Show organisers getting fired up as cookery theatre changes hands

The Demonstration Kitchen at the show on May 29 and 30 will be organised in association with the team behind The Stone Food & Drink Festival for the first time.

Richard Stevens, one of the organisers, said they were delighted to be involved.

“We have always been at the Staffordshire County Show, we have worked with the Lewis Partnership for last last couple of years but will be doing it all ourselves this year,” he said.

“It is a premier event in the food and drink calendar, so we are thrilled to be able to take it on.

“We altered the format slightly last year to introduce a couple of 'Talks and Tastings' type slots which were very well attended, so we are looking to build on that format again.

“Giveaways of sausages and gin went down very well.

“For us, local is the main priority so we’re really focussing on that too.

“The Showground in Weston Road is a stone’s throw from our base and the County Show attracts so many thousands of people each year so this is an opportunity not to be missed.

“While preparations are in the early stages at the moment, we’re finalising a preliminary programme as we speak and are hoping to be able to announce some big names and give people the chance to see something a bit different for the 2019 show.

“There will be something in the Cookery Theatre on the hour, every hour from 11am until 3pm each day - traditionally the stage is used to highlight the very best in food and drink and we will be doing that yet again.”

Last year the half term show saw 70,000 people visit over the two days.

There are hundreds of trade stands featuring local and national businesses and organisations as well as attractions for all the family from the Bolddog Lings motorcycle display team to animal petting, steam train rides and the opportunity to have a go at a variety of woodland crafts.

For more information visit the website staffscountyshowground.co.uk