Annual Flower Show, Drimpton Village Hall. August 2014

RECORD NUMBER OF ENTRIES
AT THE 69th ANNUAL SHOW

On Saturday 9th August, Clapton, Wayford, Drimpton & District Horticultural Society’s 69th Annual Show attracted almost 80 exhibitors, in 100 classes – everything from Flowers, Vegetables, Flower Arranging, Baking, Handicraft to Art, Photography and Family sections. Somehow over 600 exhibits were fitted into Drimpton Village Hall.

One of the highlights of the day was the potato weighing (with competitors having been given a seed potato at the February Potato Day).   

A fitting winner of the Diana Sprent Trophy for the best Art exhibit was a thought-provoking collage, created by Mary Stack, on the theme of the First World War.

The trophies this year were presented by Penny Old of the Gold Club, Gardens Group, of which our Society is a member.

Each year we donate the proceeds of any exhibits which entrants are willing to sell as well as the takings from the produce stall  to a garden-related charity. This year it is Gardening Leave which tends to the invisible wounds of conflict, through gardening therapy.

The Cup and Trophy winners are listed below the photographs and below that you will find the results for each class.

Andrew arranging grasses

Roger puts finishing touches to miniature tomato exhibit

John delicately placing his soft fruit exhibit

Ann looking after the preserves section of Homecrafts

Jane Rudkin judging the Homecraft baking exhibits

The Vegetables judge, Susan Davidson

Ian Hallett examining Flower entries

Steward Anne assisting the Flower Arranging judge, Angie Blackwell

The Flowers Section

Lunch for the judges in the new marquee

Poppy picture from Potato Day and our charity this year "Gardening Leave"

Oops - flat tyre in the car park - but John was on hand to sort it out

Even the chairman won a trophy

Proud Trophy Winners, 2014
With Penny Old, our guest Presenter in the background (right)

Cup and Trophy Prize winners

THE SOCIETY'S PERPETUAL CHALLENGE TROPHY
Most prize money in the Flower and Vegetable sections:
Vic Chubb, Winsham

THE MARTINEAU CUP
Most prize money in the Flower section:
Barbara Wright, Drimpton

THE CRAVEN CUP
Best Flower Exhibit:
Barbara Wright, Drimpton

THE GREENHAM ROSE BOWL
Rose with the best scent:
Joyce Tyas, Drimpton

THE STRAWBRIDGE CUP
Most prize money in the Vegetable section:
Vic Chubb, Winsham

THE MANOR CUP
For the best Vegetable Exhibit:
Brian Hesketh, Drimpton

THE JUBILEE CUP
For the best Organic Vegetable Collection:
Michael Vickery, Wayford

THE CAPEWELL CUP
Best Floral Arrangement:
Barbara Wright, Drimpton

THE BAKER CUP
Most prize money in the Homecraft section:
Christabel Pilz, Drimpton


DRIMPTON SALVER
Best exhibit in the baking section:
Kate Hesketh, Drimpton

THE KNORR CUP
Best exhibit in the Preserves section
Trush Harding, Drimpton

THE COLLARD CUP
Best exhibit in the Handicraft section:
Julie Rowan-Robinson, Netherhay

THE DIANA SPRENT TROPHY
Best exhibit in the Art Section:
Mary Stack, Netherhay

THE LYMINSTER CUP
Best exhibit in the Photographic section:
Martin Rowan-Robinson, Netherhay

THE SOCIETY'S CUP
Most prize money - young people up to 9 years:
Floë Brown, Drimpton

THE CLAPTON CUP
Most prize money - young people under 15 years:
Georgia Hedditch, Broadwindsor

THE DUMMETT CUP
Young person's Heaviest Potato Crop:
Matthew Medley, Drimpton

THE SHEPHERD CUP
Adult's Heaviest Potato Crop:
Cilin Gray, Crewkerne

Geranium and Fuchsia growing competition, sponsored by the Garden's Group:
BEST FUCHSIA: Roger Smith, Drimpton
BEST GERANIUM: Rosemary Shepherd, Greenham

First Second and Third Plavers for each of the 100 classes

(Any transcription errors - hopefully none - are mine and not those of the judges, stewards, nor Margaret and John who do such an amazing job collating all the results)

Results of Flowers Section 2014

Results of Vegetable Classes 2014

Results of Flower Arranging and Homecraft Classes 2014

Results of Handicraft, Art and Photography Classes 2014

Results of Young People, Family and Group Clases 2014