Thruxton News

Posted: 14th August

THRUXTON VILLAGE FLOWER SHOW

SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2010


Welcome to the first in a new annual series of Flower Shows.  We hope as many people as possible in the village will enter items in the classes listed. We want this to be a fun show and we are not going to take it too seriously, but there are some rules which will have to be followed and they are listed below.

HOW TO ENTER THE SHOW

1.Entrance is limited to people living in Thruxton Parish, to pupils attending Kimpton Primary School, and to members of village based clubs and societies, wherever they may live.

2.Please follow the requirements of the classes carefully to avoid your exhibit being disqualified on a technicality.

3.The entry fee for each item is 50p.  Children and Young People’s entries are free.

4.Complete the entry form on the back page and return with the relevant fee in a sealed envelope to 8 Lambourne Way by Monday 6 September. Late entries will be considered.

5.You should bring your exhibits to the village Hall between 10.30-11.30 on Sunday 12 September.

6.Vases, bowls, plates etc are not provided and you should bring your own as appropriate.

7.Photographs may be of any size and should be mounted on card ready for display.  Paintings should be ready to display.

8.A card will have been prepared for each exhibit you have entered.  Collect these cards from the entry desk and place face down next to your exhibit.

9.You must have left the main hall by 12.00 when judging will begin.

JUDGING

1.Judging will take place between 12.00 and 13.30

2.Each class will have a winner, second place, and at the judges’ discretion, highly commended entries.

3.Winner, second placed and highly commended certificates will be awarded.

4.Points will be awarded – 3 for winning, 2 for second place and 1 for highly commended.  These points will be totalled and the entrant with the highest score will be awarded the shield to keep for one year.

5.Classes may be combined, if the judges consider that appropriate.

6.The President will award the Cup to the exhibit she deems to be the best in show.  A further cup will be awarded by the President to the children’s exhibit which shows the greatest endeavour.

7.The judges’ decisions will be final.

PUBLIC VIEWING

1.The main hall will be re-opened for public viewing at 14.00 with the presentation of prize s at 15.30

2.Exhibits may be removed after the presentation of the prizes and must be cleared from the hall by 16.30.  Any exhibits that are not removed by this time will be disposed of at the committee’s discretion.

REFRESHMENTS

1.A BBQ and beer tent will be available for refreshments from 12.00.  Tea, coffee and soft drinks and cakes will be available throughout the afternoon.

See more here: Thruxton Village Flow Show

11/01/2010 - Thruxton Village Xmas Quiz (Answers)

A record 154 copies sold this year, big thanks to all that purchased a copy, all surplus goes to Village Hall funds.

Congratulations to Rich & Denise Head (90), Jeremy Bally (89) & Steve Davis (87) and honourable Mentions to Chris Rome (81), Gillian Whiting (80½), Claire Nash (80) & The Whittingtons (78½). Please contact John Davis for prizes (772711).

Questions:

