National Blacksmiths Competition
Main menu:
Dorset County
Syd Blackmore Roofing
and leadwork
Tel 07966 172315
Wessex metal stock
carbon steel stockholders
Tel 01202861337
September 6th & 7th 2008
www.dorsetcountyshow.co.uk
Schedules available from April 2008 from:
Kingston Maurward College
Dorset county show secretary
Chief steward Simon Grant-Jones AWCB
Follow the links on this page
Judge for 2008: Mr Dave Waight AWCB, LWCB
Stewards: Simon Grant-Jones AWCB (Chief steward)
Ron Long, Brian Collis, Colin Edwards-Jones, Lyn Grant-Jones & members of the Blacksmiths Guild
Winners of the Live competition at the 2007 show. Pictured with Mr John Mc Cuin Prime warden of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths.
This is the last show of the circuit and is held at the Cokers Frome showground approximately 1/2mile from Dorchester town centre. The main sponsors are Dorchester agricultural society and Kingston Maurward College.
Organisations that have sponsored and contributed to the running
of the Dorset County show competition for 2008 have included:
Voces coal, Salisbury
Cahill welding and fabrications
Maurward meats
Syd Blackmore roofing
The Blacksmiths guild
The worshipful company of Blacksmiths
If you would be interested in contributing to the show as a sponsor or by assisting on showdays please contact the chief steward on the link below
After a break of nearly ten years, the Dorset County show (formerly the Dorchester Show) is back on the national blacksmiths competition circuit. One of only ten shows in the country that qualify to compete to find the national champion blacksmith. Run by Simon Grant-Jones AWCB with the backing and support from Kingston Maurward College and the Dorchester agricultural society, the resurrected competition will be into its fourth season in 2008.
Simon is a lecturer in Blacksmithing at Kingston Maurward College, a member of the Wessex Guild, and sits on the National Blacksmiths competition committee. He will be pleased to advise on courses in Blacksmithing held at Kingston Maurward and can be contacted on the link below
Chez Chescoe AWCB, LWCB receiving a prize from the prime warden at the 2007 show
DORSET MASTER THATCHERS ASSOCIATION
CLASS SPONSORS
Tel 01305 848701
OLDS WELDING Co
WEST STAFFORD
DORCHESTER
CLASS SPONSORS
TEL 01305 262566
Chief steward:
Simon Grant-Jones AWCB
2. Puddledock Cottages
Sutton Poyntz
Weymouth
Dorset DT3 6LZ Tel 01305 833059
e.mail:
simon_grant_jones@hotmail.com
or simon.grantjones@kmc.ac.uk
VOCE & SON COAL MERCHANTS
CHURCHFIELD INDUSTRIAL Est
SALISBURY
01722 322 797
Maurward meats
farm fresh pork and beef,
sponsors the Dorset County show blacksmiths.
Tel 01305 215052