Competition Gransden and District Show

The Gransden and District Agricultural Society's origin dates back to 1816 in the Great Gransden Farmers' Book Society, a reference and lending library for local farmers. It developed and changed over the years until by 1891 it had begun holding competitive classes for livestock and root crops, as well as competitions for ploughing, draining , stacking and thatching. Thus the foundations were laid for GDAS as we know it today.