NOT even the unseasonal weather could deter people eager to see a host of countryside events.

Crowds flocked to the Pickering showground by the A169 to see sheep shearing displays, gun dogs, heavy horses and birds of prey.

For shoppers, there were stalls selling everything from walking sticks to homemade jam. It was the second time that the Events Office, which is at Market Place, Pickering, organised a Countryside Show.

The first was in 2001 after the foot-and-mouth epidemic laid waste to the agricultural show calendar.

Event manager Andrew Dunce said the event had been popular but muddy due to the recent rain.