Berry Showground comes to life as preparations for its 137th Show reach full swing. Video by Abi Kirkland
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00:00My name is Abby Kirkland and right now I am at the Berry Showground where everyone is getting ready for another fantastic year at the Berry Show.
00:08With 137 years in its history, the Berry Show promises to be a remarkable event, no matter the weather.
00:16So why not come down this weekend and see all the best that the Berry community has to offer.
00:22The Berry Show, it's a lot of things to every different person I suppose.
00:29It's a lot of childhood memories from people who have been coming here since they were kids.
00:35For agricultural people it's a chance to bring their cattle or their horses or their chooks or their goats along
00:44and compete against other farmers at a high level.
00:49For other people it's a chance for the community to come together and meet and have a special couple of days together
00:58and see people they haven't seen for years.
01:00A lot of people grew up in Berry and have moved away but they always come back every year for the Berry Show
01:06and it's a great opportunity to reminisce and chew the fat and have a cool drink and watch all the entertainment.
01:13We welcome everyone to come in.
01:16Ladies in the photography this year have said that the standard was extremely high and they were very happy.
01:22And our artwork, we've had maximum art exhibits this year.
01:29We've had to find, our wall was full and we had still extra to hang so we had to find extra hanging space.
01:39So overall we're extremely happy with what we've got to show off from the Berry community.
01:47Depending on the weather, we normally get seven to ten thousand
01:51but we've been working really hard promoting the show throughout the year.
01:55We're really hoping for a bumper crowd but the weather makes it or breaks it
02:01so we're in the hands of the good Lord and hopefully he'll smile down on us.
02:05Yeah, we've got a fella called Guy McLean coming this year.
02:08He's going to be our main act.
02:10He's a horseman of international fame and he spends most of his time over in America
02:16putting on shows, big rodeo shows and horse shows.
02:22He's a real professional actor.
02:26I don't know how we managed to get him here at Berry Show but he's here and he's raring to go.
02:33Whoever you are in the community, there'll be something there for you to be interested in.