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2011 Show Report

Saturday 10 September 2011

Best in show: Bridget Keats

HORTICULTURAL

Best in section (adults): Judy Cockburn, Posy of Mixed Herbs

Best in section (junior): Lorcan Rice

VEGETABLES

  1. 6 Runner Beans - Jim Turnbull
  2. Longest runner bean – Jim Turnbull
  3. 6 french beans   - Gordon Peters
  4. 4 white Potatoes – Jane Harrison
  5. 4 coloured potatoes – Jem Lee
  6. Heaviest pumpkin – Robin Upton
  7. A pumpkin or squash – Lorcan Rice
  8. 6 Cherry Tomatoes (red) – David Forth
  9. 6 cherry tomatoes (non red) – Philip Herbert
  10. 6 Tomatoes (non cherry) – Richard Woods
  11. Most unusual selection of tomatoes – Jo Roche
  12. Heaviest marrow – Gordon Peters
  13. 3 beetroot – Gordon Peters
  14. 3 chillies – Diana Mackenzie
  15. 5 onions under 250g each – Jim Turnbull
  16. 3 onions over 250g each – Jim Turnbull
  17. 6 Shallots – Jim Turnbull
  18. A garlic plait – Lesley Horne
  19. 3 leeks – Jo Roche
  20. Posy of mixed herbs – Judy Cockburn
  21. Coleslaw selection – Jo Roche
  22. 2 sweetcorn – Bridget Keates
  23. 2 cucumbers – Jem Lee
  24. 3 Courgettes – Gordon Peters
  25. Unusual vegetable – Lorcan Rice
  26. 4 vegetables of the same colour – David Forth
  27. Most amusing vegetable – Harriet Pringle

FRUIT3 dessert Apples - Stephen Cockburn
  • 3 cooking Apples - Sarah Cheesmur
  • 5 plums - Karen Jones
  • Plate of soft fruit (15-20 items) - Bridget Keates
  • 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

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