Thursday 10th June 2027
The 21st Children’s Countryside Day- June 2027
Established in 2004, we will celebrate 21 years of Children’s Countryside Day in June 2027, and we are proud that it continues to be recognised as one of the foremost rural educational events in the UK. This one-day interactive educational event reinforces the objectives of the Society, aiming to give children of all abilities aged between 5 and 11 years from Northumberland and Tyne and Wear first-hand experience of rural life.
The CCD celebrates our local heritage and culture; engages the local community and showcases the rural diversification of the Glendale area. Through knowledge sharing between exhibitors and children, we explain where food comes from and how it is produced, with an emphasis on giving a wider understanding of the countryside, the environment and the people who work in the rural economy. Agriculture and rural industries are the essence of the Glendale community and of wider Northumberland.
With an average of 1600 school children attending CCD each year, around 27,000 children have participated in the event to date.
Our thanks go to Lilburn Estates Farming Partnership for allowing us to use the Showfield for the Children’s Countryside Day. We are also extremely grateful to the following businesses and individuals for their generous financial support.
Lilburn Estates Farming Partnership
Lowick Hall Estates
Amwood Art
Etal Manor Riding School
The Joicey Trust
Lazy Grace
The Carr-Ellison Charitable Trust
The Godman Charitable Company
Nigel Vinson Charitable Trust
Pallinsburn Estates
Alnwick Farming & Property Consultants
The Sir James Knott Charitable Trust
Johnson's Oils
NE Fire
Scottish Woodlands
The COOP, Wooler
Ann Matthewson
Glendale Engineering
We are extremely thankful for all the support from all the local businesses and volunteers who help on the day.
Please note this is a closed event, which takes place at the Glendale Showfield and is not open to the public.
Please contact sally@glendaleshow.com if you would like to get involved.