The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society has played a leading role in the development of agriculture and the rural economy in Wales for over a century, since its formation in 1904.
Today our work includes providing support for business, social welfare and education in rural communities, and the organisation and staging of our ever-popular society events; the Smallholding and Countryside Festival, the Royal Welsh Show and the Winter Fair.
SMALLHOLDING AND COUNTRYSIDE FESTIVAL
Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys. LD2 3SY
We look forward to seeing you at the next Smallholding & Countryside Festival on 18th & 19th May 2024.
ROYAL WELSH SHOW
Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys. LD2 3SY
We look forward to seeing you at the Royal Welsh Show from 22nd – 25th July 2024.
ROYAL WELSH WINTER FAIR
Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys. LD2 3SY
We look forward to seeing you at the next Winter Fair on 25th and 26th November 2024.
SHOWGROUND
The 150 acre Royal Welsh Showground is open all year round. We host an array of exciting events set against the spectacular views of the Welsh countryside.
The Showground boasts many different venues catering for a variety of occasions such as weddings, business meetings, conferences, concerts, exhibitions and much more.
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society has played a leading role in the development of agriculture and the rural economy in Wales for over a century, since its formation in 1904.
Today our work includes providing support for business, social welfare and education in rural communities, and the organisation and staging of our ever-popular society events; the Smallholding and Countryside Festival, the Royal Welsh Show and the Winter Fair.
RWAS Student of the Year
Awarded by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, the Student of the Year Award is open to students who have completed NVQ Level III or the BTEC ND/NC, C&G certificate/diploma courses in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Nursing, Horse Management, Countryside Management or other land-based related management courses.
The Student of the Year will be awarded a Certificate and a monetary prize and invited to write an article for the 2022 Society Journal.
Enillydd 2021 Winner – Joshua Adam O’Sullivan Woodward; (Bridgend College)
Joshua is a student at Bridgend College Pencoed Campus, he has studied and completed with distinction his Level 2 Farm Animals & Countryside Skills and Level 3 Countryside Management. In September he will continue studying for HND in Environmental Conservation Management.
Joshua has gained practical experience of working at Ynysnadd Farm for the last 5 years, including metal work, hedge planting and hedge laying along with day-to-day farm work. He continues to learn new skills through volunteering with Neath Port Talbot Council as a Countryside Worker and has recently volunteered at South Wales Miners Museum gaining further maintenance skills and blacksmithing.
Joshua plans to work with numerous organisations in the land management and conservation sector to build up more practical skills and widen his skill set. Working towards becoming a Countryside Ranger, either working with a National Park or conservation projects, a mix between agriculture and the countryside.
One of Joshua’s main personal achievements is that he runs his own small beekeeping business. He began this venture after joining a local beekeeping association and over the coming years slowly built up from a very small operation of just two hives to as many as 15 to 20 depending on the time of year. All produce is extracted by hand, bottled and sold through family, friends and locals.
The judges remarked – “Joshua is a very worthy candidate to win the Student of the Year Award, he has the drive and motivation to gain experience whilst studying at College. He is community minded and has a balanced open mind when it comes to conservation and agriculture. We wish him every success with his HND and future career.
Mr D Iori Evans
Professor E Wynne Jones OBE FRAgS