Honorary Vets:  

Show Directors: Richard Balkwill and Julie Higgin

Richard and Julie are both responsible for the overall layout of the show ground.  You will find them on site during the week prior to the show marking out the pitches for trade stands and ensuring that all marquees, cattle/sheep lines etc are located in the correct place.  Their work never ends, from discussing the complexities of how to manage the variety of main ring attractions through to managing the catering tenders Richard and Julie put a huge amount of time and effort into making sure that show day runs as smoothly as possible for everyone involved.

Chief Craft Tent Steward: Emily Smaridge

Food Drink Marquee Steward: Angela Smaridge

Angela and her husband Richard farm at Borough and are very generous in letting their land to host Kingsbridge Show. Angela is responsible for the Food & Drink Marquee, for the show.  Angela organises the  allocation of pitches and any queries that arise.

Members Tent Chief Steward: Elizabeth Perraton

Elizabeth looks after the needs of all the members and people who help to make the show the great success it is.  On Show Day, Elizabeth and her team will ensure that everyone is catered for be it a bacon buttie in the morning or a lovely lunchtime meal  through to afternoon tea.  This is no mean feat and we are all very appreciative of her efforts – especially welcome are her cups of tea when you’ve been on your feet all day!

Chief Horse Steward: Emma Sweet

Emma joined the Show as a member in 2023 and has gained experience stewarding the Show over the years.  We welcome her equine knowledge and local connections.  Emma is very approachable and a willing worker.  She is always appreciative of any help that can be given to assist with running the horse section of the Show.

Chief Cattle Steward: Andrew Fish

Andrew is a new member to the Show but has been a cattle steward for some years.  He is a local farmer and known in Kingsbridge for his butchery business at Lidstones.

Chief Sheep Steward: Sadie Darke

Sadie has been involved with showing sheep all her life.  She continues to organise a very successful and popular section of the Show.  Both Sadie and husband Matt have established a small flock of texels which they enjoy exhibiting around the summer show circuit.  She is a very enthusiastic Show member, something she says she is “very excited to do: to showcase the best livestock from around the South Hams and further afield is something she firmly believes in and without our wonderful exhibitors we wouldn’t have the sheep section we have – so thank you to them all.

Fleeces, Arable, Hay, Corn & Straw Chief Steward: Emma Ford

Emma was chairman in 2023 and is a keen supportive member of the Show.  She manages to juggle her show responsibilities with her young family, who also enter the childrens’ classes.

Horticulture Chief Steward: Keith Steer

Keith has extensive experience within the horticultural sections as he organises several shows within the local area.   In 2026 it will be Keith’s 40th year involved with the horticultural section.  Competitors can enter in classes for vegetables, fruit, flowers of all kinds and pot plants. Keith will be found within the marquee prior to the show arranging the staging for exhibitors entries and particularly on show day and is always happy to speak with exhibitors and potential newcomers. For help and advice beforehand you can contact Keith on 01548 561509

Floral Art Chief Steward: Helen Reeve

Helen has a passion for the Floral Art Section and rightly so too as it’s always full of the most beautiful displays in the area.  We are very proud to have her with us on the committee and we always look forward to seeing the exhibitors interpretations of the classes because the variety of flowers and the vibrant colours are absolutely stunning – please take time to see this section of the marquee.

Children’s Arts Crafts Section Chief Steward: Catherine Acton

Homecraft Chief Steward: Ann Brooks

Ann has looked after this section for over 21 years.  The twenty four classes cover a variety of talents from jam making to photography and a selection of handicraft classes.  There’s something for everyone and no age limitations, so get your children cooking the Victoria Sandwhich while you produce lemon curd and your parents try out the photography classes.

Young Farmers Chief Steward: Lynda Wreyford

Kingsbridge Young Farmers Club is such a great group of young people who are always challenging themselves by taking up officer roles, participating in speaking competitions, fundraising, stock judging and so much more. They certainly make sure they have a whole lot of fun along the way with socials planned throughout the year.  Lynda is pleased to be the KYFC Chief Steward.  The young farmers classes are supported well and their section is usually filled with many fantastic entries. Be sure to pop in and enjoying looking around the YFC section within the Arable Tent.

Country Scene Tent Chief Stewards: Emily Squire & Jamie Rundle

Emily and Jamie are enthusiastic show members who have some great ideas for the future of the Countryscene section.  Last year they expanded on rural skills with the Weaving Loft and South Ham Spinners demonstrating their skills.  The Country Scene section of the Show is always popular and they are keen to promote rural skills so if you’d like to be a part of it, then please contact the Show Office.

Chief Gate Stewards: Richard Bath & Simon Smaridge

The car parks and gate entrances and exits are very efficiently organised and run with a huge band of volunteers assisting!  Believe us when we say that it’s no mean feat to achieve this successfully, year after year.  Our Gate Stewards are worth their weight in gold and we want to thank them for doing such a wonderful job from organising signage, health & safety policies and general management of the huge volumes of traffic we see on show day.  And an especially big thank you to the volunteers who manage the admission show entrances on Show Day.  Well done team!

Sponsorship: Helen Baker

As Show Secretary, Helen is the point of contact for all administration of the Show, including sponsorship and publicity.  She is from a well known local farming family who have been involved with the Show for many years.  Helen is very passionate about the Show, which she feels is the shop window for the local farming industry.  There has always been a good relationship between Kingsbridge Show and the town of Kingsbridge.  We are truly lucky to have the support of our local individuals and businesses in these challenging economic times.

Main Attractions Secretary: Maggie Cornhill

Maggie has been a show member for several years and organises the main ring attractions.  Keeping to the timetable is no mean feat.

Music Entertainment Steward: Ben Carr

Cup Secretary: Shirley Barrett

Shirley started with the show trophies when she was just 16 years old working for Luscombe Maye!  Since then she has had some years off but has always been persuaded to come back to the fold.  On show day you’ll find Shirley working hard in the Secretarys Tent, logging all the results and recording all the cup winners.  If you’ve ever won a trophy at the show Shirley is the person behind the scenes who made sure you received it.

Dog Show Organiser: Anita McCoy

This is Anita’s 20th Year organising the family dog show.  Anita, [ Neats as we all know her] is full of enthusiasm for this extremely popular section of the Show and has seen it grow and been enjoyed year on year. Entries are taken on the day.  There are ten classes, each of which are allocated rosettes 1st to 6th placings.  Make no mistake, that’s a lot of rosettes for a lot of dogs! All dogs are welcome on the show ground providing they are on a non retractable lead and are kept under control.