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Here is some information about show days,what happens during the day & the judges attending.
Also some hints to help exhibitors

Show programme

 

Staging of exhibits        8.00 to 10.30

Judging                        10.45 to 1.00

Show opens                             2.00

Presentation of prizes                4.00

Raffle drawn                             4.15

Sale of produce (autumn show) 4.30

Close                                       4.45

Judges Spring Show

 

Flowers       Mr J Clark. Mr J Wild.

Cookery           Mrs B Worwicker

Handicrafts              Mrs A Tickle

Photography       TBA

Children         TBA

Judges Autumn  Show

 

Fruit & veg                     Mr K Peck

Flowers                Mrs H Brickwood

Cookery               Mrs B Worwicker

Handicrafts                Mrs A Tickle

Photography          TBA

Children                         TBA

Wine                               TBA

Trophies & Awards

Except where indicated otherwise,trophies will be awarded to the exhibiter with the highest points aggregate in the relevent section(s)
Points awarded: 1st - 4 points; 2nd - 2 points; 3rd - 1 point.
 
SPRING SHOW

TROPHY                                SECTION                                            WINNER 2010

Doe Memorial Cup                  A (Daffodils)                                        Mike Jollands

Garden News Shield                B (Other Flowers)                                Sarah Barker

Les Childs Memorial Bowl       B (Best Individual Exhibit)                    Sarah Barker

Society Cup                            C (Cookery)                                        Catherine Voysey

British Legion Cup                   D (Handicrafts)                                    Brian Corrie

R.A.O.B Cup                          E (Best Individual Exhibit)                    Sara Miller

Lens Cup                                 F (Photography)                                  Neville Bright

Clayton Memorial Cup             E (Children's)                                     Sophie Hayter

Cake Competition                   C class 109 £10 prize                          Catherine Voysey

Daffodil Competition               A class 20                                            Not Awarded

 

AUTUMN SHOW


 

TROPHY                                SECTION                                           WINNER 2010

Beddow Trophy                      I (Vegetables & Fruit)                         John Goodall

Murphy Chemical Company    K (Chrysanthemums)                          John Goodall/P Otterway

Roy Turner Cup                      K (Best exhibit class 50 to 60)            John Goodall

Isted Cup                                L (Dahlias)                                         P Otterway

Best Dahlias                            L £10 prize                                         P Otterway

Rose Plaque                            M (Other flowers)                              Sarah Barker

Jaques Vinall Cup                   M (Fuchsia competition)                     Clive Emberson

Basil Frost Trophy                  L & M (Best individual exhibit)           Irene Dawson

Bowl Trophy                          N (Cookery)                                      Jackie Earney

Best Chocolate Cake             N class 260 £10 prize                         V Strange

Kynaston Trophy                   O (Handicrafts)                                   Deborah Farthing

Gilder Cup                             P (Children's)                                     Charlie Cook/Eleanor Hayter

Wine Cup                              Q (Wine)                                            Mike Jollands

Shutter Trophy                       R (Photography)                                 Tony Price

Leslie King Trophy                 Best Allotment (Old Site)                    Anthony Stebbens

Cramphorn Cup                     Best Allotment (New Site)                   Mr & Mrs Turner

Best Front Garden Trophy                                                                Barbara Goddard

Potato Competition               £10 prize                                             John Clemo

Best Vase                             M class 166                                         Sarah Barker

Prizes

 

Unless otherwise stated, Prizes are as follows.

          1st      2nd     3rd

          £1      70p    50p

          50p    30p    20p

PLEASE NOTE; Prize money must be collected BEFORE

4.00pm on show day

Show Rules


1.    (a) Entry fees:     Members 30p,   Non-Members 40p.   All childrens' classes are free.
(b)         Entries will be taken on the Wednesday evening prior to the show in the meeting
room, at the Village Hall from 7pm to 9pm.   ALSO by the Show Secretary or any
other committee member at any reasonable time   BEFORE SHOW DAY   by hand,
by post or by telephone.
(c)          The appropriate entry fee must be paid at the time entry forms are handed in.
It is regretted that ENTRIES CANNOT BE ACCEPTED ON SHOW DAY
2.                Unless stated otherwise in the schedule, all exhibits must be the property of the
Exhibitor. Exhibits of fruit, flowers and vegetables must have been in the possession of
the Exhibitor for at least 2 months prior to the Show. Wines, articles of handicraft
and items of cookery must have been made by the Exhibitor.   All entries in the
Childrens' Classes must be the child's own unaided work.
3.                In order to be satisfied that the conditions governing competitive exhibits are fulfilled,
the Committee reserve the right to visit by commission, before or after the Show,
gardens from which plants, flowers, fruit or vegetables have been entered for competition.
4.                Only one exhibit per Exhibitor in any particular class is allowed unless specified
otherwise in the schedule.
5.                Exhibitors must supply their own dishes, flower vases   etc. for their exhibits.
( A limited number of vases will be available from the Show Secretary )

