Bathurst Arena

Two Afternoon Performances Daily

Big Pete & the Grim Reaper Monster Truck Team are delighted to be invited to perform at the Cotswold Show & Food Festival – 6th & 7th July 2024.

Weighing in at 7.5 tons this awesome machine is built for one reason only – mass destruction! Big Pete is one of Europe’s largest Monster Trucks with a full size American truck body, and is now partnered by the Grim Reaper.

This is a chance to watch two real Monster Trucks at work jumping over cars and crushing cars and caravans. Jumping 15ft in the air is an impressive sight for any event, crushing anything in its path.

See two Monster Trucks working alongside each other doing a tug of war pulling a car or a caravan in two. Guaranteed to be a big favourite with the audience. Action packed performance with amusing and entertaining radio commentary by the driver throughout the display.

Between displays the public are invited to meet the team in the holding area and a chance to have your picture taken with a real monster truck.

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Performing AM

Gloucestershire Constabulary will be putting on a thrilling demonstration of their incredible police dogs work.

These amazing animals are trained in drugs, cash and firearms recovery. Keep your eyes peeled for the naughty criminal who is hiding drugs and watch as the police car speeds into the arena and releases the dogs, who quickly catch him and take him down!

Lady Bathurst will be talking about her new charity, the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals, during the demo, explaining about the important work the charity does to look after the many animals, both dogs and horses, when they retire from service in the police, fire, prison and border force services.

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Performing AM & PM

Hawkeye Falconry UK, is one of the most sought after falconry display teams in the United Kingdom. Years of experience, dedication and a huge amount of passion, drive the team to exhibit the birds in a unique, professional manner. With the reputation that the team has today, we are sure to be the perfect display team for any event. The team aims to always achieve the highest of professional falconry standards.

Based in Shropshire and Nottinghamshire, but covering the whole of England and Wales, the team undertakes over 100 public, private and corporate events a year, that bring the ancient art of falconry to the modern age. Our bird of prey displays have been described as “A once in a lifetime opportunity not to be missed!” and also “Spell-binding”. The displays concentrate on the natural behaviours of the birds, whilst giving everybody, of all ages, a very close encounter with the sport of falconry.

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One Lunchtime Performance Daily

The Hound parade by Vale of White Horse Hunt & Royal Agricultural College Beagles takes place in the Bathurst Arena.

Everyone is welcome to come and meet the two packs after the parade.

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Performing AM & PM

A fast paced carriage driving sport offering family entertainment at its thrilling best. Watch ponies and carriages fly around an obstacle course against the clock.

Marvel at the skill of the drivers, the bravery of the grooms and the agility of the ponies as they compete around a timed obstacle course.

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One Afternoon Performance Daily

Don’t miss out as the Bathurst Arena fills up with a huge display of modern-day farm machinery from Chandlers, with a chance to sit in the vehicles!

Chandlers has been servicing the needs of the agricultural, vehicle and grounds care industries for over 85 years and are one of the largest AGCO dealers in the UK, representing MF (via our subsidiary Chandlers (MF) Ltd), Fendt & Valtra (via our subsidiary Chandlers (FV) Ltd), and JCB (via Chandlers RFM), along with a full range of complementary machinery from leading manufacturers.

From an Ironmonger’s shop in Grantham, Chandlers now employs more than 425 staff at 16 strategically located depots across the UK. and has over 60 agricultural sales specialists.

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Two Afternoon Performances Daily

As one of the most popular dog displays in the country, the Dog and Duck Show team work extremely hard to educate the public about dog behaviour in a fun and enjoyable way for both the animals and owners. By using energy and body language, we show the audience how we control our sheep dogs at different stages of their training, while demonstrating simple techniques to help with common dog behaviour issues.

The Dog and Duck Show display is divided into 3 parts. Part One - Dog psychology. Part Two - Natural Instincts. Part Three - Dogs in Action.

The dogs and ducks live happily side by side at our home base. This closeness provides a natural protection against predators for the ducks, which allows them to be free range 24/7 in their area, as well as desensitizing the animals to each other.

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