It's not all about athletics, this about the tasks that you do on a regular basis on your smallholding.

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society is pleased to announce the above brand new competition for the 2008 Smallholder and Garden Festival.

This new Competition is being held to promote and develop Smallholder Countryside Skills.

The Competition will be held on Sunday 18th May, commencing at 9am and is open to any individual over the age of 16. Entrants will be required to demonstrate their abilities by completing five asks related to smallholding within given time periods and marked out of a maximum of 10 points each. The details of the tasks will not be disclosed beforehand but entrants will need to be prepared to undertake a variety of activities such as identifying things displayed to them driving a quad bike and completing practical countryside skills/activities under guidance.

It's a competition for practical people to show off their everyday skills. Why don't you have a go? You could win £100 for doing what comes naturally!

The tasks relating to the Competition will be held near the Livestock Sections and the presentation to the winners will be held in the Sheep Ring just prior to the Supreme Sheep Championship taking place.

Entry Fee - £10 per competitor. A one day entry ticket to the event will be sent to each competitor nearer the Show along with general details and list of starting times.

Prize Money - 1st place winner will receive £100 and a Welsh Royal Crystal item kindly given by Mr. Emrys Bowen. 2nd place winner will receive £50 and 3rd -£25, 4th -£15 and 5th - £10.

Prize Cards & Rosettes will be awarded to 1st - 5th prizewinners.

To enter, download the form by clicking here and send it together with a £10 Cheque made payable to the RWAS Ltd to Festival Smallholder Pentathlon Competition', RWAS Ltd, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3SY or e-mail - rhian@rwas.co.uk Closing date for receipt of application forms will be no later than Friday, April 4 2008.

Please note that a copy of the Festival Livestock Schedule can also be found on the Festival Website link below.