It was the last remaining show in the district not to cancel but the hard-working local committee unfortunately has to make the difficult decision last week to also cancel the 2020 Corowa Show in light of current COVID-19 restrictions.
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The Corowa P A & H Society executive committee informed all its members, sponsors, supporters, competitors and patrons of the decision that show secretary Jan McKenna described as never an easy one to make and was not made lightly.
“But due to the Covid-19 pandemic many restrictions and stipulations have been put in place which the show committee now has to adhere to, making it very difficult with the running of the 2020 show,” she told The Free Press.
“The health and safety of everyone involved including members, volunteers, community patrons, traders, exhibitors and competitors are our number one priority, and this was our main discussion when making this decision.”
During this time, committee members felt they could not ask their sponsors for sponsorship when they themselves are going through a difficult time.
“We would like to thank them for their continuing support over the years and would love to see them back next year,” Jan said.
“On behalf of the Corowa P A & H Society I would like to take this opportunity to thank the committee for their hard work leading up to this decision, the community, sponsors, competitors and exhibitors for your on-going support and the volunteers who help out every year.
“We hope you all understand this difficult decision and once again thank you for your ongoing support.”
Jan’s parting message was: “Bring on 2021 for a wonderful Corowa Show!”
In the raffle drawn last Saturday, first prize was won by Kate Saunders who claims a trailer load of wood, Graeme Anderson wins a voucher for $100 from Austral Cleaning and third prize dinner (or takeaway) from the Newmarket Hotel was won by Sally Hughes.
The Show Society would like to thank Sam Nixon and his helpers for cutting the wood for first prize, Austral Cleaning and the Newmarket Hotel for their sponsorships, which is greatly appreciated.
