ORGANISERS of the Royal Lancashire Show have hailed this year's event as one of the best ever.

Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society chairman Gordon Roberts said: "It was excellent, a brilliant three days.

"Everything went to plan and the number of visitors was on target for the budget we set.

"It was one of the best shows I've been to and the exhibitors put on an excellent attraction."

However, while sunshine over the weekend was a plus-point, Mr Roberts admitted that the event had not been busy enough for them to "break our budget barrier" and provide an unassailable financial footing for the future of the show.