Gate steward, Brian Cooksey, aged 68, dusting off Yorkshire Agricultural Society signage on one of the show gates ahead first day starting tomorrow.Gate steward, Brian Cooksey, aged 68, dusting off Yorkshire Agricultural Society signage on one of the show gates ahead first day starting tomorrow.
Gate steward, Brian Cooksey, aged 68, dusting off Yorkshire Agricultural Society signage on one of the show gates ahead first day starting tomorrow.

Great Yorkshire Show 2023: All the best photos as Harrogate prepares for the biggest event in the agricultural calendar

Farmers and exhibitors are on site at the Harrogate Showground as preparations for the Great Yorkshire Show approach the final stages.

The 164th Show runs from Tuesday until Friday and tickets have completely sold out – a reflection of its ever-increasing popularity.

Yorkshire Post photographer James Hardisty went along to the press preview event on Monday to capture the action.