Coventry City Farm

[Xanadu2]

Originally Posted by Shizara

Welcome back! Looks like you need to call in and visit more often to keep up

Hi Shizara,

Who, me, pop in often? Sorry but I find the computer can take me over for the whole day if I don't limit my time online and I never manage to do everything online.

As for my involvement, I left Coventry almost 20 years ago, and I feel that the beautiful Welsh Marches, where I now live, are my true home where I propose to spend the rest of my life. Hence I think about Coventry occasionally.

I started this thread because I used to work on the City Farm, so was concerned. I've just had my annual pilgrimage to Warwickshire, because I never miss the Royal Show! No, not even when it is as wet and muddy as the Glastonbury Festival!

[optrex]

They still cancelled the last day due to the mud though! Apparently they didn't want to get sued

Anyway, WB Xanadu

[cathidaw]

where are the Welsh Marches?

[Xanadu2]

Originally Posted by cathidaw

where are the Welsh Marches?

The border between Wales and England (actually Montgomeryshire and Shropshire). I've known the Marches by that name for years, ever since I used to travel from Coventry to walk Offa's Dyke, and fell in love with the area.

Now I live just a couple of miles from Offa's Dyke. I never knew I'd be that lucky!!!

[Xanadu2]

Originally Posted by optrex

They still cancelled the last day due to the mud though! Apparently they didn't want to get sued

Anyway, WB Xanadu

Thanks!

I thought the wet soggy flooded and eventually totally submerged Royal Show would start a thread in this forum! Apparently not so.

[cathidaw]

Iwent to the first Royal Show-still have the programme-

Then, the only real hard road was up to the Royal Pavilion.

It rained! and rained!
I was trying to push a baby in a pushchair--we carried it. The other 2 children thought it great fun ,especially as they were covered in mud up to their knees(and weren't being told off.)
I cant remember much about it ,but I know we enjoyed the day even though the weather was bad. It had something very special about it, very Royal, an atmosphere which it seemed to lose as it got more sophisticated in the later years.

[Xanadu2]

Originally Posted by cathidaw

It rained! and rained!
I was trying to push a baby in a pushchair--we carried it. The other 2 children thought it great fun ,especially as they were covered in mud up to their knees(and weren't being told off.)
I cant remember much about it ,but I know we enjoyed the day even though the weather was bad. It had something very special about it, very Royal, an atmosphere which it seemed to lose as it got more sophisticated in the later years.

I'm glad you enjoyed yourself regardless. I did. I wrote two reports on it, the 500 word report that I had a press pass to write, and the Unofficial 4500 report that I've sent to various places on the internet and that has people laughing.

I saw something on the news about the showground being for sale, but didn't see the outcome. Anyone know, please?

Originally Posted by Will

It doesn't seem they have a web site, how are they planning on collecting donations does anyone know?

YES THAY HAVE A WEEB SITE YOU CAN SEND MONEY TO THEM BY POST