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The Hanley Swan Village Show has been running since August 1862, when the first Hanley Castle Horticultural and Flower Show was organised by the gentry of Hanley Castle parish. The aim was ‘to encourage horticulture among the cottagers, and to stimulate them to neatness and order not only in their gardens but their households’.

Over a century-and-a-half later, it still takes place each year in August, but it is now organised by local volunteers. Entry is open to all amateurs living in or around the parish.

Staging of entries takes place on Friday 28 August from 3pm to 5pm and on Saturday 29 August from 8.30am to 10am. The show is then closed between 10am and 1.30pm for judging, before opening to the public from 1.30pm – 5pm. Awards are presented at 4pm and raffle prizes at 4.30pm.

Access to the car boot field is from 12pm onwards and costs £10 per car, payable in cash on the day, but sellers must pre-register by completing the online form no later than 5pm the day before the show (Friday) and must remain on site until 4pm on the show day.

There will also be a variety of stalls selling hand-made items, plants and food.

Plus, Single Reeds, a wind-based band from Malvern, will be performing a range of music from light entertainment through to Big Band sounds, popular light classical pieces and classic pop, outside the village hall from 2pm.

Admission to the show is free.

Saturday 29 August 2026

All Day

Hanley Swan Village Hall

FREE

Location

Hanley Swan Village Hall

Welland Road

Hanley Swan

WR8 0DF

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