New president announced for The Heathfield Show and trade stand reservations are now open
18th January

A new president for The Heathfield Show was announced in December and January sees the opening of the booking window for trade stands.
A new Show President for the Heathfield Show
The Marquess of Abergavenny lives at Eridge Park, near Tunbridge Wells with his wife and daughter.
Eridge is a fully diverse estate including offices, shops and restaurants. It pays host to music festivals, annual and biennial fairs, survival courses, camping and a broad range of entertainment and leisure events in addition to a Deer Park Café and Farm Shop.
Eridge Park has been in Countryside Stewardship since 1994 and has a range of diversified rural activities
including, supplying Waitrose with venison from the deer park. Lord Abergavenny served as an East Sussex District Councillor from 1998 – 2006 representing Frant, Eridge, Withyham & Groombridge and was made Deputy Lieutenant of East Sussex in 2010. Currently, Lord Abergavenny runs several family businesses and purchased the Lower Pantiles, in Tunbridge Wells, in 2011 adding this diverse property to the portfolio, encouraging community events. His public and charity roles focus on employment for disabled ex-service members and care for the elderly and disabled; Trustee of Royal British Legion Industries, Chairman of St John Kent, a position he held for six years; President of the South of England Show, and continues to be Patron of Rotherfield St Martin, Spa Valley Railway and various other local charities. Lord Abergavenny is the Chairman of the Countryside Forum and was previously Chairman of the Conservative Rural Forum for four years.
This year’s show takes place on Saturday 25 May at the Tottingworth Showground in Broad Oak, near Heathfield, East Sussex