PRESIDENT of the Coffs Harbour Show Society for the past four years, Christopher Pearson, having reached the end of his constitutional tenure, has stepped down.

Christopher has been a member of Coffs Harbour Show Society for over two decades.

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As well as serving as President, he has represented the Show at group level as a delegate and went on to serve as a State Director of AgShows NSW.

Christopher’s services to shows in general was rewarded when he received The Royal Agricultural Societies Medal for Service.

Further recognition was bestowed when AgShows NSW made him a ‘Legend of the Local Show’ in 2022.

“It’s a good time to step away as the Show went through a financial crisis during which I had to personally pay the rental on the showground for the hire and then nothing happened for a couple of years until (the late) Margaret Crawley arrived as a member,” said Christopher.

“Margaret was disgruntled that I was left ‘holding the can’ and set about fundraising, eventually raising some $42,000 after all debts were repaid.

“Truly, Margaret was the Coffs Show’s saviour,” said Christopher.

Margaret was also recognised as a Legend of the Local Show before her untimely death in February 2023.

Christopher said that he hoped his example of not seeking re-election would be followed by others on the committee, some of whom were serving when he joined.

“Ït’s hard for younger people to gain experience if those at the top hang on to positions,” said Christopher.

Asked if this was the end of his show involvement Christopher replied, “No, far from it.

“I have recently returned from a three nations visit and already I have one overseas show which has expressed a desire to participate in an ideas exchange during 2024, so I’m really looking forward to visiting their event,” he said.

By Andrea FERRARI