Organisers of the Turriff Show hailed it as the “best two days of the summer” last night.
Thousands of people gathered at The Haughs for the second day of entertainment, which included livestock competitions and a performance from the Royal Signals motorcycle display team.
Despite persistent wet weather last week and rumours that rain would force the showground to close, this year’s show proved as popular as ever.
As the curtain came down on the 152nd annual show, president Brian Pirie praised the team.
Mr Pirie said: “The car parks were full, the weather has been tremendous and everything has gone well.
“It has been the best two days of the summer. It’s a year’s work in the making and to hear the feedback is great. We’ve got a strong and dedicated committee who keep the show going.”
Mr Pirie said the organising committee aim to “raise the bar” every year and that although the final gate receipts are not all in, that visitor numbers have run into the tens of thousands.
Highlights of yesterday included the supreme championship competition, the annual footraces around the show ring as well as a performance from the Royal Signals’ White Helmets bike team.
The group of army volunteers stunned the crowds gathered in the grandstand with feats of daring including riding through flaming straw bales and riding their triumph bikes from on top of ladders.
Aberdeenshire Council chief executive Jim Savege visited the show yesterday to see the best the region has to offer.
He said: “It’s great to see the amount of pride and hard work that people have put into competing at the show in all categories, and all of the high quality food and drink and agricultural suppliers attending today.”
Mr Savege said the scale and diversity of the show “just serves to underline the importance of the sector” to the north-east and to Scotland.
He added: “The council continues to work closely with many farming and food and drink businesses and organisations because of this.”
