Saturday represented the 34th year since Tullymurry held their first event and it was lovely to see how all the extended family came together, as a team, to create a touch of nostalgia as they reverted to the original routes and recreated the iconic ‘Tullymurry Fence’. The fences were superbly presented and were very colourful, even reflecting the artistic creativity of the third generation to be involved in this wonderful Co Down venue, which was pioneered by the much loved and highly respected matriarch, Marian Turley. She and her amazing team provided a sumptuous lunch befitting royalty for the judges and officials.
Tullymurry has not only been a popular eventing venue in the Northern Region calendar, but also, for the past few months, has been the base and focal point for ‘The Devil’s Horsemen’ who are filming their latest series. Alongside that, the Tullymurry Team have been carrying out major infrastructural improvements which gained great praise. Once again, words don’t adequately express appreciation to the 70 plus volunteers who covered all duties in the three phases, but also the very important task of car parking which, in itself, was a military exercise, carried out with extreme precision.
A Northern Region spokesperson said: “We are the luckiest organisation in the world because we are surrounded by selfless people who are prepared to give rather than take. “This is very much appreciated by everyone involved in the sport and is the reason that Kim.