The Society’s Annual Flower & Produce Show took place on Saturday 19th August and was very successful. 567 entries were on display in categories covering flowers, vegetables, fruit, floral art, wine, cookery, handicraft, photography and children’s entries. The Society was delighted to welcome 16 new exhibitors. Visitors were treated to a wonderful display of exhibits which filled the village hall and they were also able to enjoy a welcome cup of tea and a slice of home-made cake.
The cups & trophies were presented by Andrew Davey from Craft Nurseries of Lawford (the main sponsors of the show). Trophy winners were:-
R J Croxon Tankard (Most Points Ardleigh Residents Only Classes) – Kevin Jackson
E C Catling Cup (Runner Up Most Points Ardleigh Residents Only Classes) - Chris Whitfield
S H Every Cup (Most Points Fruit & Vegetables) – John Culley
The Bill Sparkes Salver (Best Vegetable Exhibit) – Chris Whitfield
G Osborne Cup (Most Points Flowers) – Kevin Jackson
The Connie Revill Trophy (Best Gladiolus Exhibit) - Andy Owens
Mrs B Sparling Special Prize (Best Flower Exhibit) – Andy Owens
W Hudson Cup (Most Points Dahlias) – Roger Cook
The Patrick and Lilian Sparling Memorial Salver (Best Dahlia Exhibit) – Andy Owens
W J Freeman Cup (Most Points Flower Arranging) – Rosie Skeet
Best Flower Arranging Exhibit – Diana Whitfield
Mrs E Clayton Cup (Most Points Wine) – Linda Spinks
Best Exhibit of wine – Linda Spinks
Mrs V Mowles Cup (Most Points Cookery) – Diana Whitfield
The Downing Salver (Best Cookery Exhibit) – Diana Whitfield
L S Trew Cup (Most Points Handicrafts) – Rosie Jackson
Best Handicrafts Exhibit – Sue Browne
JM and BK Pearce Camera Cup (Most Points Photography) – Pat Ainger
D Underdown Trophy (Runner Up Most Points Photography) – John Wood
Best Photography Exhibit – John Wood
Mrs R Parsons Cup (Most Points Children 4 Years and Under) – Leo Bruce
Dorothy Culley Cup (Most Points Children 5 to 8 Years) – Orla Dundon
J Snell Cup (Most Points Children 9 to 13 years) – Dylan Mason
David Sibley Shield (Best exhibit in the Children's Classes) – Lucas Bonney
The Edwards Shield (Best exhibit St.Mary's School Gardening Club class) – Joseph Coombs
Lynne Askham Perpetual Rose Bowl (Most Points in Home Crafts – Cookery, Handicrafts & Flower Arranging) – Diana Whitfield
Brian Dundon Cup (New Exhibitor with most points all classes) – Rosie Skeet
Gordon Locke Shield (Most Points Ardleigh Resident all classes) – Kevin Jackson
Mrs R Parsons Shield (Most Points All Classes) – Kevin Jackson
The Society would like to thank Craft Nurseries, the main sponsor of the show, and Percival Engineering, The Debbie Millar School of Dance, Brantham Mill Crafts, Ardleigh Garden Maintenance and the Jubilee Restaurant who all sponsored sections of the show and David Mason who transported the tables for us. The Society is most grateful to all the exhibitors and all those who helped make the show a success.
A date for your diary - next year’s show will be on Saturday 17th August 2024
Some photos from the Show
Best Exhibits
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Best Vegetable Exhibit 3 carrots with tops trimmed to approximately 3”/7.5cm. Chris Whitfield
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Best Gladiolus Exhibit 3 spikes of Gladioli. Andy Owens
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Best Flower Exhibit 1 vase of 10 stems of mixed flowers of at least 3 different genus. Andy Owens |
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Best Dahlia Exhibit 3 vases of any cultivar of dahlias – 3 blooms per vase. Andy Owens |
Best Decorative (Flower Arranging) Exhibit A decorated hat or headdress. Diana Whitfield |
Best Wine Exhibit 1 bottle of dry fruit wine. Linda Spinks |
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Best Cookery Exhibit 5 pieces of tray bake. Diana Whitfield |
Best Handicraft Exhibit A Hat. Sue Browne |
Best Photography Exhibit Close Up. John Wood |
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Best Children's Exhibit A painted stone (Ages 5 to 8 years). Lucas Bonney |
Best Exhibit St Mary's School Gardening Club Class 3 beetroot in a pot. Joseph Coombs |
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| Thank you to our Photography Judge - John Merison for taking the following photos of the show | ||||
| Judging taking place | ||||
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| Our Sponsors | The Trophies | |||
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| Ardleigh Residents Only Section - Sponsored In Memory of Ted and Dorothy Culley | ||||
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| Open Fruit & Veg Section - Sponsored by Percival Engineering | ||||
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| Flowers Section - sponsored by Ardleigh Garden Maintenance | ||||
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| Dahlia Section - sponsored by Percival Engineering | ||||
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| Decorative Section (Flower Arranging) - sponsored by Diana & Chris Whitfield in Memory of Ishbel Simpson | ||||
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| Wine Section - sponsored by Percival Engineering | ||||
| Cookery Section - sponsored by Jubilee Restaurant | ||||
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| Handicrafts Section - sponsored by Brantham Mill Crafts | ||||
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| Photography Section - sponsored by Andy & Judy Owens | ||||
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| Children's Section - sponsored by Debbie Millar School of Dance | ||||
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