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 […]
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2022 – building the future of fruit farming
We are delighted to announce that the National Fruit show returns on the 26th and 27th of October 2022. NEW for ’22 will be a soft fruit forum, a focus on the technology that will build the future of fruit farming in the UK and an extension of exhibition space to include growing structures for […]
National Fruit Show Appoints New Secretary
The Marden Fruit Show Society has appointed Maria Clarke to the post of Show Secretary for the National Fruit Show. Maria Clarke and Jeremy ScottMaria has previously worked in marketing and public relations most recently at the Port of Sheerness in Kent, one of the UK’s major handlers of imported fruit into the UK. She […]
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 […]
National Fruit Show winners of the tastiest apple and tastiest tomato competition
The annual competitions for the Tastiest Apple and the Tastiest Tomato were held in Kent from 21st-22nd October at the 76th National Fruit Show. The whole length of the exhibition of show fruit – Norman Collett one of the three principal sponsors in the background. Hadlow College, Norman Collett and BASF are key sponsors and […]
Show Announces New President: The Right Honourable Michael Jack MP
The new Show President is the Right Honourable Michael Jack MP. No stranger to the fruit industry, working in produce before he became a parliamentarian, Mr Jack has been a Minister of Horticulture and is at present Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. Michael Jack MP checks out this year’s cropOn […]
New Sponsor of Walnut Class
The Walnut class at the National Fruit Show is organised by the Walnut Club. Entries are invited from both commercial and amateur growers. Entries must consist of eight nuts in their shells unbleached. This year the class is being sponsored for the first time by Kent food company Opies. Opies MD, William Opie says: “Each […]
National Fruit Show competition fruit goes to Festival Place Shopping Centre, Basingstoke
After the National Fruit Show, which has been taking place in Kent since 1933, the stunning display of prize-winning apples and pears will again be travelling to promote the top fruit industry to Saturday shoppers. Show Chairman, Jeremy Scott says, “this year we are off to Hampshire, ‘setting up our stall’ at the Festival Place […]
National Fruit Show is a sell out
The 76th National Fruit Show – being held at the Kent County Showground, Detling, near Maidstone on 21-22 October – is sold out. The trade stand space has had to be expanded into the Hendry building to accommodate new machinery exhibitors. Trade support has been as good as ever, with over 90 companies booking space […]
