Forget Strictly, the most dynamic dancing this summer will be at Moreton Show on Saturday, September 2, when the JCB Dancing Diggers will be in the spotlight. The monster machines will be performing throughout the day in the Grand Arena. But they will not be the only big kit on show. The stunning line-up of vintage tractors is always a major draw, as is the array of combine harvesters on sale in some of the 350 trade stands. For the children, there’s also Tractor Ted. The showground on the Batsford Estate in Moreton in Marsh will be a celebration of the very best in farming, food and ..

Lost children at Moreton Show are a thing of the past, thanks to the wristband scheme sponsored and run by the Moreton in Marsh-based Dormer House School. Moreton Show is one of the biggest one-day agricultural shows in the country, with some 25,000 visitors coming onto the showground on the Batsford Estate. The show on Saturday, September 2 will be the third year in succession that Dormer House School will man stands at both entrances, handing out wristbands to parents of children. The scheme is simple – parents add their mobile phone numbers to the bands and, if a child becomes separat..

Moreton Show held its first, exclusive members' evening with a Countryside and Farming Brexit debate held at the Notgrove Estate. Broadcaster, Sybil Ruscoe from BBC Radio 4's Farming Today chaired the discussion and on the panel were the Cotswolds farmer, Andrew Bullock, crops expert, Neil Harris from Kings Crops, the South West vice-chair of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, Cate Le Grice-Mack and estate manager, Christopher Smith from Perdix. Diana Acland, from the Moreton Show membership team said: 'We had a terrific discussion about the future of farming and the countryside and ..

The countdown begins for this summer’s Moreton Show when tickets – including the new e-tickets - go on sale on July 1 and buying early will mean big savings. Tickets are available to buy at a variety of stores and visitors’ centres in and around the Cotswolds, with all the details on the show website. It used to be the case that entry to the show was by paper ticket only. Not any more. This year, for the first time, there are e-tickets, available through the website. Steve Parkes, Moreton Show chairman said: ‘The launch of ticket sales tells all of us that the countdown has begun in earn..