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00:00 Hello, this is Rhonda Geary, Group Operations Director Balmoral Show. We're in the opening
00:06 morning of the Balmoral Show for 2024. Rhonda, how's it going so far?
00:11 It's going great, thanks. We've just opened the gates and you can see the crowds are starting
00:14 to throng in. We've a full pack programme for the day and I'm hoping the weather's going
00:18 to be on our side as well.
00:20 What are the highlights for today that you think are the don't miss events, Rhonda?
00:25 In the opening day we've all the beef cattle being judged, we've plent all the sheep classes,
00:30 pigs, goats. In the main arena we have our show jumping going on just behind us here.
00:35 We have our national jumping and lots of various attractions that are on throughout the four
00:39 days of the show. We have over 500 trade stands and we have the children's farm, the off-road
00:47 driving. There's just something for everybody here at the show.
00:50 And the off-road driving is a bit of a novelty for this year, just tell me about that.
00:53 It is indeed. It's a children's attraction, it's the mini Land Rovers and the kids get
00:59 to go round in a bit of an obstacle course on the mini Land Rovers.
01:02 You're not stewarding that are you?
01:03 No, and unfortunately I can't take part either.
01:07 Very good. So how many visitors do you reckon on the first day, Rhonda, you're likely to
01:11 see?
01:12 It's hard to say but we hope to have upwards of 30,000 on our first day.
01:16 Very good. Well it certainly looks as though it's heading that way so far. Thank you very