Simonside Country Fair

11/02/2025

Hay Show
If you would like to enter please bring a bale on the morning. Last entries 11am.
Classes:
Small bale Meadow Hay
Small bale Seed Hay
Round bale Hay
Bale of Haylage

£1 entry per bale. All proceeds go to charity.

Photos Judith The Gate Forestburn Gate

04/02/2025

The Hay Show and Auction of Pledges is back and not far away.
This year it will take place on the 3rd Sunday of the month, Sunday 16th February.

If you wish to donate anything please get in touch.
The gate pub has kindly offered to be a point for donations again, to be dropped off during there normal opening hours.

There will also be somewhere in rothbury, watch out for more information on this at the end of the week.

11/08/2024

WOW! What a day!
That's all I can say. Here's a sneak peak, but I'm off to bed 😂😂
Photos and results to come soon.

10/08/2024

Not long now.
Weather is looking lovely. Can't wait to welcome you all.
Here is the programme. If you can use it on your phone please do. We will have some paper copy's on the gate but trying to save printing.

10/08/2024

*Less than 14 hours to go*
WE HAVE DONE IT WOOOOOO
Even though the wind tried to stop us, the tents are up and we are ready for you all tommorow.
The weather is looking lovely.
Thankyou so much for the amazing team, of volunteers tonight, couldn't have done it without you all, and can't thankyou enough

10/08/2024

*24 hours to go*
The show opens to the public at 11am tommorow and we can't wait.
Please note that the signal on the field isn't perfect, so not all vendors will take card, and entry is CASH only.
See you tommorow 😁

09/08/2024

HELP NEEDED..

09/08/2024

*2 days to go*
Looking for HELP tomorrow night from 4:30/5 pm.
So windy we haven't been able to get the tents up yet. So we are really in need of help tommorow.
Please share.

08/08/2024

*3 days to go*
Wondering how to find us?
Postcode: NE61 4PT
What3words: muddy.limo.novels
And I have attached pictures with rough directions from rothbury.
Please get in touch if you need help, and watch out for signs on the day.
See you then

07/08/2024

*4 days to go*
Even though the weather wasn't on our side to put marquees up, we still got plenty done thanks to all our wonderful helpers.
We won't be able to put the marquee up tomorrow, so we are NOT looking for any more helpers. Thank you.
Weather premitting, we will still be on Friday night and will need all the help we can get.
Thank you all again 😁

06/08/2024

*5 days to go*
As always we are looking for volunteers to help put up tents etc. We will be meeting at the show field from 6pm on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Any help is extremely appreciated. Hope to see some friendly faces there.

05/08/2024

*6 days to go*
Less than a week till the show. Here is a copy of this years programme to get you excited about this year's events.
There will be some printed for on the day, but if you can please use the copy on your phone to save paper.

30/07/2024

*12 days to go*
Hope your as excited as we are. Keep an eye on the Facebook for more information leading up to the weekend, but for now check out the website for all the competition entry forms.

Simonside Country Fair and Hayshow is a none profit making organisation, that is ran by a group of voluteers. Every year on the second Sunday of August there is a country show, and then in February there is a hayshow. The money made at both of these events is then given away to local causes and char...

03/07/2024

Here is this years sheep show entry form, feel free to download.

03/07/2024

Here are this years Children's "Make Bake & Grow" competition forms. Feel free to download, or pick up a hard copy from The Gate Pub.

03/07/2024

Here are this years Adults "Make Bake & Grow "competition forms. Feel free to download, or pick up a hard copy from The Gate Pub

10/02/2024

**Hay Show**
Hope you're all as excited as we are for tomorrow. We have some amazing lots in. Hope to see as many of you there as possible.

10/02/2024

Some great items ready to come for the Hay Show Auction tommorow. We also have some great vouchers, including a carbon clean, 2 hours of IT support, 2 hours of tutoring in GCSE science or Alevel biology, and a £50 framing voucher. The auction starts at 12:30 we hope to see you all there.
We are still accepting items if anyone wants to bring anything over on the day it is very appreciated.