Salt Lake Stadium, officially Stadium of the Indian Youth (in Bengali যুব ভারতী ক্রীড়াঙ্গন, Yuva Bharati Kridangan), is a multi-use stadium in Salt Lake City, a district of Kolkata, India. It was built in 1984 and holds 120,000 in a three-tier configuration.

The Salt Lake stadium hosts the home games of local clubs East Bengal FC, Mohun Bagan AC and Mohammedan SC, three of the big clubs in Indian football. The traditional Kolkata derbies between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan AC take place in this stadium accompanied by much fanfare, feverish emotions (and on a few occasions outbreaks of violence). Most of these matches are attended by capacity crowds of vociferous, partisan supporters of both teams (traditionally East Bengal Fans celebrates their win by eating Hilsa fish and Mohun Bagan fans celebrate wins by eating prawns).

Many of the home games of the India national football team are also played in Salt Lake, as are many important games in major stages of national tournaments as well as cricket.

The stadium is also a major stadium for hosting of athletic events, including the (SAF Games ) in 1987 and various national athletics events in India.

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The New Forest and Hampshire County Show, or more commonly known as “The New Forest Show” is an annual event held for three days at the end of July in New Park, near Brockenhurst in Hampshire.

The show attracts over 100,000 visitors every year, and brings together a celebration of traditional country pursuits, crafts, produce and entertainment. Show jumping is another major feature at the show and there are competitive classes throughout all three days. A full range of equestrian classes also features, as well as livestock competitions including pigs, cattle and sheep, plus a poultry section, rabbits, cage birds, and honey bees.

The first New Forest Show was in 1921, and in 2006, it celebrated its 80th show. The show is also great for local business as well as agricultural business, food, flowers and vegetable displays bringing together all aspects of rural life.

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The Great Yorkshire Show (GYS) is an agricultural show which takes place on the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, North Yorkshire annually from the second Tuesday of July until the following Thursday. It is organised and run by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS).

The Great Yorkshire Showground is situated off Railway Road, on the outskirts of Harrogate. It was purchased in 1950 by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, with the first GYS taking place at the site the following year. The site is 250 acres (101 ha) in area, and consists mainly of grassland with several permanent structures. These include

* Main grandstand and show-ring
* “White Rose” grandstand and show-ring
* Housing for cattle, sheep, pigs and other livestock
* Multi-purpose conference and exhibition halls (known as the “Yorkshire Event Centre”)
* Dining and function facilities (known as “Pavilions of Harrogate”)
* Office accommodation for the YAS, which has its headquarters at the showground

The showground facilities are used all the year round for various functions and events ranging from the Great Yorkshire Show itself to antiques fairs, trade shows, business conferences and wedding receptions. It is estimated that some 1 million people visit the showground each year.

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The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show is organised by the The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association, and takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge, in North Cornwall.

The show lasts for three days and attracts approximately 120,000 visitors annually, making it one of Cornwall’s major tourist attractions.

Events include:

* Judging of cattle, sheep, horses, goats and various other domestic animals
* Sheep dog trials
* Sheep shearing competitions
* Riding competitions
* Driving displays
* Falconry
* Games and sports
* Craft show
* Live music

Given it’s Royal status it is not unusual for a senior member of the Royal family to attend at the Show. A familiar sight is Prince Charles who is acknowledged to be a keen supporter of the farming community.

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The Shropshire and West Midlands Show, though usually called the West Mid Show, is an annual agriculture-related show held on the outskirts of Shrewsbury (at Coton Hill) in Shropshire, England.

It has its own showground – the Shropshire Agricultural Showground, which lies on the north bank of the River Severn in a rural setting (though it is also only a mile from Shrewsbury town centre). The showground is accessed via Berwick Road, the B5067.

The show is held usually in May and attracts as many as 40,000 people, from across the region.

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Stoneleigh Park is located south-west of the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, in the West Midlands of England. The grounds cover about 250 acres. Previously known as the National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park is an exhibition and conference centre which hosts, among many other annual events, the Royal Show, a huge agricultural event, and the Town and Country Festival.

The Royal Show is an annual agricultural show/fair held by the Royal Agricultural Society of England every year since 1840. It is held in Stoneleigh Park (previously known as the National Agricultural Centre or NAC) near Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, England. An early venue for the show was at Park Royal in London.

The event encompasses all aspects of farming, food and rural life – from the best of British livestock to the latest business and technological innovations in the farming industry. Over 1,000 stands, world-class lifestock and equine classes attract visitors from over 100 countries. It is the inspiration for the American Royal livestock show in Kansas City, Missouri and other Royal Shows in Australia and New Zealand such as the Sydney Royal Easter Show, the Royal Melbourne Show and the Auckland Royal Easter Show.

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The Royal Highland Centre (or Royal Highland Showground) refers to the exhibition centre and showgrounds located to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, adjacent to Edinburgh Airport and the A8. Purchased by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) in the late 1950’s, the Royal Highland Centre now welcomes over 1m visitors annually to a wide range of events. The largest event is the Royal Highland Show, which attracts over 150,000 visitors each year.

The future of the Showground is threatened by the proposed expansion of Edinburgh Airport, under a UK government white paper which foresees the need for the Royal Highland Centre site to be used for airport use by 2013. These expansion plans are vigorously opposed by the RHASS, who argue that the Royal Highland Centre and Edinburgh Airport were both established at the same time, and hence neither should take priority over the other in their land needs. Also, it is unlikely that a similar site with suitable transport links could be found for the Royal Highland Centre within central Scotland.

The Royal Highland Show is Scotland’s annual farming and countryside showcase. It is held annually at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston over the second-last weekend in June (Thursday – Sunday), the event attracts over 1,000 exhibitors, 4,500 head of livestock, and an annual 150,000 visitors – making it Scotland’s most popular summer event and the premier fixture in Scotland’s farming calendar. It generates over £200 million in business. Exhibitors compete for the prestige of winning not only a prize ticket, but also for prize money and trophies worth over £1 million.

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