Hundreds of people from across the Midlands are gearing up for this year's Shropshire County Show as entries for the livestock classes begin flooding in.

The 2011 event will take place at the Berwick Road agricultural showground in Shrewsbury on May 14 and 15 and thousands of people of all ages are expected to flock to the town.

But it will not just be people making their way to the ground as cattle, sheep, pigs horses and many more from across the region will also make the trip.

Keith Brown, trustee and pig chairman at the show, said: "There is a lot of  interest in the livestock attractions at the show in May with many more classes and new sections this year.  The schedules are now going out to livestock exhibitors and the office is receiving a lot of requests for them. We hope this demand continues and as many people as possible support the show to make it the success that Shropshire deserves.

"The Poultry Section is back this year, now under Poultry Club rules with over a hundred classes over the two days, and the Pig Section, with its new pig ring, is now a fully accredited British Pig Association show.  

"With an excellent turnout of over 60 pigs last year, we look forward  to having many more in 2011 when some of the winners will qualify for the very prestigious BPA Pig of the Year competition.

"Another event this year is a qualifying round for the Royal International Horse Show which should attract some of the best horses and riders in the country."