010

10am – 4pm

Free Admission

Toffee and Fudge looked nice but doesn’t do the diet any good so I just looked!

There was something hot Chillies this attracted, members of the RAF.

Solar energy was on show.

Then I popped into the Rutland Marquee Company Limited

a few of their Marquee’s could be spotted around the show ground.

info@rutlandmarquees.co.uk

http://www.rutlandmarquees.co.uk/

The Marquee was shared with Dean’s Street Photography.

I am wondering if their will be a new name once they move in the Maltings off Mill Street later this month.

I was tempted to eat a jelly baby but it lived to see another day!

www.andycrossphotographer.com

http://www.nitelitediscoservices.co.uk/

I passed Discover Rutland tourist information contracted out to Lincolnshire County Council, Rutland Trading Standards contracted to Peterborough City Council, Rutland County Council Adult Learning, Rutland County Council Waste Management and Rutland County Council young People’s Service all had stands.

I then went into a large marquee full of very interesting stall WI cakes yum!, The old fashion pudding company I could not pass by with out trying the chocolate pudding delicious.

www.oldfashionpuddings.co.uk

Fabulous Vodka Company, very true caramel vodka so tasty I could have drunk the bottle, but I guess not wise.

There were some things potty and dotty, Rocking horses, cheese and things old.

Then I spotted Patrick Latham of 3rd Man Cartoons.

http://www.3rdmancartoons.co.uk/

Outside again I acquired a couple of packets of my favourite local crisps.

Pipers made by farmers www.piperscrisps.com

The crisps are made in the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds’ I have to believe them I have never been to see if it is.

If you live in Oakham you can purchase these crisps at the Horn Blower bar if you like them hot they may still have stocks of the Cracked Indian Pepper. I am not a fan of hot food. I am told the recipe has changed and new batches won’t be so hot.

Macmillan ladies and gentleman were as usual working hard to raise money for their cause. (I will get into trouble for this, but I wonder why there were thousands of bottles of booze to be won when cancer research is currently running a TV ad campaign about the danger of mouth cancer caused by booze?)

Then I took a look at the cattle, horses, classic cars and tractors.

Plenty of plants were on sale for the gardeners.

Leicestershire and Rutland Police had a stand offering information, this year there was not uniform presence inside the showground, I wonder if that had anything do with the comment made by a senior Scotland Yard Officer. Leicestershire police had in the past been used as cheap security guards in the past by the organisers. I enjoyed a glass of Pimm’s with the event security and stewards this year now that’s something you would not find our uniformed police doing whilst on duty, Well I am pleased the Pimm’s kept them busy and I was not frog marched out of the showground because the toff’s did not want me there as was the case last year. They really must escape from their private Marquee and mingle with the real people.

It was good to see our MP Alan Duncan and James, Roger Beggy Leader of Rutland County Council and a few other County Councillors out amongst the people.

In the main arena I watched a man with no fear on a quad bike flying through the air and first I thought it was the effect of the Pimm’s so I changed to soft drinks. The man warmed up on a motor bike and performed stunts using two quad bike. He also gave a live commentary saying it proved men can multi task, Well Said!

The fire service put on a show by their stand they rescued

Rutland Radio presenter Rob Perssani from a wrecked car.

I met Mary Lamont she was the first female plumber in the UK back in 2007 Mary Lamont won The Stamford & Rutland Mercury's Business Personality of the Year. In 2008, Lamont Plumbing Services were runners up in the Stamford & Rutland Mercury's Green Awards.

http://www.lamontplumbing.co.uk/