6.                On Show Day, all exhibits must be staged and all Exhibitors out of the hall by
10.45am. Only Judges and Stewards may be present during judging. No exhibit
may be removed before 4.30pm.
7.                The decisions of the Judges, on all points relative to the respective merits of the
exhibits and the decisions of the Committee as to the interpretation of the Schedule
and Rules and on all questions regarding the eligibility of an Exhibitor shall be final.
8.                All queries and complaints must be addressed to the Show Secretary before 3pm. on Show Day otherwise it cannot
be entertained.
9.    All prizes are awarded entirely at the judges discretion. A judge may withhold an award should there be insufficient entries in any class or section. 
10.        In the event of a tie for a Trophy or Award where applicable, the Exhibitor gaining
the most firsts will be adjudged the winner.

11.        Prize money must be collected by 4.15 on Show Day. Payments will not be made after
this time
12.        The Society will not be responsible for any loss or damage to exhibits or to articles
of personal property from whatever cause arising.

NOTE:     A person of any age may enter any of the classes except where specified otherwise in the childrens classes.

HINTS TO EXHIBITORS

 

Read the Rules and Schedule carefully and be sure that the exact number of specimens is staged.

All vegetable roots should be washed , not scrubbed.  Onions should not be skinned; remove loose skin only.

. All fruit, tomatoes, cucumbers, peas and beans should have the stalk attached. Do not polish fruit.

Do not overcrowd your exhibit.  Cover potatoes, celery and cauliflower with thick paper until just before judging as this will prevent greening.

Blooms may be dressed by removing a few damaged petals but make sure they are removed cleanly and rearrange other petals to fill the gaps.  Uniformity is most important.  Do not put your exhibit out of balance by including an extra large specimen.  It is helpful but not essential to include the cultivar name with an exhibit.  For the enthusiast, a copy of the R H S 'Horticultural Show Handbook' may be perused  on request from the Secretary or personal copies may be purchased from the R H S, Vincent Square, London.  Price £7.95.

Cookery exhibits should never be warm when placed for judging.  Check bottles of preserves for tight sealing.  All jars should be clear glass, up to1lb (454g) size, be well filled, perfectly clean and showing no trade names. All foods are to be covered with clingfilm or placed in 'Ziplok' bags.

Best Vase Competition Rules

 

. The 'BEST VASE' class is for a vase of mixed flowering stems containing between 5 and 10 stems taken from a minimum of 2 different KINDS of plants. Flowering stems may be taken from any flowering plant. However. PLEASE NOTE:

The rule states '......... a minimum of 2 different KINDS of plant.....' Two varieties of the same plant are NOT kinds. Hence plants need to be taken from different Genera. For instance Pinks, Carnations and Sweet Williams are all Dianthus and are not different kinds.

2. Stems used in the display must be home grown and showing flowers. Foliage growing naturally from the flowering stem is allowed. Seed heads and berries are not allowed.

3. No accessories such as extra foliage, bows, twigs, dried or silk flowers etc. are allowed. Packing material including 'oasis' is permitted.

4. The display will be judged out of a total of 35 points. This is split into 25 points for colour, form, condition, quality and freshness of the flowers and 10 points for overall presentation and effect.

5. The vase will be viewed from all directions and judged to the normal rules used for other classes.

Best Tray Competition Rules

 

The 'BEST TRAY' class is a collection off types of vegetables taken from classes 1 to 23.

The number of each vegetable is as specified in the class.

Each type of vegetable will be judged out of a total of 20 points. This is split into three sections as follows:

Size, shape and colour,7points. Condition, 7 points. Uniformity, 6 points. The overall mark will therefore

be out of a total of 80 points

2. All vegetables are to be displayed for effect. Vegetables must be displayed in an area measuring 60 x 60cm (24 x 24in.) without bending any part of them. A tray or board of the stated size may be used to display the vegetables or an area marked out on the staging.

No accessories such as foliage, plates, sand rings, etc. are allowed.

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