BROADCASTER TOM HEAP TO CHAIR KEY ENVIRONMENT DEBATE AT THE NATIONAL FRUIT SHOW

The broadcaster and writer Tom Heap will be chairing a debate at The National Fruit Show, Kent County Showground, Detling, on Wednesday 2 November 2022, (2pm-3.15pm) on Farming for the Environment. The debate, part of the Rural Policy Group Red Talks is sponsored by MHA and taking part in the discussion are Emily O’Brien, Food […]

National Fruit Show Education Programme partners with LEAF Education to showcase exciting, innovative, and interactive new fruit education area at the Kent County Show

The National Fruit Show Education Programme and LEAF Education are partnering together to host a new exciting, innovative and interactive fruit education area at the Kent County Show (8, 9 & 10th July). Using technology which includes virtual reality headsets, drones and large screens, the team will teach young people about British fruit, the horticulture […]

Jubilee celebrations with a Lillibet of a fruity twist

Jubilee celebrations were combined with an edible lesson from The National Fruit Show education programme at Hunton Primary School nr Maidstone (Friday 27 May). Children were treated to an end of term feast of delicious strawberries, raspberries and ‘Lillibet’ apples all from local growers and washed down with a specially made fruit juice. The Jubilee […]

BASF SOWS NEW SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH THE NATIONAL FRUIT SHOW

Encouraging new shoots at the show ‘for growers, by growers’ The National Fruit Show is delighted to announce that BASF, the global supplier of agricultural solutions, is re-joining its premier group of main sponsors of the show which takes place 2 and 3 November 2022. BASF Agricultural Solutions UK offers renowned and innovative fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and growth […]

NATIONAL FRUIT SHOW LONG TERM FRUIT STORAGE COMPETITION PRIZEWINNERS ANNOUNCED

The results of the Long Term Fruit Storage Competition for the 21/22 season were announced at the AGM of the National Fruit Show (Wednesday 6 April 2022). The winners by grower business and the prizes they scooped are: Name: A C Goatham & Son Class 22 Gala Joint 1st Place Class 22 Gala The Bloomfield […]

Record footfall at National Fruit Show 2021

RECORD FOOTFALL AT NATIONAL FRUIT SHOW AS INDUSTRY CELEBRATES RETURN     A record number of visitors attended the National Fruit Show (NFS) on 20-21 October in Detling, Kent as the industry celebrated a return to in-person networking. One of the largest events in the show’s 88-year history saw a wide mix of new and […]

School Children Taste the Fruit of the Living Land

Over 3000 Kent Primary School children were given the chance to try different varieties of British fruit and juice at the Living Land event at the Kent Showground (7th May). Gala and Braeburn apple-tastingThe Marden Fruit Show Society stand offered samples of Gala, Braeburn, Rubens and Russet apples as well as Conference and Comice pears. […]

National Fruit Show offers chance to win £1,000 of Fruit Trees

Visitors to this year’s National Fruit Show will have the chance to win £1,000 worth of fruit trees, together with a magnum of Champagne in a free draw at the JR Breach stand. The lucky winner can choose from the “old favourites”: Bramley, Cox and Conference or from the new range of varieties and sports […]