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Autumn show 5.10.19
At 322 entries, the Autumn Show brightened the Village Hall with a splendid
display of cut flowers, principally dahlias. The entry figure was the best for
over 15 years; it took 45 exhibitors to amass this number. Barry Moore took most prizes in the horticultural classes over the
season for the Village Criers Trophy, with the highest points total seen in the
last 30 years, but on the day, it was Malcolm
Paradine, who took the Edith Godfrey Trophy with most points, and added the
Deegan Shield with the best vegetable exhibit. Other
non-horticultural awards included the W.R. Trophy for the season-long flower
arranging prizes, with the winner, Mary Liverman, returning to the art this
season after a long break; another recent recruit to competition, Margaret
Elkin, was presented with the Neil Baxter Memorial Trophy for her cookery and
handicraft prizes. FIRST PRIZE WINNERS Summer show 31.8.19
It was an ill wind that stopped Yapton Cottage Gardeners’
Annual Flower Show from being staged at its traditional spot in the first half
of August. In terms of numbers, this year’s flower show exceeded that
of the previous year. The entries totalled just below 500, and
significantly, exhibitors numbered 65, 10 above the figure for 2018;
this year, 12 were first-time participants in Yapton. Barry Moore received several trophies, his prize-winning exhibits including fine quality potatoes, aubergines, onions and sweet peppers. He staged the best vegetable exhibit for both Members’ [Warmere Cup] and Open [Binns Trophy] classes, and had most points in the horticultural element for the Members’ [George Harrison Cup] and Open [Booth Cup] sections, and unsurprisingly, the Royal Horticultural Society’s Banksian Medal for most prize money won on the day. The other major recipient of trophies was Alan Humphrey, who staged only dahlias in various guises. The best cut flower exhibit, Members’ classes, gave him the Stevenson Cup and similarly in the Open classes, the Woodard Trophy as well as both Silver and Bronze Medals of the National Dahlia Society. Ted Love had the best collection of vegetables for the V.H. Snell Trophy, and Graham Coomber brought the best runner beans for the Charles Millyard Trophy. Janice Shambrook staged an excellent and very prickly cactus for the best pot plant in the show to win the Tony Butcher Trophy. The Cottage Gardeners’ Chairman, Roy Phillips, was presented with the Ivor Smith Fruit Bowl for most points in the ten relevant classes. The three-exhibit Leslie Crowther Trophy, intended to
demonstrate the spectrum of interests covered by the show, was won by Eva Pendreich. The children’s awards introduced thirteen-year-old Teagan
White who took the Belmont Cup for most points among the younger element, and
the `Teens’ Trophy as the only eligible exhibitor. For a miniature garden in a
seed-tray, five-year-old Robin McCann was given the Frost Junior Cup while the
judge’s choice for best exhibit by a child went to Owen Wadey, aged seven, for
a flower arrangement in an unusual container, a cut-out treasure chest.
FIRST PRIZE WINNERS Spring show 23.3.19 There was an excellent start to the season of friendly competition at the Spring Flower Show. The entry figure of 249 submitted by 39 exhibitors, several of whom were newcomers, were exceptionally high; quite the best in recent years. The mild spring saw the early flowering of garden daffodils and there was a great assortment of narcissus blooms to be seen on the show bench; these were complemented by numerous hellebore and flowering shrub entries. There were potted plants and vegetables in variety, but with rather limited support for flower arranging. The cookery and photographic sections were well subscribed, attracting favourable comments from the judges. Slowly, the handicrafts are gaining support while three children entered their group of classes for a total of seven entries. During the afternoon, there was the regulation number of eighty visitors; after admiring the display, people could then visit the side-stalls which included plant sales, baked items and preserves, crafts, tombola and the raffle. The kitchen offered light refreshments and a choice of cakes. The afternoon concluded with the presentation of trophies, lead by the Society’s Vice-President, Stella Whitelock. First in line was the Show Secretary, David Donovan, who received the Harry March Cup for his points total in the horticultural classes, next was a relative newcomer to competition, Margaret Elkin, who took the Pratt Trophy for most points in the cookery classes and finally, ten-year-old Cerys Hier who with her prizes in the children’s section, retained the Junior Spring Cup. The next flower show will be the Early Summer Show on June 29th, with roses and sweet peas to the fore.
FIRST PRIZE WINNERS David Donovan, Terry Booker, Gill Crowley, Mike Shambrook, Jean Sykes, Anne Hollis, Diane Booker, John Smith, Mary Carmel Pardi, Roy Phillips, Graham & Sylvia Ebben, Irene Jordan, Gill Henry, Janice Shambrook, Malcolm Paradine, Katharine Horwood, Annabelle Heath, Margaret Elkin, Eva Pendreich, Jenny Pay, Heather Booth, Julia Smith, Alan Thew, John Knight, Ian Watts, David Vincent, Ted Coomber, Cerys Hier
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