It was founded in 1777 in Bath by a group of philanthropists led by Edmund Rack,[2] and is now a registered charity organisation (1039397).
Mortimer's Farm won Supreme Champion Beef Animal with their Charolais bull 'Mortimer's Eurovision'.
[9] The Imagineering Fair won the gold medal for the best feature in Show with its display of aircraft and vehicles celebrating the 100 Years of Naval Aviation.
[10] The Smelliest Cheese competition was won by Charles Martell, the maker of the Stinking Bishop.
[12] The Cannon Ball Man, the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas and the French ornithologist Christian Moullec with his geese, were all features of the show.