In 2013 a young Somerset-based military vehicle owner by the name of James Shopland saw the results of all his hard work in creating a new show for when the event was launched on the waiting public. Called the “Dig for Victory Show” (www.digforvictoryshow.com), after the wartime call in Britain for civilians to grow more food, the show was an instant success. Held annually, except for the period during the Covid-19 pandemic, it returned to the North Somerset Showground at Wraxall, near Bristol BS48 1NE last year, where it was met with an appreciative response.
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