The National Fruit Show will celebrate its 90th year at the Kent County Showground on Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd November 2023. This year’s show will be opened by Minette Batters, President of the National Farmers Union and she give a keynote speech as well as touring the show and meeting with fruit growers and […]

Results of the National Fruit Show juice competition 2023 The National Fruit Show annual fruit juice competition has taken place and the results are announced with Bentley’s Castle Fruit Farm from Newent, Gloucestershire winning first prize in all three classes. Sally Flanagan, Chief Executive of The Marden Fruit Show Society which runs The National Fruit […]

Bookings are now open for the 90th show celebration dinner which takes place on Wednesday 1 November 2023. Email info@nationalfruitshow.org.uk. Join us for an evening of networking and entertainment. Bring your team, your clients and enjoy a 3-course meal of delicious, seasonal Kent produce, accompanied by English wines. Full details and menu. NFS23_Dinner+Menu

We want your help to promote the amazing cider or perry made from the apples, pears and other fruit our British growers provide. We have supported growers for over 90 years and love celebrating the amazing products that come from the fruits of their labours. To help us we need your favourite cider choices and […]

Take part in our #fiveadaythekentway selfie competition to win a juicer to make your own delicious and healthy fruit juices at home, or you can win an apple tree and National Fruit Show education visit for your school. To enter simply take a selfie with our apple cut out or of yourself at our stand […]

All eyes will be on gardens this month with the Chelsea Flower Show (23rd-27th May) and in our opinion, Hunton Primary School near Maidstone also deserves a gold medal for their new sensory garden. The garden was designed and built by parents with support of local farms, businesses, and the National Fruit Show education team. […]

Last year the Supreme Court handed down its Judgment in the case of Harpur Trust -v- Brazel. It ruled that part-year workers or employees on contracts that subsist year-round, whether hours are normal or irregular, are entitled to: The same statutory holiday as workers who work all year round, a minimum of 5.6 weeks or […]

The results of the Long-Term Farm Stored Fruit competition were announced at the Marden Fruit Show Society AGM on Wednesday 19 April 2023. Thank you to the sponsors of the competition Landseer Ltd, Wealden AM, Bloomfields Town Planners Ltd, Lambert & Foster Ltd and Isolcell S.P.A.   Judging took place on 21 February 2023 and […]

We would like to invite you to join us for our AGM which is being held on Wednesday 19 April 2023. RSVP to info@nationalfruitshow.org.uk by Friday 14th April. We are grateful to MHA Macintyre Hudson for sponsoring this year’s AGM and to our National Fruit Show sponsors, BASF, H L Hutchinsons, N.P Seymour and Worldwide […]

We would like to invite you to join us for our AGM which is being held on Wednesday 19 April 2023. RSVP to info@nationalfruitshow.org.uk by Friday 14th April. Please see our exciting programme.