Stokesley Show back for 2022 with food theatre and performing sheep

All the traditional activities associated with an agricultural show will have a presence – plus some fresh ideas.

Show president this year is the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, Johanna Ropner, who together with the Hammonds Saltaire Band, will open the show. The band will march through Stokesley High Street and arrive on the show field to officially start the event.

Other attractions include a visit from Diggerland, with an opportunity for children to have a go, and a show featuring performing.

Paul Hannam, a quad bike stuntman from North Devon with 25 years’ experience riding quad bikes and 10 years’ experience racing at British Championship level, will stage a stunt Show in the Millbry Stud Main Ring Arena. There will be precision riding, a multiple roll stunt quad, and he will jump as hight as possible.

Between displays visitors are encouraged to visit the interactive stand where they can get a closer look at the bikes, meet the riders and get a photo.

New for 2022 is a food theatre with a programme of demonstrations from local chefs, including Hamideh Salehi, chef/owner of The Persian Pomegranate, Great Ayton, at 11am; Esther Veerman, The Country Cook, game chef and author, at 12pm; Rob Green, UK chef ambassador for Seafish, and owner of The Yorkshire Seafood Kitchen, at 1pm; Jason Moore, head chef at The G&T House, Angrove Park, Great Ayton, at 2pm; and Ian Munro, chef/owner, of The Velveteen Rabbit Luncheon Club, Great Ayton, at 3pm.

The food theatre will be hosted by Irene Myers.

Irene Myers, host and MC of the new food theatre at Stokesley Show

Tickets are £16 for adults, £12 for children aged five to 16, with family tickets (two adults and two children available for £40. Under fives are free.

Hamideh Said Salehi

Hamideh is of Iranian origin and has been passionate about food for over 20 years. After dipping her toes into the culinary world, catering for small events and parties, she decided that 2022 was the time to venture into opening her own business supported by her husband and family.

Hamideh and Massoud Salehi

The Pomegranate Persian Tea Room is a family owned, family run cafe that has worked hard to bring something new to the bustling gastronomic scene in Great Ayton. The dishes are of Persian origin, with hearty portions and a new but familiar feel.

Esther Veerman, The Country Cook

Esther Veerman is a captivating chef, who will take you on a culinary adventure into the world of game. Her deepest love is her gundogs, the wind blowing in her hair, and a taste of the wild.

Born into a shooting family Esther soon established a good grounding in game, under the watchful eyes of some sporting and culinary legends. Extraordinary understanding of flavours and textures make Esther’s dishes world-class.

Esther Veerman

What takes her to the next level however, is that Esther has a wealth of knowledge and understanding of how game is produced and harvested, and the health and ethical benefits to eating game.

Esther’s warm and enchanting style nurtures and entertains, resulting in an easy confidence to bring game into everyone’s repertoire through deeper understanding and skills.

Rob Green

Rob Green is a seafood specialist chef with over 30 years experience. A former national Seafood Chef of the Year, he is currently a UK chef ambassador for Seafish.

Rob Green

Rob and his wife Emma ran the multi award winning restaurant Green’s of Whitby for 15 years before Rob embarked on his chef consultant roll, providing services such as recipe and product development.

Rob also currently runs his new business, the Yorkshire Seafood Kitchen and is proud to be partners with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust as part of The Scarborough Town Deal funded Wild Eye Programme.

Ian Munro, The Velveteen Rabbit Luncheon Club

Ian has been a chef for 25 years, working for some of the best know restaurants across Teesside. He met his business partner and fiancée over eight years ago and finally realised his dream of opening his own bistro. After spending some time on the road, building a following, The Velveteen Rabbit Luncheon Club settled in Great Ayton over four years ago.

Ian Munro

Ian still has a passion for good, home cooked food and continues to front the kitchen in Great Ayton as well as still getting out and about to food festivals across the area with his market stall.

Jason Moore

Jason Moore has had a fantastic career across the North East and North Yorkshire’s best establishments.

He started his training at Kirby College and trained at the Hilton on Park Lane whilst in his time there he went through the ranks from Commis up to Sous Chef as the restaurant achieved four rosettes.

Returning to the North East, Jason was Sous at Judges and promoted to head chef within 18 months, he has gone on to be Head Chef at Gisborough Hall, Wynyard Hall, The Durham Ox and Group Executive Chef at Provenance Inns & Hotels.

Jason now is head chef of The G&Tea House situated on Angrove Park, Great Ayton.

His favourite thing about being a chef is creating dishes that people enjoy and getting guests to try different foods and flavours. His biggest achievement is having cooked for many members of the Royal Family and most notably Princess Diana.