World Porridge Making Championship since 2009.. The 2018 competition was held on Saturday 6 October. World Porridge Making Championship The World Porridge Making Championship has been running since 1994, giving a main prize of the "Golden Spurtle" trophy and the title "World Porridge Making Champion" for the best traditional porridge made with oatmeal, water and salt. A prize is also awarded for the best "Speciality" porridge which again is made with oatmeal and contenders can add their own ingredients. The competition takes place at the village hall in Carrbridge, in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. and is run by volunteers on behalf of the
Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show The Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show is the largest annual competition for the Morgan horse. The "Grand National" was first held in 1974 in Detroit, Michigan and was held there again the following year, before it permanently moved to State Fair Park in Oklahoma City in 1975. The Morgan Grand National averages attendance of about 5,000, and over 1,000 horses compete over the course of the week-long show, which is held in early to mid October. The show offers classes in disciplines such as western, hunt seat, saddle seat,