Gardening
Gardening, Cookery & Dog Show Classes
Dog Show (to start 12.30pm)
Sponsored and organised by Old Beams Kennels
If you do not own a dog but would like to join in, there will be spare dogs on the day. Please keep your dog on a lead.
Class 35: Best Puppy
Class 36: Most Handsome Dog
Class 37: Prettiest Bitch
Class 38: Best Rescue
Class 39: Best Veteran
Class 40: Waggiest Tail
Class 41: Best Six Legs
Class 42: Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show – winning competitors from each class
Domestic Classes
All cookery, cakes, preserves, fruit & vegetables and flowers will be auctioned at the end of the day unless otherwise requested
Childrens’ classes
Class 42: Farm-themed collage by a child aged 6 and under
Class 43: Farm-themed collage by a child aged 7-12 years
Class 44: Drawing ‘My best countryside memory’ by a child aged 6 and under
Class 45: Photograph ‘My best countryside memory’ by a child aged 7-12 years
Class 46: Model ‘Farm themed’ made out of recyclable materials aged 6 and under
Class 47: Model ‘Farm themed’ made out of recyclable materials aged 7-12 years
For all:
Class 48: Classic Victoria sponge (raspberry jan / no cream), 8″ tin.
Class 49: Lemon Drizzle cake
Class 50: 6 blueberry muffins
Class 51: 6 fruity flapjacks (men only)
Class 52: Best displayed 6 eggs from chicken or ducks (The eggs will, of course, be judged on the quality but how they are displayed will also be judged).
Preserves
Class 53: Pot of lemon curd (to be in a small bottle and clearly labelled).
Class 54: Pot of marmelade
Class 55: Pot of simple fruit jam
Class 56: Pot of chutney
Class 57: Small bottle of homemade liquer
Fruit and Vegetables:
Class 58: 5 potatoes
Class 59: 5 carrots
Class 60: 5 onions
Class 61: 5 beetroot
Class 62: 5 runner beans
Class 63: A marrow
Class 64: 5 cooking apples
Class 65: 5 dessert apples
Class 66: 5 pears
Class 67: 5 tomatoes
Flowers and Plants
Class 68: Specimen rose
Class 69: Pot plant for flowers
Class 70: Pot plant for foliage
Class 71: Mixed autumn flowers & berries and foliage arranged in a container
Class 72: An arrangement of flowers and/or foliage suitable for a dinner party table
Awards For Long Service
Award winners can compete only once in any class & date of commencement of service to be stated on entry form. Entries Close 17th September 2017 and there is no entry fee.
All awards will be presented at the Ploughing Match
Class 51: For the Agricultural worker with up to 20 years continuous service but exceeding 10 years service upon the same farm or with the same employer (or widow, or son or daughter or same). Employer to be a member farming within the limits of the Association. 3 Prizes of £25 will be awarded
Class 52: For the Agricultural worker with up to 30 years continuous service but exceeding 20 years service upon the same farm or with the same employer (or widow, or son or daughter or same). Employer to be a member farming within the limits of the Association. 3 Prizes of £30 will be awarded
Class 53: For the Agricultural worker with 30 years or over continuous service upon the same farm or with the same employer (or widow, or son or daughter or same). Employer to be a member farming within the limits of the Association. 3 Prizes of £35 will be awarded
Class 54: For the Agricultural worker with 40 years or over continuous service upon the same farm or with the same employer (or widow, or son or daughter or same). Employer to be a member farming within the limits of the Association. 3 Prizes of £40 will be awarded
An additional Special Prize of £50 to an employee who has worked continuously on the same farm or with the same employer (or widow, or son or daughter of same) for 50 years and over. Employer to be a member farming within the limits of the Association.