  1. Why do MPs hear the Queen’s Speech in the Lords rather than in the Commons?
  2. What is the name given to residents of the island of Sark?
  3. At least 7 composers have written music based on William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo & Juliet”. Name four.
  4. When was Thruxton village first connected to mains drainage?
  5. Find the composer (Christian name + surname)) from the anagram “Brahms Nocturne”
  6. Give the Latin phrase for “a formal report or review” (hint - two words of 5 letters each)
  7. On what date (year and month please) was the very first “Doctor Who” first episode broadcast?
  8. Where is the British Library’s Newspaper section housed?
  9. On 3 February each year there is an International run-up the steps of the Empire State Building in New York from the ground floor lobby to the Observation Deck. How many steps do they have to climb?
  10. Feb 16th was the conclusion of the World’s Original Marmalade Festival. Where was the Festival held?
  11. Cleopatra’s Needle can be found on the Embankment. But where was it before it was moved to London? (Name of town/city required, not just Egypt)
  12. What is the longest word in the English language which contains no vowels? (hint - 6 letters)
  13. Use the word ‘and’ in a sentence five times consecutively
  14. A person who has a fear of crossing bridges is suffering from?
  15. What is the total number of Members of the European Parliament (at the time of the June elections)?
  16. In which direction do winds circulate round a Cyclone in the Northern Hemisphere?
  17. Approx how many 2 ltr plastic bottles does it take to make an average size fleece?
  18. Who wrote the theme for EUROVISION as heard as the introduction to the Eurovision Song Contest and from which piece of music does it come?
  19. What is the name of probably the most popular Lake District mountain?
  20. What is the unit of area that was historically defined as “the size of a field that could be ploughed by a man and an ox in one day” ?
  21. Three British composers all died in 1934. Can you name them
  22. Who, was the first British monarch to be shown on his coins? Clue: (around the 10th Century)
  23. Apart from the Queen, three other bodies own swans. Name one.
  24. What are the ICAO identification letters of Thruxton Airfield?
  25. Under which Sign of the Zodiac does Christmas Day fall?
  26. The Thruxton Village Appraisal has just been reissued. In which years were the first and second issues published?
  27. During the summer we witnessed an ‘invasion’ of a butterfly arriving in the UK from North Africa. What was it called?
  28. Bindweed, or Convolvulus if you prefer, climbs up almost anything in the garden. But does it climb clockwise or anti-clockwise (in the Northern hemisphere)?
  29. The 5 m length pole that is used to propel a punt is called what?
  30. There are four surviving copies of the Magna Carta. Two are in the British Library. Where are the other two?
  31. What is the name for similarity between words in spelling but not in sound? (Hint two words of 3 and 5 letters)
  32. Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the 100 mtr men’s title at the World Athletics Championship held in Berlin in August 09 in a new record time. What was his time?
  33. We have all used “Times New Roman” as a Microsoft WORD script. But why “Times”?
  34. The August Bank Holiday was originally held on the first Monday in the month. When was it changed to the last Monday?
  35. Many horse chestnuts had withered leaves because of attacks by what?
  36. When and Where was the first Henry Wood Promenade concert held?
  37. For those who really want to do some research !! What is the length of string that contestants are allowed to use in the World Conkers Championships ? Hint - held during October at Oundle, Northants.
  38. “I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and discharge my duty……..without the help and support of the woman I love”. Who said this and on what occasion?
  39. An early Navy Rum was said to be “94.5 degrees proof”. As ‘proof’ is no longer used, what % alcohol would this represent?
  40. Methane is one of the most important ‘Greenhouse Gasses’. How much does the average cow produce each day? 500, 50 or 5 litres?
  41. What is the main ingredient of the cookery dish “Plaki”?
  42. Baku is the Capital of where?
  43. A “Rehoboam” is the equivalent of how many standard wine bottles?
  44. A person who has a fear of sex is suffering from what type of phobia?
  45. What mathematics is required to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit?
  46. What is the SI (International) unit for describing “Luminous intensity”?
  47. A Buttercup belongs to which Genus or Family?
  48. When was the major oil spill as a result of the grounding of the “Torrey Canyon”?
  49. What element has the Periodic Table Symbol “Rh”?
  50. A piece of paper measures 8.27 x 11.69 inches. What size is this in International Paper Sizes?

Answers:

  1. The Monarch was banned from the Commons after Charles I had several members arrested
  2. Sarkees or Serquaise
  3. Bellini, Berlioz, Bernstein, Delius, Gounod, Prokofieff and Tchaikowsky,
  4. 1974
  5. Robert Schumann
  6. Compte rendu
  7. November 23rd, 1963
  8. Colindale - shortly to move to Boston Spa
  9. 1576 steps
  10. Dalemain House (or Mansion), Cumbria
  11. Alexandria
  12. Rhythm
  13. The sign-writer was told: “You have left out the spaces between fish and and, and and and chips’”
  14. Gephyrophobia
  15. 736
  16. Anti-Clockwise
  17. 25
  18. Marc-Antoine Charpentier from his TE DEUM
  19. Helvellyn
  20. An acre
  21. Elgar, Delius and Holst.
  22. King Athelstan
  23. The Dyer’s Livery Company, the Vintner’s Livery Company and the Ilchester family (Abbotsbury in Dorset).
  24. EGHO
  25. Capricorn
  26. 1981 and 1997
  27. Painted Lady
  28. Anti-clockwise
  29. A quant
  30. Salisbury Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral (or Lincoln Castle)
  31. Eye Rhyme
  32. 9.58 secs
  33. It was created in 1932 for The Times Newspaper although some Americans believe it was invented earlier.
  34. 1972
  35. Leafminer moths
  36. 1895 in Queen’s Hall, London
  37. 12 inches.
  38. Abdication speech of Edward VIII
  39. 54% (but 47.25% in the USA)
  40. 500 litres
  41. White fish
  42. Azerbaijan
  43. Six
  44. Genophobia
  45. Multiply by 9, then divide by 5 and finally add 32.
  46. A Candela
  47. Ranunculus
  48. Mar 1967
  49. Rhodium
  50. A4

10/01/2010 - Sections missing?

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10/01/2010 - A new look web site

Welcome to the new look Thruxton Village web site; now powered by CMS.

This version of ThruxtonVillage.com is fully CMS driven (content management solution with its data held in a secure database). The CMS version will fully support "end user updates" and, over the next few months I will be finalising the security requirements and inviting villagers to take ownership of their own pages for ongoing updates, adding dates to the village events diary, etc.

Watch this space for updates...