Coleraine Show back & ready for big crowds 

AFTER multiple years of the Coleraine Showgrounds being sadly empty on the first Saturday in November, the town’s show is back for 2023 with everything from classic cars and eel races to fireworks and photography displays. In addition, there’ll be market stalls, carnival rides, music, car boot sales and much more - there’s something for everyone. The very popular horse and pony competitions will be back too, with riders like Kim Humphries on Avon Kingdom (pictured here in 2019) able to show off their combined skills. Photo: SPEC FILE.
Mark Rabich

WITH 160 years of the Coleraine Show, the belief could be that it keeps going no matter what, but with the ripple effects of COVID still reverberating, the 2022 show cancelled due to the grounds turning to mud from record spring rain, and cost of living steeply rising, the first show in the small community since 2019 is in danger of being its last.

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