County Shows

The Company supports 8 County Shows during the course of each year.

Blacksmiths from all over the country exhibit their work and take part in live forging events; the results at the County Shows form the basis of the National Blacksmiths' Competition.

Alex Jones GYS
TV's Alex Jones tries her hand at blacksmithing at the Great Yorkshire Show

Points from each Show are aggregated together and the overall winners in each category (Static Competition and Live Forging) are honoured at our annual Michaelmas Awards Luncheon in London.

Although all of the 2020 and the majority of the 2021 County Shows were cancelled due to Covid, they returned in 2022 and have been thriving ever since. The National Blacksmiths' Competitions are held at 8 of the County Shows being held this year and the Blacksmiths' Company is represented at each of these shows.