TRINITY FAIR ROSE SHOW AND JUNIOR SECTION
In addition to our usual plant stall this year the gardening club added several new competitions to the attractions at Trinity Fair. We were blessed with good weather, lots of help and some very good entries in these new categories. Although we had hoped for more entries in our new rose competition the rain which fell in the few days beforehand ruined many blooms but we were still able to award our new cup to a worthy winner. Congratulation to all winners - prizes were awarded as follows:
Trinity Fair Rose Award Cup: Helen Coles
Junior classes:
Class A - Decorated plant pot
1st Poppy Corbett; 2nd Darcy Banks; 3rd Darcy Banks
Class B - Miniature garden in a shoe box
1st Poppy Corbett; 2nd Flora Tipple; 3rd joint Tara Heider & Mia Beedell
Class C - Poster encouraging pupils to join the school gardening club
1st Liz Hall; 2nd Poppy Corbett; 3rd Indigo Wallis and Rebecca Chapple
BURWELL v. BOTTISHAM CHALLENGE CUP The bi-annual competition for the Challenge Cup was held on Monday 14 June at the Burwell HQ (Trinity Church, High Street). There was a good attendance from Bottisham, with some very high quality exhibits. After a quiz and buffet, Richard Ayres MBE judged the exhibits and results were as follows:
BURWELL:
Onions 18
Roses 17
Lilies 17
Sweet peas 16
Flower arrangement 15
TOTAL 83
BOTTISHAM
Flower arrangement 18
Orchids 16
New Guinea Busy Lizzie 16
Pinks 16
Heuchera 15
TOTAL 81
The return bout will be held at 7.30 p.m. on Monday 13 September in the main hall of the Bottisham British Legion. To give you some idea of the entries, photographs of exhibits can be found on the web pages at www.bottishamgardeningclub.co.uk.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
The ANNUAL OUTING this year is on Wednesday 28 July, to East Ruston Old Vicarage, a 30-acre exotic coastal garden at Happisburgh in Norfolk, stopping on the way at Wroxham Barns where there is a plant centre, craft shops and much more. The coach is full at the time of writing, but Carol will put your name on a waiting list if you are interested. Pick up at 9.30 a.m. at the Village College, returning around 6.00 p.m.
The ANNUAL SHOW will be held during the afternoon of 4 September in the Main Hall, Bottisham British Legion. Entry forms and further details are on the web pages and will be published in village magazines nearer the date. Please give us your full support.
BOTTISHAM IN BLOOM has been sponsored by Bottisham Parish Council since 2006 and will be taking place again in 2010. Classes are as follows: (i) Baskets and Containers; (ii) Businesses; and (iii) Gardens.*
Judging will take place during July on a date agreed between the judges. Certificates are awarded to the first three in each category; winners will be notified in person soon after the judging has taken place. The awards will be presented at the Gardening Club's Annual Show, held this year at the Bottisham British Legion on 4 September
*The definition of gardens includes front gardens visible from the footpath or grass verge or, where there is no front garden, a side garden still visible from the path etc. Some dwellings' gardens are visible only by entering through a gate. These gardens will be judged only if the Chairman, Mr Derek Latchford, is contacted giving permission for the judges to enter
Our next club night after the summer break will be on 28 September, and will be a talk by David Butler on TRAVELS IN PERU. We look forward to seeing you there.
DIARY DATES:
Annual Outing, Wednesday 28 July (pick up at 9.30 a.m. at BVC)
The Annual Show, Saturday 4 September in the Main Hall, British Legion Bottisham v. Burwell, 7.30 p.m., Monday 13 September, British Legion