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Coronavirus: 2020 Peterborough Exhibition moving online

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The annual Peterborough Exhibition will be moving online this August due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 177th edition of the Ex was scheduled for Morrow Park, featuring a variety of agricultural and livestock displays and contests, a midway and other activities.

Each year the Ex attracts thousands of visitors. However, on Tuesday the host Peterborough Agricultural Society announced it will be holding an online auction as part of a “virtual Ex” The modified event will also allow exhibitors to showcase their animals but through video and photos which are to be uploaded for judging. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “Although the pandemic has forced us to postpone the Ex as we know it, there is an

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