HARDINGTON VILLAGE
80th ANNUAL FLOWER AND CRAFT SHOW
2.30pm Saturday 26th August 2023 at the Village Hall
Prizes to be presented by Mike Bickerton
Admission – Adults £1.50, accompanied children free
Refreshments and Raffle
TROPHIES
John Stevens Memorial Trophy to the top-scoring exhibitor across all sections
Mike Phillips Trophy to the winner of Section A
Rose Bowl to the winner of Section B
Photography Rose Bowl to the winner of Section C
Handicraft Rose Bowl to the winner of Section D
Floral Art Trophy to the winner of Section F
Cookery Salver to the winner of Section G
W.I. Cup to the top-scoring W.I. member in Section G
Cookery Tankard to top-scoring male exhibitor in Section G
JUNIOR PRIZES
A trophy to the top-scoring exhibitor in each age group in Section E
Entrants finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in each class will receive a cash prize
RULES FOR ENTRANTS
- ALL CLASSES (except for junior classes) are open to everyone
- Entrants to the junior classes can include grandchildren, etc, as well as children!
- There are no entry fees
- Only one entry, per person, per class
- All entry forms, together with all photographic entries, must be completed and sent or handed to Mrs D Creed, Springfield Stores, Hardington Moor by 12 noon, Wednesday 23rd August 2023 at the latest
- In Sections A and B every exhibit to be grown in the exhibitor's own garden
- Photographic entries must have been taken since August 2022. Max. size to be 7” x 5” (18cm x 13cm) unmounted, black and white or colour print
- 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 2022. Age to be stated on both entry form and exhibit
- In Section F (Floral Art) flowers may be home grown or purchased
- 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 prompt, ready for judging
- Prizes and trophies will be presented at 4pm.
- No entries to be removed until after the prize-giving ceremony.
- 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.
HINTS AND TIPS
Tips for exhibitors may be found on this page.
SCHEDULE 2023
Section A – Vegetables and Fruit – Judge: Roy Gunning
All classes to be a single variety, unless otherwise stated and named if known.
- Noah’s Ark Collection – 4 pairs of different vegetables presented on tray max 24” (60cm) square
- Five potatoes (white)
- Five onions - trimmed
- Five shallots – trimmed
- Five carrots – trimmed
- Five runner beans
- Longest runner bean
- Five french beans
- Three globe beetroot – trimmed
- Two courgettes (up to 15cm/6” in length)
- One squash/gourd (not marrow/courgette)
- Five round tomatoes
- Seven cherry tomatoes
- A collection of three types of home grown fruits (not tomatoes)
- Three dessert apples
- Three cooking apples
- A specimen single vegetable not included elsewhere in Section A
- This year’s worst failure
- Heaviest vegetable
- Three types of herbs – 3 stems of each in a container
Section B – Flowers and Plants - Judge: Sidney Painter
- One specimen rose in vase
- Two sprays of multi-flora roses in vase
- One most fragrant rose in vase
- Three cactus dahlias in vase
- Three dahlias (any other variety) in vase
- Five stems of sweet peas in vase
- Three hydrangea flowers in a vase
- Three stems of penstemons in a vase
- Two shrub sprays in vase, any variety, one in flower, one with berries
- One specimen flower – any cultivar not included elsewhere – in vase
- A vase of mixed flowers
- A vase of ornamental grasses
- Three stems of mixed foliage in vase
- A vase with bee friendly flowers
- A flowering fuchsia in pot*
- A flowering pelargonium in pot*
- A flowering plant in pot* (not fuchsia or pelargonium)
- A foliage plant in pot*
- A single variety of cactus/succulent in pot (any size)
*Note Classes 35,36,37 and 38 - Pots must not exceed 30cm internal diameter
Section C – Photography – Judge: Derek Richards
All photos to have been taken since August 2022. Entries to be forwarded to Mrs D Creed, Springfield Stores, Hardington Moor by 12 noon Wed 23rd August. Maximum 7” x 5” (18cm x 13cm) unmounted, black & white or colour print.
- Footpath
- A Garden visitor
- Weather
- Coronation celebration
- Any subject - a black and white photo
Section D – Handicraft – Judge: Beryl Baker
All entries to have been completed since August 2022. Please state on entry form size of exhibit. Handmade may involve use of a machine - if so, please state on exhibit.
- A painting - any subject
- A drawing - any subject
- Handmade greeting card
- An item of knitting, crochet of macrame
- An item of handmade needlework (state if own design)
- Pressed flowers - mounted (up to 21cm by 30cm)
- Upcycled project (please include photo of item before upcycling)
- You’ve made it, let’s see it (anything not included in above classes)
Section E – Junior Classes – Judge: Sheila Carpenter
4 years and under (on 26 Aug 2023)
- A painting or drawing of King Charles III
- Four decorated biscuits
- Miniature garden on a tray/plate (max. size 30cm diameter/square)
- A face made from a display of fruit and vegetables (dinner plate size)
- Tallest sunflower (in your garden)
5-8 years (on 26 Aug 2023)
- Three decorated cup cakes
- Tallest sunflower (in your garden)
- Miniature garden on a tray/plate (max. size 30cm diameter/square)
- A painting or drawing of King Charles III
- A face made from a display of fruit and vegetables (dinner plate size)
9 to 13 years (on 26 Aug 2023)
- A decorated chocolate cake for the Coronation
- A face made from a display of fruit and vegetables (dinner plate size)
- Tallest sunflower (in your garden)
- Youve made it, lets see it
Section F – Floral Art – Judge: Sylvia Dunsdon
- 80th Anniversary of the Flower Show (size 60cm, accessories maybe used)
- A arrangement in an unusual container
- Natures Bounty - an arrangement using fruit, nuts, seeds, foliage etc. (no flowers)
- An arrangement suggesting a nursery rhyme (accessories may be used)
- A modern arrangement using five flowers only, plus foliage
Section G – Cookery, Preserves and Wine – Judge: Karen and Simon Paxton
All cookery entries to be covered with clingfilm
Preserves to be in plain jars, clearly labelled incl. date made - A decorated chocolate cake
- A lemon tart
- Four cheese scones
- Four ginger biscuits
- Four shortbread fingers
- A ginger cake
- Focaccia bread
- 4 wholemeal rolls
- A jar of strawberry jam
- A jar of any other jam
- A jar of marmalade (any variety)
- A jar of jelly (any variety)
- A jar of chutney (any variety, min 3 months old)
- A half bottle of liqueur
- A homemade non-alcoholic drink
or via this link.
FLOWER SHOW COMMITTEE
Chairman: | Stewart Ogdan |
Secretary: | Clare Middleton |
Treasurer: | Rose White |
Members: | Mike Bickerton, Kaz Doyle, Gerry Manning, Joanna Szmaj, Sally Thompson, Tanya Ogden |