Strongmen urged to show up
9:26am Tuesday 13th May 2008
RYEDALE'S strongmen are invited to enter the first Malton Show tug-of-war contest this year.
Teams from across the district can join in the fun at the annual agricultural event on Sunday, July 20 at Scampston Park, near Malton.
The semi-finals and finals of the championships will take place in the main ring and local associations, pubs, clubs, businesses and friends are all encouraged to enter.
A spokesman for the show said: "We hope that this will become an annual event which will be keenly and cleanly fought."
To register a team online visit www.maltonshow.org or call the Malton Show office on 01653 693382 (Tuesday and Friday between 12 and 3pm).