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Welcome to Castlebridge Show website


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  2022 Show Schedule
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We encourage everyone - young and old - to enter an exhibit or two (or more...) at the Show this year and join in the challenge of this long 80 year old tradition in our Parish.  There is still time to plan and prepare your entries!

How to Enter:
You can enter your exhibits at Castlebridge Show as follows:

via the link on this website - click on this link, fill in the details and submit.
(Entry Fees can be paid on Show Day)
Online Entry Form
or by e-mail to castlebridgeshow@gmail.com
or by text or telephone to Show Secretary at 087 6178092
(Entry Fees can be paid on Show Day)
or by post to addresses shown in Show Schedule.  (Please let us know if you would to have a Show Schedule posted out to you).

The Show Committee are delighted to announce that the 80th Castlebridge Horticultural, Agricultural and Home Industry Show will be held in Castlebridge Community Centre on Sunday, 14th August, 2022. 
Please note change of venue.

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Since its inception in 1940, Castlebridge Show has survived many challenges over its long history (including, amongst other things, being set up during World War 2 and being closed for over two years by the Covid pandemic).  However, the Show's success has always been due to the loyalty of its exhibitors, visitors, sponsors, judges, committee and voluntary workers, stall venders and other groups who organise events on the day.  So with that continued support, we look forward to another great Show - our traditional old fashioned family day out - on August 14th.  Mark the date in your diary!

80th  ANNUAL HORTICULTURAL,   AGRICULTURAL
& HOME INDUSTRY SHOW


at  Castlebridge Community Centre, Wexford 
(please note change of venue)


 SUNDAY  14th AUGUST,  2022
Show opens: 1.45 p.m:          
 Admission:  Adults - €5    Children - free
     

 Other attractions include:
  2.30 pm  St. Patrick’s Fife & Drum Band      
  3.00 pm  Fancy Dress Parade
  3.15 pm  Dog Show
  

Best Dressed Lady of Show, Best Dressed Gentleman, and Most Glamorous Granny to be selected from attendance.




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Interested in gardening?         

Check out these websites and Facebook pages

www.giy.ie
The Grow It Yourself organisation (set up in Waterford in 2008 by Mick Kelly) aims to inspire over a million people to grow, cook and eat some of their own food at home, school, work and in the community.

Facebook Pages:
Beginners Gardening Club
This Facebook group was set up by Ollie Greene to help beginners start growing their own vegetables, etc, and it is also for anyone who has hints, tips and advice to share with the group.  There are short videos on gardening on the page.

National Vegetable Society, Ireland - NVSI
This is a voluntary, not-for-profit, group dedicated to growing vegetables at Shows and as an educational activity.

Healthy Wexford
This Facebook group was set up by Wexford County Council to support health and wellbeing in County Wexford and covers a wide range of interesting topics.

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Are you interested in old photos, stories and videos of Castlebridge and its people?  

Check out these Facebook pages:
  Castlebridge Memories
  Curracloe Chronicles

and for videos - check out this YouTube site:
  Castlebridge Heritage.

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 Our Facebook is:          castlebridgeshow

        Also on Twitter and Instagram
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What to do in the garden now .

Click here for the month of JULY
CLICK  HERE  FOR  SCHEDULE  OF  CLASSES  2022
Click here for 2019 Show Results

Other News:

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Schedule of Classes for the 2022 Show is now available - click on link listed above.

Changes for  this year:

Because Castlebridge Show is being hosted in a smaller venue this year (Castlebridge Community Centre) the number of classes in the Schedule have been reduced accordingly.  If you are a regular exhibitor/visitor and are wondering what changes have been made to the Schedule of Classes since the 2019 Show then click here:
Class changes for 2022

Castlebridge Show
wishes to thank everyone who attended their Garden Walk and Talk Evening in Castlebridge Community Garden on Wednesday 15th June, 2022.  Once again, a wonderful evening was had by all.  Very special thanks to Syl Doyle of Wilton Gardens for presenting the Walk and Talk session and to the Committee of Castlebridge Community Garden for allowing us to use their beautiful garden.
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Thank you to everyone who attended our Sunflower Seeds morning held in Castlebridge Community Garden on Saturday, 28th May, 2022.  It was a beautiful sunny morning and the Community Garden was looking its spectacular best and so it proved a lovely morning for all who attended.  Everyone enjoyed the garden and the cup of
tea and brought home sunflower seeds to plant in solidarity with Ukraine and to mark Vyshvanka Day. 
Many people are now hoping to have their sunflowers ready to exhibit at Castlebridge Show in August.
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Castlebridge Show:  Staging your Entries:  Exhibits must be staged in Castlebridge Community Centre by 10.30 am on Show Day.   Alternatively, they can be staged on Saturday evening (13th August) between 7pm and 9pm.  Every exhibit must have a name card provided by the secretary when staging.  These cards are to be placed face down by each exhibit, until judging is concluded.
Judging commences at 11 am Show Day.
Fancy Dress Parade:  No Entry Fee. Just step into the line-up in the Show Grounds at 3pm on Show Day.  Classes:  8 years and Under;  Over 8 years.
Dog Show Entries:  Entries taken on Show Day shortly before Dog Show.
Glamorous Granny/Best Dressed Lady/ Best Dressed Gentleman Competitions: 
No Entry Fee.  Winners selected from attendance on Show Day.
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Healthy Wexford Seeds to Success:
This is a series of YouTube videos focusing on newly established Co. Wexford gardens and also ones that have been around for a long time. The Community Growing projects featured are:  Castlebridge Community Garden;  Askamore Community Garden; Blackwater Tidy Towns; Grantstown Priory;  New Ross Allotments;  ARC Family Resource Centre Community Garden.
Just put Healthy Wexford - Seeds to Success Series - You Tube  into the search engine and enjoy.......

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Do you grow vegetable marrows?  Have you tried making marrow chutney? - if not why not try out Ruby's Marrow Chutney recipe via our Recipes tab on this website. 
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Thank you to everyone who attended our Gardening Forum held in Castlebridge Community Centre on Friday, 8th November, 2019 at 7.30 pm.  A most enjoyable evening was had by all present - with tips and myths and shared stories about growing vegetables, flowers, fruit, etc. The informal panel of speakers included Mick Redmond, Dave Hart, Trevor Stevenson, Morgan Conroy, Stephen Kenneally and the session was chaired by Jimmy Nolan.  All agreed that another such evening should be arranged before next Show Day.
Morgan Conroy provided the following handout on his gardening tips - click below to view:

Morgan's tips on Growing/Showing vegetables .pdf
File Size: 1067 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

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THANK  YOU
to Wexford Civil Defence
for providing first aid cover at Castlebridge Show 2019.
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Castlebridge Show wishes to express its gratitude to Wexford County Council  for their Amenity Grant of €100 to help with the 2019 Show.
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 Remember our 2015 Show!   We think it was one of our most successful yet - and because it was our 75th anniversary we went back in time and dressed in 1940s style clothes.  The 1940s was our theme for 2015,  Thank you to everyone who joined with us on the day - our judges, sponsors, exhibitors, volunteers, and everyone who came along to our Show or who helped us in any way on the the day or in the lead up to it.
Here is a flavour of the day!


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