Has anyone found out if its still going ahead? Walked the dog show area yesterday & it was under 4" of water....as was the car park. The rest of the show anything up to a foot of water!!!!

According to the BBC local news Yes, hope they are right. Jackie

Well myself and 2 friends are stewarding there tomorrow
and have not been told its off.
Didnt realise it was so muddy though,I was just getting my clothes ready for tomorrow so will put my muckers in the car too :)

I wouldn't bother with the muckers......you need wellies...I'm not kidding, they are still pumping out the marquees!

How's the mud holding up Carolyn? I hear the showjumping cancelled today due to the ring being too muddy!

I went to see the dog shows at Bakewell yesterday as it's very near to where I live. The car parks weren't too bad. They've put lots of metal plates down for cars to drive over to stop them sinking. The grassy pathways have been covered in loads of woodchip and felt mats. The felt mats ooze muddy water when you walk overthem. However without them you'd sink upto your knees in mud. Most of the trade stands looked like they were coping well with the damp ground and were situated alongside a tarmac road so walking around these wasn't a problem. Only saw bits of the horse events. Looked like they were still going ahead but under very poor ground conditions. We had more rain last night and this morning, so conditions won't have improved. Sensible footwear is definitely the order of the day. I felt sorry for the show dog people as the rings were getting very muddy. I did see some people wearing wellies and they definitely coped the best! Still worth going to the show, although I think the dog show bit is over now.