The Bermuda Agriculture Exhibition returns after a one-year hiatus and is welcomed back like a long-lost friend.

Grounds at the Botanical Grounds are packed to capacity for the revived event, which includes traditional favourites such as farmyard animals, highly trained horses and dogs, botanical displays and food stalls – but also includes a children’s art exhibition, as well as homegrown entertainment that is a huge hit with attendees.

The exhibition is resurrected by a public-private partnership, AG Show Ltd, that draws support from a wide spectrum of the community.

Organisers declare themselves pleased with the enthusiastic response from fairgoers.

“The participation by young people is phenomenal, and we’ve had hundreds of volunteers,” enthuses Kim White, a member of the organising team who calls attendance at the event “unbelievable”.

“One of the greatest successes has been the entertainment,” Mr White added. “The show has come back with a bang.”

Speaking on the first day of the exhibition at the petting zoo, Christine Atcheson explains she became an Ag Show volunteer for the first time after attending the event on multiple occasions over the last 30 years.

“This is an annual staple which I brought my sons to, and I was really sad when it was cancelled last year,” she says.

“We thought we were going to lose the Ag Show. This is something worth giving time for, because it’s one of the few things we have on the island which is culturally unique.”

A couple of days later, Bermuda Poultry Fanciers Society president Leo Simmons is also effusive about the event.

“Not having the Ag Show last year was a great miss,” he says. The interest is here, you can tell by the diversity of people coming along.

“It’s one of the biggest community events on the calendar, and it’s like the start of the summer season.”

Farmer and long-time radio personality David Lopes is chairman of the public-private partnership that revives the event. He says the group is determined to keep the show going.

“We’re always looking for ways to improve it,” he says. “We need to make sure that this doesn’t fail to happen again.”

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April 4: Bermuda’s churches have their tax-exempt status called into question when it emerges none of them are paying land tax.

April 4: Otto Wurtz, the Hamilton gift store, announces it is to close after 60 years.

April 6: Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, defends the island’s tax system after Bermuda comes under fire from Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour Party leader, after the release of the Panama Papers.

April 9: The political group Preserve Marriage Bermuda is granted charitable status by the Registrar General.

April 10: Richard “Dick” Reno wins top chef award at the City Food Festival.

April 12: A 38-year-old dies after crashing his bike into Flatts Bridge and being catapulted into the ocean. He is later named as Taiwan Smith, of Pembroke.

April 13: Otis Walter Bell is jailed for 12 years for his terrifying knife attack on RoseAnn Edwards, the City of Hamilton councilor.

April 15: Some of the island’s visitors express frustration at the transport system in Dockyard. In particular a bus pass policy is labelled “unworkable.”

April 15: Jane Pocock, the founder of the Irish Linen Shop, dies aged 94.

April 17: Dr Clarence James CBE, former deputy premier and general surgeon, dies aged 84.

April 18: Construction begins on the new parking layout at City Hall in Hamilton.

April 19: The Up with People performance group arrives in Bermuda

April 22: Commissioner Franklin Fahmbulleh resigns from the Human Rights Commission after a television report raises questions about his past.

April 25: A kind-hearted cashier is praised for helping a single mom pay for her groceries at the Heron Bay MarketPlace.

April 26: The “brown water” affecting Prospect and Cedar Park homes is safe to drink, confirms an independent test commissioned by The Royal Gazette.

April 26: Parents, teachers and residents greet rush-hour traffic with placards to voice concerns about the condition and safety of Bermuda’s schools.

April 27: Jason Hayward, president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, issues a full apology in Supreme Court for comments he made on television about Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance. Mr Richards discontinues his lawsuit against Mr Hayward.

April 30: Members of the Artemis Racing team are hailed as heroes after coming to the aid of a stricken jet skier in the Great Sound.