West Mid Show best for 20 years

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Organisers of the West Mid Show in Shrewsbury have hailed this year's event as the best in 20 years with near record crowds of more than 40,000.

Farmers from across Shropshire showed off their best animals in the range of livestock competitions.

Among the dozens of displays included a show by a JCB demonstration team called the Dancing Diggers.

The show's chairman David Tudor said the crowds had been some of the best ever seen at the event.

"This is the best show we've had for 15 or 20 years," he said.

"On both days in the showground the numbers were up. There were enormous crowds in excess of 20,000 on both days - it's near record crowds."