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Our Annual Flower & Produce Show was held on Saturday 16h August. It was very successful with 528 entries on display in categories covering flowers, vegetables, fruit, floral art, wine, cookery, handicraft, photography and children crafts. The Society was delighted to welcome 18 new exhibitors. Visitors were treated to a wonderful display of exhibits which filled the village hall, the quality & quantity of flower & vegetable exhibits was amazing considering the hot dry weather. Visitors were also able to enjoy a welcome cup of tea and a slice of home-made cake.
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The following cups & trophies were presented by Colin Davey from our main Sponsor’s Craft Nurseries.
R J Croxon Tankard (Most Points Ardleigh Residents Only Classes) – Kevin Jackson
E C Catling Cup (Runner Up Most Points Ardleigh Residents Only Classes) - John Culley
S H Every Cup (Most Points Fruit & Vegetables) – Roger Cook
The Bill Sparkes Salver (Best Vegetable Exhibit) – Roger Cook
G Osborne Cup (Most Points Flowers) – Kevin Jackson
The Connie Revill Trophy (Best Gladiolus Exhibit) – Christopher Walpole
Brenda Sparling Salver (Best Flower Exhibit) – Andy Owens
W Hudson Cup (Most Points Dahlias) – Andy Owens
The Patrick and Lilian Sparling Memorial Salver (Best Dahlia Exhibit) – Andy Owens
W J Freeman Cup (Most Points Flower Arranging) – Rosie Skeet
The Sparling Salver (Best Flower Arranging Exhibit) – Rosie Skeet
Mrs E Clayton Cup (Most Points Wine) – John Culley
Best Exhibit of wine – John Culley
Mrs V Mowles Cup (Most Points Cookery) – Rosie Jackson
The Downing Salver (Best Cookery Exhibit) – Valerie Chapman
L S Trew Cup (Most Points Handicrafts) –Rosie Jackson
The Sparling Saver (Best Handicrafts Exhibit) – Rosie Jackson
JM and BK Pearce Camera Cup (Most Points Photography) – Ian Parker
D Underdown Trophy (Runner Up Most Points Photography) – Bob Barnett
Best Photography Exhibit – Pat Ainger
Mrs R Parsons Cup (Most Points Children 4 Years and Under) – Sienna Blyth
Dorothy Culley Cup (Most Points Children 5 to 8 Years) – Annabelle Bruce
David Sibley Shield (Best exhibit in the Children's Classes) – Leo Bruce
The Edwards Shield (Best exhibit St.Mary's School Gardening Club class) – Edward Coombs
Lynne Askham Perpetual Rose Bowl (Most Points in Home Crafts – Cookery, Handicrafts & Flower Arranging) – Rosie Jackson
Brian Dundon Cup (New Exhibitor with most points all classes) – Carol Mitchell
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; Percival Engineering, The Debbie Millar School of Dance, JF Tree Specialists, The Ardleigh Tailoring, and the Jubilee Restaurant who all sponsored sections of the show; The Blyth family and Holly Farrer for transporting the tables. The Society is most grateful to all the exhibitors and all those who helped make the show a success.
Some photographs of the Show
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Best Vegetable Exhibit 5 Ripe Tomatoes - Roger Cook |
Best Flower Exhibit 1 vase of 10 stems of mixed flowers of at least 3 different genus - Andy Owens |
Best Gladiolus Exhibit 3 spikes of Gladiolus - Christopher Walpole |
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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 An arrangement on the theme of "Lest we forget" - Rosie Skeet |
Best Handicraft Exhibit A soft toy - Rosie Jackson |
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Best Cookery Exhibit 3 pieces of tray bake - Valerie Chapman |
Best Photography Exhibit Close up - Pat Ainger |
Best Childrens Exhibit An animal made from fruit & vegetables - Leo Bruce |
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| Unfortunately, no photograph was taken of the Best Wine Exhibit which was won by John Culley | ||||
| Our Sponsors | The Trophies | |||
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| Ardleigh Only Section - sponsored In Memory of Ted and Dorothy Culley | ||||
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| Open Fruit and Vegetable Section - sponsored by Percival Engineering | ||||
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| Flower Section sponsored by JF Tree Specialists Ltd | ||||
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| Dahlia Section sponsored by Lynda Chase-Gardener in memory of her mother Beryl | ||||
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| Decorative (Flower Arranging) Section sponsored by Diana & Chris Whitfield in memory of Mrs Ishbel Simpson | ||||
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| Wine Section sponsored by Percival Engineering | ||||
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Unfortunately there are no photos of the Wine Section of the 2025 Show | |||
| Cookery Section sponsored by Jubilee Resturant | ||||
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Unfortunately there are no photos of the Cookery Section of the 2025 Show | |||
| Handicraft Section sponsored by The Ardleigh Tailoring | ||||
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| Photography Section sponsored by Andy & Judy Owens | ||||
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| Childrens Section sponsored by The Debbie Millar School of Dance | ||||
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Below is the Show Schedule for the 2025 Show.