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2010 Show Report

Saturday 11 September 2010

Best in show: Jennifer Constable

HORTICULTURAL

Best in section (adults): Jim Turnbull, 6 runner beans

Best in section (junior): Aoife Rice, 6 tomatoes, non cherry

VEGETABLES

  1. 6 Runner Beans - Jim Turnbull
  2. Longest runner bean – 1st prize only - Linda Dixon
  3. 4 white potatoes - Sarah Cheesmur
  4. 4 coloured potatoes - Carolyn McIlvride
  5. Heaviest pumpkin - 1st prize only
  6. A pumpkin or squash not exceeding 35cm in size - Claire Mitchell
  7. 6 cherry tomatoes - Carolyn McIlvride
  8. 6 tomatoes (non cherry) - Aoife Rice age 10
  9. Most unusual selection of tomatoes (max 6) - Jo Roche
  10. Heaviest marrow – 1st prize only - Gordon Peters
  11. 3 beetroot - Judy Cockburn
  12. 3 chillies - Jennifer Constable
  13. 5 onions from either seed or sets, under 250g (9oz) each - Chris Openshaw
  14. 3 onions from either seed or sets, over 250g (9oz) each - Jim Turnbull
  15. 6 shallots - Jim Turnbull
  16. A garlic plait
  17. 3 leeks - Bridget Keates
  18. Posy of mixed herbs judged for variety - Judy Cockburn
  19. Crudités selection (eg radish, cucumber, sweet pepper, carrot, cauliflower, celery, chicory, cherry tomato) - unprepared. Minimum 4 items - Jennifer Constable
  20. 2 sweetcorn - Chris Openshaw
  21. 2 cucumbers - Richard Woods
  22. 3 Courgettes, not exceeding 15cm long - Bridget Keates
  23. Unusual vegetable - Aoife Rice age 10
  24. Selection of 4 different vegetables of the same colour - Rebekah Panayides
  25. Most amusing vegetable - Jo Roche

FRUIT

  1. 3 dessert Apples - Stephen Cockburn
  2. 3 cooking Apples - Sarah Cheesmur
  3. 5 plums - Karen Jones
  4. Plate of soft fruit (15-20 items) - Bridget Keates
  5. A plate of exotic fruit - Jonathon Harding

FLOWERS

  1. 3 Dahlia blooms - Cactus/semi cactus - Stephen Cockburn
  2. 3 Dahlia blooms - pom pom/ball - Rosemary Harding
  3. 3 Dahlia blooms - any other variety - Robin Upton
  4. The single most fragrant rose - Jenny Spear
  5. Largest sunflower head - Andy Burton
  6. Mixed perennials – 6 stems, not shrubs (minimum 3 varieties) - Jo Roche

FLORAL ART

Best in section: Belinda Campopiano, an arrangement in a candlestick

  1. Miniature floral arrangement not exceeding 10cm in any direction - Sue Cutmore
  2. An arrangement of flowers in a candlestick. No taller than 45cm - Belinda Campopiano
  3. "The World Cup Finals" – an arrangement using any materials & accessories. Max 45cm in any direction
  4. A corsage for the mother of the bride - Rosemary Harding
  5. "Coffee time" – for men only – an arrangement in a coffee related container. Max 45cm in any direction - Rob Southern

FOOD & DRINK

Winner Best in Section: Sally Forth, an iced coffee & walnut sponge

Winner Aileen Craigen Cup for Best Preserve: Bridget Rice, Blackcurrant Jam

  1. An iced coffee and walnut sponge - 3 egg recipe - Sally Forth
  2. Raisin Orange Pound cake - to recipe given in schedule. - Stephanie Gilpin
  3. 3 decorated cup cakes - Clare Johnson
  4. 2 poached pears in red wine (in a bowl)
  5. 5 brandy snaps (without cream filling) - Jane Harrison
  6. 5 digestive biscuits - Harvey Roche age 7
  7. 3 slices millionaire's shortbread - Pollie Boyle
  8. A lemon tart using homemade pastry
  9. A flavoured soda bread, to include written out recipe
  10. A homemade traditional bread loaf (oven cooked) - Sarah Moss
  11. A jar of your favourite oil and vinegar based dressing - Alison Sinclair
  12. 1 jar of chutney any recipe (labelled) - Bridget Rice
  13. 1 jar jam (labelled) - Bridget Rice
  14. 1 jar fruit jelly (labelled) - Bridget Keates
  15. 1 jar marmalade any flavour (labelled) - Bridget Rice
  16. 1 bottle homemade beer (labelled) - Iain Pringle

CRAFTS

Best in section: Judy Cockburn, a knitted tea cosy

  1. A knitted tea-cosy - Judy Cockburn
  2. A pair of 'fun and funky' socks
  3. A handmade greetings card - Miesje Jenkins
  4. An item of embroidery no bigger than 60cm - Jennifer Constable
  5. Item in any other medium, no bigger than 75cm - Diana Mackenzie

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

Best in section: Amanda Smith, Still Life

ART – maximum size (including frame) 60cm, framed or unframed

  1. Portrait – any medium - Barbara Hopkinson
  2. An abstract design – any medium - Anne Huggins
  3. Landscape – any medium - Lin Wood
  4. Still life - any medium - Amanda Smith

PHOTOGRAPHY – unmounted, maximum size 20cm.  Black & White or colour unless specified.  Printed on photographic paper.  Not digitally enhanced unless specified.

  1. "Snow" - Jamie Ellis
  2. "Close up" - Ben Fenner-Meadows age 7
  3. "At rest" - Sam Targett
  4. "Water" - Malcolm Redford
  5. A digitally created abstract image - Jo Roche

JUNIOR (2 age bands for each class: 5–8 & 9-12)

Best in section: Phoebe Whiting age 4, Handprint Peacock

FLORAL ART

  1. Countryside on a plate (maximum 25cm diameter) - Megan Cashfield age 9 and Saskia Monteiro age 8

FOOD & DRINK

  1. 2 butterfly cakes - Annabel Peters age 9 and Felix Donders age 3
  2. 2 decorated biscuits (judged for appearance only) - Harry Laben age 9 and Louis Gaskell age 6
  3. A vehicle made from sweets or biscuits (maximum 15cm in any direction) - Aoife Rice age 10 and Lorcan Rice age 5

CRAFTS & ART

  1. A papier mache creature (maximum size 45cm in any direction) - Klara Dowds age 10 and Lorcan Rice age 5
  2. A bug or bird home for your garden made from natural materials (maximum size 45cm) - Emily Church age 9 and Lorcan Rice age 5
  3. A handwritten poem with decorated border. (Maximum size A4) - Aoife Rice age 10 and Sophie Burton age 7
  4. A folk art picture from around the world. (Maximum size A4) - Aoife Rice age 10 and Isobel Pringle age 4

PHOTOGRAPHY (see adult categories for conditions)

  1. "Morph your family" (a digitally morphed portrait) - Harvey Roche age 7
  2. "Sunrise or sunset" - Tom Burnell age 11 and Robert Ellis age 7
  3. "Ball games" - Ben Fenner-Meadows age 7

UNDER 5s

  1. A handprint peacock - Phoebe Whiting age 4
  2. A grass head in a tight