FROM THE VIDEO ARCHIVE: SALFORD SHOW AT BUILE HILL PARK - 2010

The show looked bigger than last years and there was plenty of attractions for the visitors. 

Apart from the usual fun fair there were loads of other stalls and events. 

Majorette marching bands from such clubs as The Brighouse Star Twirlers, The Bramley Sapphire Majorettes, The Higher Blackley Dance Troupe and many more proved to be a big attraction, a bit too American for my tastes I'm afraid. 

Cirque De Salford housed in a large marquee entertained the crowd with feats of magic, juggling, singing, music all with a good old fashioned Victorian style which involved audience participation, reluctantly or not. 

Other stalls included Guide Dogs For The Blind, Friends of Buile Hill Park, Lancashire Hawks and Owls, car boot stalls, an Army recruitment stall, food and drink stalls, face painting, something for everybody basically. 

It was interesting to see the Salford Dog Show, with a motley collection of dogs parading around the ring with the Mayor George Wilson choosing the best of breed, a large German Shepherd incidentally. Prizes were awarded in other categories so that most dog owners got a small prize. 

For me the highlight was the Salford Allotments Association marquee which housed an amazing collection of prize winning vegetables and fruits including, marrows, leeks, onions, courgettes, carrots, runner beans, cabbages, rhubarb, tomatoes, potatoes, apples, plums, strawberries, basically anything that could be grown on an allotment, but bigger and better. 

Another marquee had a fascinating display of flowers and bonsai trees, really colorful but sadly my knowledge of flora and fauna is limited so you will have to glean what you can from the video. 

Bob and Ann the beekeepers from Clevelys allotments who we featured last month had a stall giving out information on beekeeping and providing tasty samples of honey. 

Thanks should go to the Friends of Buile Hill Park who managed the event and made it a complete success, well done to everybody involved.