• Ninth year of Land Rover sponsoring The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials
• Land Rover is celebrating its famous tailgate, a feature that is used throughout the year - most commonly as a seat platform or a picnic table
• The Land Rover Perfect Tailgate Picnic Competition runs for a second year on Saturday 7^th  September
• Television Presenter and Land Rover Ambassador, Kirstie Allsopp, to pick the winners
• Show goers can share their picnicsfrom Burghley by tweeting pictures to @landrover_uk with the hashtag:#lrtailgate
• Top prizes up for grabs including a Land Rover Experience Adventure.

Whitley, UK, August 27th - For the ninth year Land Rover is sponsoring The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, taking place from 5^th - 8^th September. As per last year, Land Rover is encouraging show goers to take part in The Land Rover Perfect Tailgate Picnic Competition by preparing and bringing along their ultimate alfresco meal, then tweeting images to @landrover_uk with the hashtag: #lrtailgate.

British Television presenter Kirstie Allsopp will take a tour of the dedicated picnic car park to check out the entrants' picnics.  From 1:30pm - 2:30pm Kirstie will judge the competition, picking a well-deserved winner and two runner-ups.  The successful entrant will win a Land Rover Experience Adventure, to be redeemed at a Land Rover Experience Centre of their choice. Two runner-ups will win a bundle of Land Rover Goodies.

Last year, Zara Phillips judged the competition. She commented: "Land Rover vehicles have the best tailgates for picnics, so I was happy to take part. Judging was great fun and a lot of people had made a massive effort - the tablecloths, barbecues and gazebos were out in force. It was very hard to pick a winner."

Land Rover is renowned for its famous tailgate, a feature that is used throughout the year - most commonly as a seat platform, or a table.  It is the perfect accessory for a summer picnic. 

ENDS

For further information log onto www.uk.media.landrover.com, www.burghley-horse.co.uk or contact:

Rachel Murray
Press Officer, Land Rover UK
T: 02476 564 127
M: 07780 494282
E: rmurra73@landrover.com

Lucy Reynolds                                                                       
PR Manager, Land Rover UK                                               
T: 02476 564 161
M: 07801 699928                               
E: lreyno25@landrover.com    

The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials Press Office
T: 01458 250 200
E: Burghleypress@jbpromotions.co.uk

Kim Palmer
Senior Press Officer, Land Rover UK
T: 02476 564 129
E: kpalmer@landrover.com

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