Loyal dedication to the farming industry totalling almost 750 years was honoured with long service awards at the Royal Norfolk Show.
Show president the Bishop of Norwich presented certificates at the annual ceremony, which marked the tireless commitment of 18 people working in agriculture and rural industries.
They included three awards for Norwich-based farm machinery dealer Ben Burgess, and two for Stratton Streles Estates, near Aylsham.
And two recipients racked up an extraordinary 54 years of service - Patrick Slegg and Anthony Whittred.
The long service award winners were as follows.
Karl Gwillian, 31 years as a tractor driver for Stratton Streles Estates; Paul Furness, 33 years, head sprayman, Stratton Streles Estates; MarkCann, 34 years, service technician, Ben Burgess; Robin Rawling, 35 years, service technician, Ben Burgess; Terrence Hughes, 35 years, estate gardener and handyman for William Dorsey; Dean Hunt, 36 years, parts advisor, Ben Burgess; Simon Thaxton, 40 years, tractor driver, J&C Farms; Alistair Bull, 40 years, livestock manager, Thelveton Farms; Gary Tennant, 40 years, farm worker, Toby Fleming; Jason Lamb, 40 years, poultry manager, Uphouse Farm; Paul Jarvis, 41 years, farm worker, RW Hill Farms; Jonathan Magrath, 43 years, agronomist, Norfolk; Paul Batterbee, 47 years, farm worker, David Ward Newton; Philip John Whitworth, 47 years, farm worker, J&J Salter; Paul Hunter, 49 years, farm worker, RS Cross & Son; Steven Hawes, 50 years, farm worker, Alison Schwier; Patrick Slegg, 54 years, agricultural engineer, CTM Harpley Engineering; Anthony Whittred, 54 years, farm operator, Poortvelt Farms.
Other awards presented at the event included RNAA fellowships for show stalwarts David Morton, Gloria Goodley, and Geoff and Carol Watson, while Rob Leigh, the Broads Authority's head of communications, became a Life Fellow of the Royal Norfolk Show.
And the 2026 Timothy Colman Prize was awarded to Mark Gorton, founder of Traditional Norfolk Poultry, for his outstanding contribution to the county's food sector and his leadership of the poultry industry.
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