Autumn Show Schedule
AUTUMN SHOW 2008 - Sat. 27th September
SLINFOLD VILLAGE HALL
NON-MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ENTER
DIVISION I - VEGETABLES
- Four dessert apples.
- Four cooking apples.
- A plate of any other fruit
- Three onions, each not exceeding 250g (8.5oz).
- Three onions, each over 250g (8.5oz).
- Six shallots
- Four potatoes, one variety (white or coloured).
- Four of any other one type root vegetable
- Four tomatoes (regular).
- Four tomatoes small-fruited
- Three of any one type of pepper
- Three courgettes.
- One edible squash or pumpkin.
- Three of any other vegetable.
- Three jars, each containing one different variety of herb.
- Gardener's Choice - a basket containing potatoes and any 2 other vegetables, sufficient to feed 2 people (parsley garnish allowed) (Special Prize of £5 [donated by Park House Kitchens]).
- One vase of three, any one variety, cactus or semi-cactus.
- Vase of five pom-pom dahlias, not to exceed 50mm (2") dia.
- One vase of three, any other one variety, which could not be entered in class 17 or 18
- One specimen dahlia bloom, must exceed 127mm (5") dia.
- One vase of three mixed.
- Three blooms, one variety.
- One vase of five stems, mixed varieties.
- One specimen bloom.
- 3 sprays, one or more varieties
(C) Other Flowers
- One specimen rose (red/orange/pink).
- One specimen rose (yellow/cream/white).
- 5 stems of Japanese anemones
- 6 fuchsia blossoms,displayed on a plate of damp sand (may be mixed varieties)
- One vase of any one variety of flowering shrub.
- One vase of mixed flowers (not shrub).
- A Flowering Orchid
- A flowering pot plant.
- A foliage pot plant Please note that Rule 4 applies to the above 3 classes and all are subject to a max. 23cm (9") diameter pot.
- 1 pan cactus or succulent (pot not to exceed 20cm [8"] diameter).
- The best flower from my garden.
- A bonsai (max. height 60cm)
- An arrangement of foliage, berries, seedheads etc, but no flowers (59cm [23"] table length allowed)
- An exhibit 'Duet' 2 related arrangements, with or without accessories (59cm [23"] table length allowed).
- Novice Class, an arrangement in a teapot Open only to anyone who has never won first prize in a floral art class
- One jar of strawberry jam.
- One jar of stone fruit jam.
- One jar of any other fruit jam.
- One jar of jelly.
- One jar of lemon curd. All the above exhibits should either have a waxed disc & cellophane cover or a new metal screw cap.
- One jar of pickled shallots - no metal lids or cellophane.
- a. Age 8 & under. Any article of handiwork of your own choice, including knitting, needle-work, woodwork etc.(no kits) b. Age 9 to 16. Any article of handiwork of your own choice, including knitting, needle-work, woodwork etc.(no kits) (This item should have been completed this year and not shown before) A trophy is awarded for the best entry in these 2 classes, age will be taken into consideration
- An edible necklace (string must be edible).
- Colour in, by hand, the drawing attached. PICTURE
- A miniature garden in a standard seed tray (Trophy awarded).
- Build a pizza approx 20cm (8") diameter
- Largest pumpkin grown from seed supplied by us at the Spring Show
- A cornish pasty
- A Marbled Cake.
- A lemon meringue pie, on a home-made pastry base.
- A cottage loaf Cookery should be removed from the baking tin and displayed on a plate
- A cushion cover (reverse to be available for judging).
- An item of knitting or crochet
- A miniature garden in a standard seed tray.
- Between 2 and 5 Photos, each max. size 13cm x 18cm (5"x 7") to illustrate a poem, to be fixed to a single sheet of paper, poem to be written on paper. EXAMPLE
Exhibits in this division must have been made by the exhibitors, finished in the last twelve months, and not shown before.
DIVISION VIII - WINES, BEERS ETC.
- A bottle of red wine (may be from a kit).
- A bottle of white wine (may be from a kit).
- A bottle of liqueur.
- A bottle of old-fashioned lemonade. All above exhibits to be shown in a clear glass, full size wine bottle (except liqueur may be in a half bottle) with a flanged cork (not a plastic stopper).
- A bottle of ginger-beer. Beer to be shown in plain brown glass bottle with 'marble' type stopper or crown cork. .
DIVISION II - FLOWERS (A) Dahlias
(B) Chrysanthemums
DIVISION III - FLORAL ART
DIVISION IV - PRESERVES
DIVISION V - CHILDREN'S SECTION
DIVISION VI - COOKERY
DIVISION VII - HANDICRAFT
Entry forms to George Munden, at 16, 'The Cobblers", Hayes Lane, before 9pm on
Thursday 25th September. (Late entries - [double fees!!] up to 9pm Friday)
Entry fees per class: Members - 20p; non-members - 30p; children's classes
free
Exhibits to be staged between 8am and 10.15am on the morning of the show
Prizes in adult classes first prize only of £1;
in Floral Art classes first prize only of £5
in children's classes: 1st - 50p; 2nd - 40p; 3rd 30p
Please read the "Hints" and "Rules" sections before entering, and contact the Show Secretary, or email us if you have any queries
To enter please click Entry Form on the left, this will open in a new window.
NEW MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO OUR SHOWS AND MEETINGS
Usual rules for shows apply (please see "Rules" section) If in doubt, ask the Show Secretary