Hardington Mandeville

HARDINGTON VILLAGE 66th ANNUAL
FLOWER AND CRAFT SHOW

2.30pm Saturday 30th August 2008 at the Village Hall

To be opened by Mr Peter Bysouth
Admission - Adults 50p, Children 20p

• Entertainment and Games
• Refreshments
• Cake and Plant Sales
• Auction of Produce

TROPHIES

• Rose Bowl for top scoring exhibitor across all sections
• Perpetual Cup to the top scoring exhibitors in Sections A and B
• Photography Rose Bowl to the top scoring exhibitor in Section C
• Handicraft Rose Bowl to the top scoring exhibitor in Section D
• Flower Arrangers Trophy to the top scoring exhibitor in Section F
• Cookery Cup to the top scoring exhibitor in Section G
• W.I. Cup to the top scoring W.I. member exhibiting in Section G
• Men's Cookery Cup to the top scoring male exhibitor in Section G
• Trophy for Heaviest Marrow

JUNIOR PRIZES

• A Cup and £5 Voucher to the top scoring exhibitor in each of the three age groups in Section E.
  For every Junior Class:
• First Prize - Rosette and £1 cash
• Second Prize - Rosette and 75p cash
• Third Prize - Rosette and 50p cash

SCHEDULE

Section A - Vegetables and Fruit

Judge: Mr A R Burnett

1. Noah's Ark Collection - five pairs of different vegetables presented on a tray max 24" (60cm) square
2. Five potatoes (white)
3. Five potatoes (coloured)
4. Five onions - trimmed
5. Five shallots - trimmed
6. Five carrots - trimmed
7. Five runner beans
8. Five french beans
9. Three globe beetroot - trimmed
10. One table marrow - under 15" (38cm) in length
11. Three courgettes - between 4" (10cm) & 6" (15cm) in length
12. One lettuce (any variety)
13. Five ripe tomatoes
14. Ten cherry tomatoes
15. A collection of three different types of home grown fruits (not tomatoes)
16. Three apples (name variety if known)
17. A specimen single vegetable not included elsewhere in section A
18. This year's worst failure in any one of classes 2 - 17
19. Heaviest marrow
20. Three kinds of herbs - 3 stems of each in a container.

Section B - Flowers and Plants

Judge: Mr A R Burnett

21. One specimen rose in vase
22. Two sprays of multi-flora roses in vase
23. One most fragrant rose in vase
24. Three cactus dahlias in vase
25. Three decorative dahlias in vase
26. Five stems of sweet peas in vase
27. Three stems of penstemon in vase
28. One specimen gladiolus in vase
29. One specimen flower - any cultivar not included elsewhere - in vase
30. One vase of mixed flowers (not annuals)
31. One vase of mixed annuals grown from seed
32. A vase of ornamental grasses
33. Three stems of mixed foliage in vase
34. A planted patio container
35. One cactus or succulent in pot*
36. One flowering fuchsia in pot*
37. One flowering pelargonium in pot*
38. One flowering plant in pot* (not fuchsia or pelargonium)
39. One foliage plant in pot*

Note - Classes 35-39* - Pots must not exceed 8" (20cm) internal diameter

Section C - Photography

Judge: Mr D Richards

Exhibits in these classes to be sent to Mrs. D Creed, Springfield Stores, Hardington Moor by 12 noon Wed 27th August. Photographs to have been taken since Aug 2007. Maximum 7" x 5" unmounted, black & white or colour print.

40. Christmas
41. Spider's web
42. Dawn or dusk
43. Repetitions
44. People at work

Section D - Handicraft

Judge: Mrs J Mott

All work to have been completed by the entrant since Aug 2007. Please state on entry form size of exhibit and if any part was not hand made or if a kit or pattern was used.

45. A painting or drawing
46. A greetings card
47. Item of knitting/crochet (state if using pattern or own design)
48. An item of cross stitch, embroidery or tapestry (own design or pattern)
49. An item of pottery
50. A model/sculpture (any medium)
51. You've made it, let's see it (anything not included in above classes)

Section E - (Junior Classes)

Judge: Mrs S Carpenter

5 Years and under (on 30th August 2008)

52. Picture of 'Me and my Friend' - painting, felt tip or crayon
53. Four decorated biscuits
54. Flowers in a mug
55. Cress in an unusual container
56. A colourful painting

6 to 10 Years (on 30th August 2008)

57. A painting or drawing of a house and garden
58. Make your own musical instrument
59. A decorated egg shown in an eggcup
60. A labelled plant grown from seed in a pot
61. A vegetable or fruit animal
62. Four decorated fairy cakes

11 to 16 Years (on 30th August 2008)

63. A jam filled Victoria sandwich
64. You've made it - let's see it (state if made from kit)
65. A portrait (painting or drawing)
66. Five original ways to reduce your carbon footprint
67. Photo of an animal, bird or flower (entrant any age up to 16)
68. A miniature flower arrangement

Section F - Flower arranging

Judge: Mrs D Bugler

69. An arrangement in a hat
70. An arrangement with a musical theme (max 38cm/15")
71. Posy for a little bridesmaid
72. 'Sculpted by Nature', an exhibit featuring wood & foliage (max 38cm/15")
73. An arrangement using shades of one colour (maximum 60cm/24" overall)

Section G - Cookery, Preserves and Wine

Judge: Mrs A Mumford
Classes 74 – 86 are open to males and females of any age

74. A lemon drizzle cake (loaf tin)
75. A treacle tart
76. Four cheese scones
77. Five flapjacks
78. A jam filled swiss roll
79. A fruit cake (20cm/7-8" tin)
80. Five shortbread fingers
81. A loaf of wholemeal bread (breadmakers allowed)
82. One jar of strawberry jam
83. One jar of any other jam
84. One jar of marmalade (any variety)
85. One jar of jelly (any variety)
86. One jar of chutney (any variety)
87. A bottle of red wine
88. A bottle of white wine
89. A bottle of liqueur

RULES FOR ENTRANTS

• All classes are open to everyone except for Section E (junior only).
• There are no entry fees.
• One entry only, per person, per class.
• All entry forms, together with any photographic entries, must be completed and sent or handed to Daphne Creed, Springfield Stores, Hardington Moor by 12 noon on Wednesday 27th August 2008 at the latest.
• In Section A or B every exhibit to be grown in the exhibitor's own garden.
• In Section D entrants should indicate if any part of the entry is not their own work (e.g. a picture frame).
• In Section E (Junior Classes) all work to have been done by the entrant at home or in school since August 2007. Age of entrant to be stated on both entry form and on exhibit.
• In Section F (Flower arranging) flowers may be home grown or purchased.
• Photographs (Classes 40-44 and 67) to have been taken since August 2007, maximum 7" x 5" (18cm x 13cm) unmounted, black and white or colour print.
• All entries except photographs to be staged at the Village Hall by the exhibitor from 8.45am to 10.30am on the day of the show. The hall will be cleared of exhibitors at 10.30am, ready for judging.
• Trophies will be presented at 4pm.
• No entries to be taken away before 4.30pm.
• Any items not removed will be sold by auction, starting at 4.30pm approx.
• In the event of insufficient entries in any class, or exhibits of inadequate standard, the judges may withhold any or all of the prizes.
• The judges' decisions will be final
• Trophies held by previous winners to be returned to Daphne Creed, Springfield Stores, in good condition, two week prior to the show.