* STOP PRESS (posted 5 September 2010)*
Photos from the Annual Show held on 4 September 2010, including the Bottisham in Bloom awards, can now be viewed here. Sorry, unedited as yet so there are a lot of them.
ANNUAL SHOW 2010
Saturday, 4 September 2010
Show opens 2.00 p.m. (entries accepted from 8.30 - 10.00 a.m.)
Royal British Legion
Admission (including Schedule) £1.00. Members and children free.
TO BE OPENED BY MR BOB PEACOCK
Judges:
Vegetables, Flowers and Fruit Mr Mike Day
Domestic Mrs Sandra Clark
Needlecrafts Mrs Maureen Rogers
Photography Mr Ron Maltby
Painting and Drawing Mr Frank Shaw
SHOW SCHEDULE
Section 1 - Vegetables
Class
1. 5 Runner Beans
2. 3 Beetroots
3. 5 Carrots (all one variety)
4. 1 Marrow
5. 3 Courgettes
6. 4 Tomatoes (all one variety)
7. 5 Shallots
8. 5 Onions
9. 5 Potatoes (all one variety)
10. 4 Cherry Tomatoes
11. 1 Cucumber (any type)
12. 5 Chillies
13. Vegetable not covered by other classes (1 item for large vegetable, 5 of smaller vegetable)
14. Collection of 5 different kinds of vegetables
(where exhibits are the same as those in other classes the number must be the same).
Ink Stand Award
15. The longest Runner Bean
16. The heaviest Marrow
17. The heaviest Onion
18. A container of fresh garden Herbs (not chopped or dried)
19. A plate of 5 salad items (as grown)
20. Weight of potatoes grown in a container (potatoes supplied by Club)
Members Competition for the Reg Lambert Cup
SECTION 2 - (a) Flowers and (b) Fruit
(a)
21. 1 Scented Rose
22. 3 Hybrid Tea Roses
23. Either 3 stems of Floribunda or 5 stems of Climbing Roses (any one variety)
Classes 21 - 23 for the Rose Bowl Award
24. 1 vase of 5 different Annuals
25. 1 vase of 5 different Hardy Herbaceous Perennials
26. 3 Dahlias, one variety
27. 5 cut Geranium blooms
28. 5 cut Asters
29. 1 flowering Pot Plant Flower Basket Award
30. A flower arrangement of your choice RHS Grenfell Medal
31. A buttonhole or corsage
32. 5 garden pinks or carnations
33. 1 pot-grown Fuchsia
34. 1 Pot Plant for foliage
35. 1 pot-grown Cactus or Succulent
(b)
36. 10 Raspberries
37. 5 Plums (any one variety)
38. 4 Apples (any one variety)
39. 4 Pears (any one variety)
40. 10 Blackberries (any one variety)
41. Display of any one other kind of fruit not in classes 35-40
42. The heaviest Apple
43. The longest stick of Rhubarb
44. 3 sticks of Rhubarb
45. Any fruit not covered by other classes
SECTION 3 - Domestic
46. 1 jar of Jam
47. 1 jar of Marmalade
48. 1 jar of Lemon Curd
49. 1 jar of Fruit Jelly
50. Apple Pie - can be decorated - short crust pastry
51. 5 Decorated Cup Cakes
52. 5 pieces of Shortbread
53. Fruit Cake - your recipe
54. 5 pieces of Flapjack
55. Loaf of Bread (hand or machine made)
56. 6 Cheese Straws
57 Chocolate cake - MEN ONLY
58. 1 jar of Savoury Jelly
59. 1 jar of Chutney
60. 1 jar of Pickled Onions or Pickled Shallots
SECTION 4 - Handicraft
61. An article of Patchwork, Quilting, or Applique
62. A hand-knitted or crocheted article
63. Any piece of Embroidery, Tapestry, or Cross Stitch
64. Painting in any medium (maximum 2 entries per exhibitor)
65. Drawing in any medium (maximum 2 entries per exhibitor)
66. Greetings Card (not computer produced)
67. Stuffed Toy
SECTION 5 - Colour Photography
not exceeding 7 inches x 5 inches, unframed and unmounted
Maximum 3 entries per class
68. Newmarket
69. The Plant Kingdom
70. An Architectural Study
71. Family and Friends
72. Sunset
73. A Snow Scene
74. Wild and Wonderful
TROPHIES FOR CLUB MEMBERS
The Lord Fairhaven Challenge Cup for best exhibit in the show (NEW THIS YEAR)
Colonel Francis Bowl for most points in Section 1
Lowlands Nursery Cup for the best vegetable exhibit in Section 1
Ink Stand for Class 14
Mrs K L Hogben Cup for most points in Section 2
William Hogben Cup for best floral exhibit in Section 2
Rose Bowl for most points in Classes 21-23
Flower Basket Bowl for Class 29
RHS Grenfell Medal for most points in Class 30 (NEW THIS YEAR)
The Gardening Club Cup for most points in Section 3
Handicraft Cup for most points in Section 4
Photography Cup for most points in Section 5
Abbey National Cup for most points in the Show
Reg Lambert Cup for the Members' Competition (Class 20)