Perth Show chair excited to see the Big County event take shape after waiting years to see out his role

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Perth Show Chairman Mark Mitchell has secured himself a unique place in the history of the event. For the head of Perthshire Agricultural Society has been waiting three years to fulfil his role as host of the district’s largest agricultural showcase.

Mark is keen to see Perth’s South Inch come alive with the sound of animals and the happy buzz of the public again after a two year absence.

The managing partner at Bell Ingram in Perth guarantees that this year’s two-day event will take place at Perth’s South Inch in August, “no matter what”. “Coronavirus completely scuppered all our plans for a Show in 2020,” explained Mark, “after so much work had already gone in to organising the event.

We found ourselves in lockdown with a quick rethink resulting in a token event online.“A year later and things were still up in the air with no hope of a physical show taking place,” he said.“With prior warning, however, we were able to make a decent showing online, keeping the Perth Show in the public eye and offering some competition and interaction for our farmers and livestock owners.“It was a real blow when we had to cancel the 2020 and 2021 shows - a bitter disappointment for everyone,” he said.Mark first volunteered as a show steward in 1996 and then became a director in 2000.In 2019 he was vice chairman when Perth Show made its most recent appearance on the South Inch.Despite offering to step down after the normal one year in post, Mark’s board of directors was adamant that he should remain in post until the show returned.“I can’t thank them enough,” he said. “I’m uniquely fortunate to have been chairman for three years - but sadly never yet hosted a show.