From Janet Kipling, Exeter 383654, April 29, 2008

Bike stunt supremo Andrei Burton, broadcaster Douglas Mounce and children's author Michael Morpurgo will be amongst the well-known figures making an appearance at Devon County Council's stand at this year's Devon County Show.

They will all be promoting the same message - celebrating Devon and making the county greener.

Andrei Burton, who is ranked second in Europe, will be promoting the Grand Western Weekend by using a canal barge as a platform for his breathtaking stunts. The Weekend is being held at Devon County Council's Grand Western Canal a week after the County Show.

The Cycle Circus will continue the entertainment in between Andrei's performances.

There are also four Great Devon Quizzes throughout each day to test your knowledge on Devon's history, culture and sporting prowess. Hosted by Douglas Mounce, the quiz uses 'Who wants to be a millionaire?'-style hand held voting controls and offers the chance to win a goody bag of local produce.

Former Children's Laureate and much-loved author Michael Morpurgo will be doing a reading from one of his books and meeting children on Thursday morning. Authors Simon Hall and Belinda Seward will also be visiting on Friday and Saturday. They will all be supporting the National Year of Reading and Devon County Council's drive to encourage people to join libraries and to find the youngest library member. Young library fans will also enjoy meeting M@x, the canine mascot from The Zone, Devon County Council's children's library service website.

A film will also be screened about Farms for City Children which was set up by Michael Morpurgo and is the official charity of the County Show this year.

Devon County Council Leader Brian Greenslade said: "The Devon County Council marquee has become one of the major landmarks at the county show. This year we can once again promise all the entertainment and information that people have come to expect from us, underpinned by Devon County Council's message about making Devon the greenest county!"

Other highlights to be enjoyed on the Devon County Council stand include:

                    Information about glorious Devon walks from the Public Rights of Way team

                    Cycling safely for commuting and pleasure with the Cycle Exeter team

                    How to cut your petrol bills using Travelwise/car share Devon

                    Fairtrade Devon who are aiming to make Devon a Fairtrade County by the end of the year

                    The Devon Rocks initiative which is drawing people's attention to Devon's geological riches and heritage

                    Information on children's centres, fostering, Devon schools and a drive to recruit childcare workers

                    Professor Fumbles, who will be keeping the children entertained all day.