Autumn Show 2022
Report below
These reports often start off with a reference to recent weather conditions and their effect on our gardening. This year is no exception as the heat and drought this summer have been exceptional! Not only have we had the joint hottest summer on record since 1884 with record breaking temperatures of over 40 oC, but gardeners have also been hit by drought in the driest six months since 1976 and the imposition of a hosepipe ban. As a result, flowers and vegetables have been badly affected, so it was somewhat of a marvel that anyone found anything in their gardens to enter this year. But they did! Despite all the challenges, the number of entries was just a handful short of last year’s total and as usual there was a glorious spread of vegetables and colourful flowers to fill the Village Hall.
The vegetable entries included large displays of tomatoes and onions and some strangely shaped squashes and other vegetables. Apples, pears and plums were the stars of the fruit sections with some beautiful dahlias in the flower section. These were complemented by delicious-looking crunchy-topped lemon cakes, tea loaves and jams in the domestic section, and some enormous sunflower heads, bee hotels, natural treasures and a painting of the Queen’s Jubilee in the Junior Classes. The photographs drew plenty of attention as usual with classes including river scenes, churchyards, wheels and people and their pets with a close-up photograph of some apples winning best in Show.
Our thanks to all those who entered and made an early start on Saturday morning in order to display their exhibits before the judging at 10.30am. We are grateful once again to our external judges who take great care and consideration in their judging. The individual comments they make on the domestic, junior and photography classes are greatly appreciated.
We try to make the Show a friendly and attractive event for anyone who would like to take part. There are 64 classes covering a wide range of exhibits. You do not need to be an “expert”, nor grow vegetables, fruit or flowers specifically for show purposes. There are excellent chances of winning a 1st, 2nd or 3rd prize in each class even if you are entering for the first time, and just taking part can be very rewarding. We would love to see more of what you normally grow in your gardens, and for those who are not gardeners or do not have a garden, the cooking and photography classes provide an opportunity to take part. In particular, we wish to encourage more children to enter the Junior classes.
We are grateful to everybody who helped make this another very enjoyable
and successful afternoon including exhibitors, judges, helpers and all those who came to the Show.
AUTUMN SHOW PRINCIPAL WINNERS
The Tony Wickson Memorial Cup for the best Spring Sown onion – Alan Woodward
The Jack Wickson Memorial Cup for the best entry in Class 1 (mixed vegetables) – Alan Woodward
The Street Trophy for the best entry in Classes 2 and 3 (tomatoes) – Janet Pottle
The Drury Memorial Shield for the most points in the root vegetable classes – Alan Woodward
The Harry Charlton Cup for the most points in Classes 1 – 34 (vegetables and fruit) – Derek Chapple
The Parker Rose Bowl for the best exhibit in class 44 (single rose) – Mary Gregory
The A L Webb Memorial Tray for the most points in Classes 35 to 49 (flowers) – Derek Chapple
The Rose Bowl for the most points in the domestic classes – Jonathan Widdess
The Hawtin Trophy for the most points in the junior classes age 7 to 10 – Oliver Rogers
The Hawtin Trophy for the most points in the junior classes age under 7– Peter Rogers
The Parker Trophy for the most points in the photographic classes – Jonathan Widdess
The Parker Trophy for the best photograph – Jonathan Widdess