Thousands have turned up to the Staffordshire County Show

The wet weather didn't keep people away as thousands of people turned up to the first day of the Staffordshire County Show.

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00:00 When you want we'll express a start we're here at the Snapper show

00:05 We're standing here with Paul Brown, and Rachel Hallow

00:09 Enjoy the day? So far, so far, no rain, that's always good

00:15 It's always good to have some dark legs behind us

00:17 We're not looking

00:19 Yeah, fantastic day, I mean we've got to walk, we've got to talk, we've got to talk our way through

00:24 Yeah, been chatting to people on the stand, need to go for a bit of a wander around

00:28 Might have to find an hour of some stage and go for a wander

00:32 I think the big question is, what's the news around the boat, from the dark seas?

00:38 Huge, yeah, I mean this is my first county show of the season

00:43 And it's just nice to get out and about, you've all been tucked away in winter

00:47 And you're just catching up with people that you possibly haven't seen for the last 12 months

00:51 Just you've been chatting to a lovely couple just now

00:53 We're talking about it's really their chance to get out and see who's had a baby, who's got married

00:58 Who's not here, what's happened, yeah, it's really important

01:02 A place to be, a place to be, of course it is

01:04 Morning Express and Star, we're here with Mark, Natalie, who are first and second place

01:12 What are your names? She's called Maggie, this is Donna

01:16 Donna, yeah, head of the competition, obviously you've won first and second place

01:19 Yeah, I've won quite a few, quite proud of yourself, quite proud of the boat

01:24 That's a brilliant competition, it's absolutely brilliant, first time I've been

01:29 So have you been in this competition before?

01:33 I've not been to myself, but Mark has

01:35 Three or four years, yeah, only a fair number of last year

01:39 Last year we did well, I've been first and second to challenge him to go on to the motor race

01:46 Fantastic, I'm always excited to hear you, great to be first and second place, fantastic

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