05/08/2026
๐ What an incredible day. The 90th 5 Parishes Summer Show is done โ and what a show it was.
The comments and messages we've received since Sunday have been wonderful, and it means the world to us. A show like this only happens because of the people behind it โ and there are a lot of people to thank.
To everyone who visited, entered, volunteered, ran a stall, entertained, judged or donated โ thank you. Genuinely. We couldn't do any of this without you, and your support means everything to us.
Outside of our incredible volunteer committee, we'd like to extend a very special thank you to the following supporters and sponsors who helped make the 90th show so memorable:
Abberton Car Sales ยท Alison Biegel ยท Anglian Electrics ยท Arthur Gidlow ยท Austin 7 Owners' Club ยท Barry Gooding ยท Blackwater Fuels ยท Bob Roots ยท Carl Powling ยท Collier & Catchpole ยท Cooks Skip Hire ยท David Allen ยท D Pittock Engineering ยท East Anglian Kite Flyers ยท East Saxon Car Club ยท Ed Lee ยท Eric & Jan Coan and family ยท Essex Land Rover Club ยท Guntons ยท Hatfields Ltd ยท Hosplant ยท Howdens of Colchester ยท James Wilkinson (James Event Films) ยท Jinny Gale ยท John Fell ยท John Fowler ยท KWD Grab Hire ยท Lidl Gosbecks Road & Abberton Road ยท Mandy at Peter Johnson Entertainments Ltd ยท Martin & Co ยท Mersea Homes ยท Nick Ridley (Thinksay Creative Communications) ยท Paul Doorne ยท Paul Wheeler (gun dog display & decorative planters) ยท P R Wormell Farms ยท Rae Shirley Photography & Design ยท R Davidson & Son ยท Robert Kean ยท St John's Ambulance ยท Tendring Dog Agility ยท Volunteer Police Cadets
We hope to see you all again on 1st August 2027 for the next chapter. Until then โ thank you. ๐