Thruxton Village Flow Show & More...

THRUXTON VILLAGE FLOWER and PRODUCE SHOW - SUNDAY 16th SEPTEMBER 2012

Welcome to the third annual Thruxton Flower and Produce Show (& more, please do read on).  We hope as many people as possible in the village will enter items in the classes listed which have been revised from last year. We want this to be a fun show, but there are some rules which will have to be followed and these are listed below.

If you would like to enter please print and complete this form: entry form and deliver with the entry fee (see 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. Entries will be limited to not more than three from any individual in any class.
  4. The entry fee for each item is 50p, but £1 for entries received after Monday 5th September.  Entries are free for Children and Young People under 16.
  5. Complete the entry form on the back page and return with the relevant fee in a sealed envelope to 8 Lambourne Way by Monday 10th September.  Late entries will be considered but will attract the higher entry fee.
  6. You should bring your exhibits to the village Hall between 10.30-11.30 on Show day.
  7. Vases, bowls, plates etc are not provided and you should bring your own as appropriate.
  8. Photographs may be of any size and should be mounted on card ready for display.  Paintings should be ready to display.
  9. A card will have been prepared for each exhibit you have entered.  Collect these cards from the entry desk on arrival and place face down next to your exhibit.
  10. 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 re-open for public viewing at 14.00 with the presentation of prizes 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.

SUGGESTED REVISED SCHEDULE

Section 1 - Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables

Group A1 Flowers (Home-grown)

  1. Vase of 5 different roses
  2. Vase of 3 pompom dahlias
  3. Vase of sweet peas
  4. Specimen dahlia
  5. Vase of 3 flowering shrubs

Group A2 - Flower Arrangements (bought flowers acceptable in this class)

  1. Table arrangement for a September Dinner party
  2. Arrangement of Wild Flowers and Foliage
  3. Arrangement in a Wine Glass
  4. Arrangement in an unusual container
  5. Arrangement using a single colour of flowers plus foliage

Group B - Fruit

  1. Bowl of 3 apples of one variety
  2. Bowl of 3 pears of one variety
  3. Bowl of 10 autumn raspberries
  4. Bowl of 5 plums of one variety
  5. Biggest cooking apple

Group C - Vegetables

  1. 3 potatoes, one variety
  2. Cherry tomatoes on vine
  3. 3 tomatoes (one variety)
  4. 1 cucumber
  5. 3 carrots (one variety)
  6. Biggest marrow
  7. 3 beans (one variety)
  8. Longest runner bean

Section 2 - Cookery and Wine making

Group D  - Cookery

  1. Jar of Jam (not less than 340g (12 oz))
  2. Jar of Lemon curd (not less than 225g (8oz))
  3. Jar of marmalade (not less than 340g (12 oz))
  4. Jar of Jelly (not less than 340g (12 oz))
  5. Jar of chutney (not less than 225g (8oz))
  6. Plate of 4 decorated cupcakes
  7. Loaf of bread
  8. Victoria jam sandwich - 3 egg mix, not iced
  9. Dundee cake
  10. Round of shortbread

Group E - Wine Making

  1. A bottle of red wine made from local produce
  2. A bottle of white wine made from local produce
  3. A bottle of sparkling wine made from local produce
  4. A bottle of liqueur made from local produce

Section 3 - Arts and Crafts

Group F - Handicrafts

  1. Woolcraft - any item made from wool
  2. Needlecraft -  any item of needlecraft
  3. Woodcraft - a decorative item made in wood
  4. Jewellery
  5. Papercraft
  6. Ceramics - any item made from pottery

Group G - Visual Arts

  1. Photograph of a Thruxton Village scene
  2. A photograph of local wildlife
  3. A Landscape in any medium
  4. A still life in any medium
  5. A local scene in any medium

Group H - Computer art (open to all ages)

A Poster done on a computer to illustrate the 2012 show, 11"X 8" max A4 size.  To be included on the Poster, the words: "Thruxton Village Flower and Produce Show" the provisional date," Sunday 9th September 2012" and place "Thruxton War Memorial Hall", the time "2.00pm".  The winning poster will be used as the basis for advertising the 2012 show.

  1. Children Under 16
  2. All other ages
  3. Pupils at Kimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Primary School

Section 4 - Children and Young People under 16 on 12 September 2011

Group I - Flowers and Vegetables

  1. Arrangement of flowers in a jam jar
  2. Unusual vegetable
  3. Wild flowers posy
  4. Bowl of blackberries
  5. Tallest Sunflower (photograph acceptable but height to be certified by a parent)

Group J - Craftwork

  1. Any piece of craft work under 6
  2. Any piece of craft work between 6 and 11
  3. Any piece of craft work over 11
  4. Painting or collage 'my favourite animal or pet' under 6
  5. Painting or collage 'my favourite animal or pet' between 6 and 11
  6. Painting or collage 'my  favourite animal or pet' over 11

Group K - Miscellaneous

  1. A miniature garden in a seed tray
  2. A decorated plant pot or painted stone
  3. A comic animal made from natural materials - any fruit, nuts, seeds, pasta etc
  4. Imaginative model monster