The Royal Welsh Show 2024 has come to a spectacular close, celebrating four days of agricultural excellence, innovation, and community spirit.
This year's event, held from Monday, July 22 to Thursday, July 25 attracted an abundance of visitors, exhibitors, and participants.
The show welcomed more than 200,000 visitors across the four days.
This year saw the return of the horticultural section to the show with its very own dedicated area, the Horticulture Village, which proved exceptionally popular with visitors. Assistant Honorary Director of the section Adam Jones, popularly known as Adam yn yr? Ardd, was thrilled by the visitors enjoying the area.
2024 also saw the welcome return of the poultry and pigeon section, after their enforced absence due to avian flu outbreaks. Exhibitors, stewards and volunteers were delighted to see the section bustling once again with visitors viewing the poultry and pigeons being exhibited.
The pole climbing in the forestry section also returned this year and was welcome by excited visitors to see the racing. Chief Executive, Aled Rhys Jones remarked: “This has been the year of the poultry, plants and poles!” He reflected on an excellent show and said they are grateful to all of the visitors, exhibitors, volunteers, trade stands and sponsors who make the event the success that it is.
The feature county this year was Ceredigion, led by their President Mr Denley Jenkins along with his wife Mrs Brenda Jenkins and 2024 Ambassador, Esyllt Ellis Griffiths.
The main ring attractions proved as popular as ever with the return of the JCB Dancing Diggers, a Heavy Horse Display, the ever-loved Tristar Carriage, Black Mountain Falconry, the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team and the return of the Quack Pack. The Grand Parade of prize-winning livestock on Wednesday and Thursday, was, as always, a sight to behold.
This year’s show was also a celebration of the 120th Anniversary of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, which was celebrated with a specially commissioned main ring display by this year’s feature county, Ceredigion. Closing this year’s show was the Regimental Band, who entered the main ring for the final time under a Guard of Honour formed by the Dancing Diggers.
Key Livestock Winners:
Supreme Champion Dairy Cow
Judged by Mr Michael Gould
Dulais Lustre Silver – owned by Messers Davies, Haines, Jones, Sercombe and Yates
Supreme Beef Champion
Judged by Mr Steve Edwards
Maraiscote Tangerine – owned by G&S Harvey
![Supreme Beef Champion - Maraiscote Tangerine - G & S Garvey](https://www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/07/26/11/39/Supreme-Beef-Champion-Maraiscote-Tangerine-G-S-Garvey.jpg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Supreme Horse Champion
Judged by Mr Richard Johnson OBE
Stockdale Black Prince – owned by Jodie Phillips
![Supreme Champion Horse - Stockdale Black Prince - Jodie Phillips](https://www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/07/26/11/15/Supreme-Champion-Horse-Stockdale-Black-Prince-Jodie-Phillips.jpg?width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Fitzhugh Championship – Dairy
Judged by Mr Alan Timberell
Holstein Pair – Dulais Lustre Silver property of Davies, Haines, Jones, Sercombe & Yates and Nethervalley Awesom Rosanne Red from Hefyn Wilson
Fitzhugh Championship – Beef
Judged by Mr Charlie Boden
Limousin pair - Maraiscote Tangerine from G&S Harvey and Garrowby Tarzan from R&J Graham
![Fitzhugh Beef Pairs - Maraiscote Tangerine - G&S Harvey and Garrowby Tarzan - R&J Graham](https://www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/07/26/11/32/Fitzhugh-Beef-Pairs-Maraiscote-Tangerine-GS-Harvey-and-Garrowby-Tarzan-RJ-Graham.jpg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Marks & Spencer Team of Five – Dairy Breeds
Judged by Mr Alan Timbrell
A team of Holstein cattle owned by Davies, Haines, Jones, Sercombe & Yates, David Jones and Hefyn Wilson
![Dairy Team of Five Winners- Holsteins from Davies, Haines, Jones, Sercombe & Yates, David Jones and Hefyn Wilson](https://www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/07/26/11/48/Dairy-Team-of-Five-Winners-Holsteins-from-Davies-Haines-Jones-Sercombe-Yates-David-Jones-and-Hefyn-W.jpg?width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Natwest Team of Five – Beef Breeds
Judged by Mr Brian Llewelyn
A team of Shorthorn cattle owned by James Dickinson, M.R. Souter and Mary Cormack
![Beef Team of Five Winners- Beef Shorthorn - James Dickinson, M.R. Souter and Mary Cormac](https://www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/07/26/11/35/Beef-Team-of-Five-Winners-Beef-Shorthorn-James-Dickinson-M-R--Souter-and-Mary-Cormac.jpg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
2024 Queens Cup
Judged by Mr Malcolm James
Welsh Black Champion – Gwarcwm Macsen owned by D. Huw Jones
Sheep Champion of Champions
Judged by Mr John Sinnett
Suffolk owned by Arnold Oare
![Champion of Champion Sheep - Suffolk - Arnold Oare](https://www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/07/26/11/52/Champion-of-Champion-Sheep-Suffolk-Arnold-Oare.jpg?width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Pig Supreme Champion
Judged by Mrs Sharon Barnfield
Welsh – Clowen Model 42 owned by Julian Collings
![Supreme Champion Pig - Welsh - Clowen Model 42 - Julian Collings](https://www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/07/26/11/27/Supreme-Champion-Pig-Welsh-Clowen-Model-42-Julian-Collings.jpg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Goat Supreme Champion
Judged by Mr Adrian Bull
Ballingall Roxy owned by Beth Fairley
![Best in Show Goat - Ballingall Roxy - Beth Fairley](https://www.brecon-radnor.co.uk/tindle-static/image/2024/07/26/11/28/Best-in-Show-Goat-Ballingall-Roxy-Beth-Fairley.jpg?width=669&height=445&crop=669:445)
Poultry Best in Show
Paul Tucker
Pigeon Best in Show
Jamie Vaughan
Pets Best in Show
Tortoise owned by Cai Barnard
Horticulture - Floral Best in Show
The Dewel Garden – Delyth Price