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"I would think that we have raised somewhere around £170,000," said Trebor Edwards, president of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society.

"The appeal continues until the end of the year. It would be nice if we could reach £200,000. That would be ideal.

"People have really worked hard. I am quite confident about getting there (to £200,000). Things have gone very, very well."

Clwyd, which includes Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham and part of Conwy, is the feature county at the four-day show which opens at Builth Wells on Monday.

The appeal money will go towards the construction of a £4 million food hall on the showground.

Trebor, of Bryn Alaw, Betws GG near Corwen, will have the honour of showing Princess Anne around the show.

"I haven't met her before but they say she's very nice," said Trebor who is hoping that a spell of fair weather will mean farmers can wrap up their harvests in time to travel to the show.

Trebor, whose tenor voice once made him the most successful soloist in the history of Welsh recording, will release a new album at the show on Tuesday, donating £2 from each sale to the appeal fund.

He will also be entering two bullocks and a heifer into the commercial beast classes at the show.

Gwyn Hughes of Brookhouse Farm, Denbigh, who met Princess Anner when he was the show president in 1981, said Trebor was "very popular" and had "tremedous support" in his role as show president.

Meanwhile some 50 young riders, aged from six to 16, have been practising hard for the show.

The youngsters, members of the Flint and Denbigh Pony Club, will perform a 'Musical Ride' in the show's main ring on each of the four days of the event.


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