The Big Back Garden

New this year is The Big Back Garden, an area dedicated to family fun, with barbecue demonstrations and garden games. The creation of the Big Back Garden is a reflection on the growing numbers of families who come along to the Show.

Barbecue Demonstrations

Amongst the attractions here will be barbecue wizard, Billy Walker. Billy has spent some years cooking at home and abroad in the armed forces after which working as a chef within the top hotels in Edinburgh. Billy has mastered the art of barbecuing in the last 30 years and appeared on television including the Beechgrove garden and is looking forward to speaking to visitors about their favourite barbeque recipes. Billy will be demonstrating how to cook the following:

11am - BIG BACK GARDEN BREAKFAST

1pm - THAI CHICKEN CURRY WITH RICE, FRIED SHRIMP IN OYSTER SAUCE WITH RICE

3pm - BBQ MARINADE PORK LOIN, BBQ CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE WITH LASHINGS OF DARK CHOC

5pm – PAELLA, BBQ CHICKEN

Children's Activities

There will be a number of activities within the Big Back Garden for children.

Enjoy-a-Ball is a sports coaching programme for girls and boys aged between three and nine. Enjoy-a-ball will be will be providing children with an opportunity to practice their sports skills such as throwing, kicking, hitting, catching etc. through the use of a variety of sports equipment.

The trained instructors will work with the children providing them with individual/collective coaching during a 30 minute session on the Saturday and Sunday of the Show.

To find out more about Enjoy-a-ball please click on the link below.

Caledonia Play design, manufacture and install modular and standalone wooden play equipment for the garden and playground. We are a family run business with many years experience in the timber industry, the knowledge from which has been applied to creating new designs and structures.

Caledonaia Play will have a Play House, Log Train, Basket Swing, Sandpit and a Balance Beam all on display and to use by children.

Caledonia Play will also have a stand at Gardening Scotland selling a range of equipment, stand number 216. To find out more about Caledonia Play please click here.

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