COMPETITION SCHEDULE
HORTICULTURAL CLASSES
Section A YOUNG GARDENERS
15 years and under grown by the Exhibitor
These can all grow happily in a bucket if you are short of space
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Best Cress Head in an egg cup
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Bunch of best Radishes
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3 (best) Carrots on a plate, tops trimmed to 10cm
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Biggest Sunflower Head
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Flowers I have grown (displayed in a jar)
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Weirdest vegetable
Section B GARDENERS
7 4 onions grown from sets with 10cm tops
8 3 Beetroot with roots/15cm tops
9 2 Cabbages
10 3 Carrots with roots/tops trimmed 10cm
11 4 Courgettes
12 3 Curly Kale with stalks
13 3 Swiss chard with stalks
14 2 Sweet Corn Cobs
15 3 Leeks
16 6 shallots
17 Selection of Salad Leaves
18 Parsley, flat leaved, bunch
19 6 Potatoes (White)
20 6 Potatoes (Coloured)
21 12 Raspberries with stalks
22 3 Cooking Apples
23 3 Eating Apples
24 6 Plums
25 10 Damsons
26 1 Chrysanthemum, specimen
27 3 Spray Chrysanthemums in vase
28 3 spikes of Gladioli
29 3 heads of Hydrangea, same variety
30 Vase of Annuals, 3 distinct varieties
31 3 Dahlias in a vase
32 3 Hosta leaves in one container
33 1 Specimen Rose, any variety, with own foliage
34 Pot Plant with best foliage
35 Pot Plant with best flowers
36 6 Eggs any colour from own flock
37 A basket of mixed vegetables (max size 60cm x 30cm)
A PERPETUAL CHALLENGE CUP IS AWARDED
TO THE EXHIBITOR WITH THE MOST POINTS IN SECTION B
AND THE MABBERLEY CUP IS AWARDED TO
THE BEST EXHIBIT IN SECTION B
Section C COOKERY
38 Jar of Marmalade
39 Jar of Raspberry Jam
40 Jar of Chutney
41 4 Decorated Cup Cakes
42 A vegan cake
43 6 cheese straws
44 Lemon Drizzle Cake
45 A plate of ginger biscuits
46 Pate in a Ramekin
47 Vegetable Cake – please identify the vegetables
48 Small Loaf of Bread
49 A Cold Dessert in a Glass
50 Victoria Sandwich Cake
(3egg recipe, jam filling only, no top dusting)
51 Cold Soup
52 Cake made by a Man
53 4 homemade meringues
Section D CHILDREN’S COOKERY
15 years and under unless specified
Please state age on the exhibit
54 A small loaf of bread
55 Most beautifully decorated cake
56 Most delicious chocolate cake
57 Decorated pizza base of a person (base may be bought)
58 4 flapjacks
59 4 delicious brownies
A CUP WILL BE AWARDED FOR
THE BEST EXHIBIT IN SECTION D
Section E CHILDREN’S HANDICRAFTS
15 years and under unless specified
Please state age on the exhibit
60 How many things can you fit into a small match box
61 Decorated hen’s egg displayed in an Egg Cup
62 An Animal made out of Vegetables
63 A poster for “Save The Planet”
64 A model made from Play-Doh
65 Design a Children’s book cover (including Name of Book)
66 A Short story, maximum 150 words, to include the words:
(adventure, donkey, storm, feather, summer, beach)
67 Best handwriting, please copy this poem
from "Matilda" by Hilaire Belloch.
Matilda told such Dreadful Lies,
It made one Gasp and Stretch one’s Eyes;
Her Aunt, who, from her Earliest Youth,
Had kept a Strict Regard for Truth,
Attempted to Believe Matilda:
The effort very nearly killed her.
COMPETITIONS 4 to 7 YEAR OLDS ONLY
68 Picture of the Seaside
69 Decorated wooden spoon theme, an animal
70 Painting of a garden from potato & vegetable cut patterns
71 Design your own Lego vehicle
72 Make a picture using buttons
THE EILEEN IND CUP WILL BE AWARDED FOR
THE BEST EXHIBIT IN SECTION E
Section F HANDICRAFTS
73 An art competition, the winner of which will have their picture displayed in the Village Hall
74 Hand Knitted Garment
75 Hand Sewn Garment
76 Handicraft Object
77 A sewn cover for an iPad / Kindle
78 A black and white drawing
79 An elegant face mask
80 A Limerick
81 Computer generated Greetings Card
Section G PHOTOGRAPHS
Open to adults and children.
Children under 12 please state your age
Maximum size 18 cm on the longest side
82 Splash
83 An interesting view of Cherington
84 Lockdown And Landscapes
(We have all been out and about during lockdown, let's see your photos)
85 Animals
86 Stiles
A CUP IN MEMORY OF CHARLES RYMER WILL
BE AWARDED FOR THE BEST EXHIBIT IN SECTION G
Section H FLOWER ARRANGING
To be displayed in Cherington Church (flowers may be bought)
87 A “Hot” colour centrepiece arrangement - variety of flowers in season
88 A floral mask
89 Arrangement of Dahlias
90 Arrangement of Chrysanthemums
91 Autumn Hedgerow – foliage, leaves, berries and seedpods, viewed front only
92 “ Have a Go “ - an arrangement of flowers of your choice in a container of your choice for those of you who do not normally enter competitions
THE AMY WOOD CUP WILL BE AWARDED FOR
THE BEST EXHIBIT IN SECTION H