THE Cotswold Show and Food Festival is just around the corner and the Wilts and Glos Standard have teamed up with organisers to offer five readers sets of tickets to this popular weekend event.

Held in Cirencester Park on Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8, the Show, now in its 29th year, it remains one of the Cotswold’s most popular rural events, with its winning mix of family entertainment, activity arenas, and 200 trade stands and food stalls, showcasing the best of the British countryside, its history, traditions and produce.

This year’s Show is commemorating the centenary of the end of World War I with the Bremont Great War Display Team and 100 years of the RAF with the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team.

The Savage Skills BMX Team are the UK’s leading freestyle mountain bike stunt team will also be thrilling the crowds with breath-taking performances.

The Mounted Games Association of Great Britain make a welcome return to the Show with high degrees of athletic ability, fabulous riding skills and a competitive spirit.

Originally founded as a showcase for countryside pursuits, Show visitors can expect to learn all about traditional rural skills through demonstrations and hands-on experiences. Have a go at shooting clays, archery and even falconry and watch the experts at work in displays of saddlery, beekeeping, wood carving, glassblowing and more.

The Show’s original ethos “where town meets country” is still adhered to with masses to see and do for the whole family throughout the weekend including tree climbing and bungee trampolines, a traditional Punch and Judy Show, a working dog display, the Dog and Duck Show, and the World of Dogs area.

The Food Festival element of the Show continues with the Cookery Theatre featuring chefs from Cotswolds hotels and restaurants alongside the ever-popular Food Hall.

To be in with a chance of winning tickets (two adults and two children) to the Show, just enter our competition in next week's paper. Entries should arrive by June 28.

Tickets for the Show are on sale via the website cotswoldshow.co.uk. Discounted tickets are available until Monday, July 2 at 11.59pm.