A right royal affair

This coming weekend, from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th July, the HM team is going to be at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire.

Make sure you stop by the stand, number E7-D-3 on Block 7, for great show discounts on advertising and subscriptions. And you can enter our free prize draw to win some brilliant prizes.

Third prize is £250 worth of clothing from Tayberry (http://www.tayberryonline.co.uk/), second prize is Royal Mats rubber matting and Aquamax bedding worth £345 (http://www.aquamax.co.uk), and first prize is a fantastic field shelter from Stable Designs (http://www.stabledesigns.co.uk/) worth an incredible £1,675.

New for 2008, the brand new Heavy Horse area with a breed village and demonstration ring is a must-see! The show also features the ever-popular champion level showing and showjumping and a wide range of equestrian stands from clothing to horse equipment.

For family and friends who share tastes outside of the equestrian world, the show offers an action packed programme in the Grand Ring, craft demonstrations, shopping and countryside pursuits, a gourmet choice of great regional produce in the food hall and farmers market - the challenge is to fit it all in!

Other new attractions for 2008 include the Energy and Sustainability Park. With alternative energy being one of the hot topics for the summer, a great opportunity to really find out how this new energy source can benefit us all in the not too distant future. For a different kind of green, the newly-extended horticultural area is a must for the green-fingered.

For further information or to book tickets visit http://www.royalshow.org.uk/index.html or call 02476 696969.

To coin an old cliché, miss it and you'll miss out - and how can you resist meeting this gorgeous curly chap (someone should have a word with his hair stylist, frizzy perms are so 80s).

See you there!