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Competitor and exhibitor Derek Spanton’s nine decades of support for the Royal Norfolk Show
Wed 03 January

Heavy horse enthusiast Derek Spanton, who has died aged 83, went to his first Royal Norfolk Show in 1952 aged 11. He was taken by his coal merchant uncle to Raveningham, near Beccles – and over the following nine decades, he returned to the show as a trade exhibitor and competitor in veteran and agricultural…

Technology in action on a progressive family business
Fri 01 December

Robots, precision spraying and investment in automation were key themes seen by around 40 RNAA members on a tour of a progressive farming and vegetable packaging business outside Brandon, Suffolk.

The Late Geoffrey Burrows
Thu 12 October

A self-taught painter Geoffrey Burrows, who has died aged 89, was a successful exhibitor at the Royal Norfolk Show’s art show for four decades.
A figurative painter in oil and watercolour, he was born in St Faith’s, near Norwich, and went to Paston Grammar School, North Walsham. He became a telecommunications engineer and then a BT manager in 1991. He lived in Spixworth and took up painting after attending an art class at Sprowston School.
He began serious painting in the late 1960s and was soon exhibiting in London and further afield.

The John Innes Foundation Undergraduate Bursary Award Scheme
Thu 17 August

The John Innes Foundation (JIF) Undergraduate Bursary Award Scheme finances one student per year who is taking a three-year degree course in Agriculture, or a related discipline.

ROYAL NORFOLK SHOW COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS TRIBUTE
Fri 12 May

As an acknowledgement of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen, and their commitment to supporting community cohesion and volunteering, a tribute to community champions will take place at the Royal Norfolk Show on Wednesday 28 June 2023.

The Late Oliver Illing
Wed 22 March

Former Chief Veterinary Officer Oliver Illing A former chief veterinary steward, Oliver Illing, has died peacefully at home. His funeral will take place on Tuesday, March 28 at 12.30pm at St Edmund’s Church, Costessey, followed by a family committal. Mr Illing joined the veterinary team at the Royal Norfolk Show, then headed by the senior…

Applications now open for The Bishop of Norwich Sustainable Environment Young Employee of the Year Award 2023
Wed 22 February

Applications are now open for The Bishop of Norwich Sustainable Environment Young Employee of the Year Award. This prestigious award is open to employees and apprentices, under the age of 21, who work for a Norfolk-based employer. Applicants must work within the land-based sector and their employment or apprenticeship should be focused on one or…

Sir Nicholas Bacon, has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order by King Charles III.
Tue 03 January

Signal honour for leading Norfolk landowner and former RNAA president.