The milestone has been reached following this summer’s show, where an annual auction of cheeses raised £8,530 for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI), a charity which works tirelessly to support farming people through practical, financial and emotional assistance. Once judging has taken place in the Cheese and Dairy Section, Great Yorkshire Show visitors are given the chance to bid for a round of their favourite cheese, from top quality cheese producers from across the country. Proceeds from the auction are then donated to a nominated charity each year.
RABI is the latest recipient, with other beneficiaries over the last 12 years having included: Herriot Hospice Homecare, The Samaritan’s Regional Rural Initiative, Addington Fund and Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Due to the Covid pandemic, the cheese auction did not go ahead in 2020 when the Great Yorkshire Show was cancelled and when it returned under strict control measures in 2021. (Image: YAS) Rachel Coates, show director, said: “A huge thank you to Great Yorkshire Show visitors for generously supporting the cheese auction, this year and over the last 12 years, raising an incredible amount for great causes that are so important to farming families.
We know that the funds raised are going to an excellent cause again this year. "RABI is long-time member of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s Yorkshire Rural Support Network, which promotes and provides sources of practical, financial, medical and emotion.
