HEADING to the Great Yorkshire Show on Wednesday? Here's five things not to miss out on. 

1. Elite pole climbers from around Britain will be racing up 80ft-high wooden poles in the forestry area.

They will be in pursuit of the show’s six-year-old record of 9.57 seconds.

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2. The Shetland Pony Grand National competition will be taking place each day in the main ring.

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3. The grand cattle parade takes place in the ring at 2pm on Wednesday and Thursday.

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4. Speedy ferrets Wiggo, Cav and Froome will be taking part in the Tour de Ferrets on their own racing track at 2pm on Wednesday at the Welcome to Yorkshire stand.

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5. Sheep shearers from Iceland will, be at the show for the first time, competing against local shearers and others from New Zealand and Australia

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