2015 Show Report
From Jack Powis, Show
Secretary,
On Saturday, 22nd August, we
held our 38th Annual
Horticultural Show, known as
The Great Village Show, for the
fifth time at Oak Grove College.
For gardeners this has been
another difficult year with a cold
windy spring and low rainfall, but
amazingly the number of entries was one of the highest on record with lots of new
members and children taking part. It was well attended and one old member said "I've been
to every one and this was definitely the best". The hall looked sensational, with so much
glorious fruit, vegetables, flowers and cookery on display. Outside, in the gardens, there
were stalls selling all manner of things including allotment produce, homemade cakes,
plants and crafts. Our shop had their "Sale of the Season" and the second hand tool stall did
a roaring trade. Beekeepers John and Sarah Scrace were there, explaining the wonderful
world of bees and selling glorious honey produced on the Allotment Site. People sat around
enjoying tea and cake and soaking up the sun shine and the warm friendly atmosphere or
walking around the College’s award winning gardens. This is a lovely place to spend an
afternoon and the weather was wonderful. The event has developed into a friendly occasion
as well as a chance to show off the results of year's hard work.
There were exhibits of a very high standard and it was very pleasing to see newcomers
taking part and picking up awards alongside the experienced showmen and women.
Peter Webb had a good afternoon, winning Best Exhibit of Vegetables, Most Points in the
Flower Section, Collection of Vegetables, Master Gardener and the Banksian Medal. Peter
Green won Best Exhibit of Fruit; Bob Bingham scored the most points in the Vegetable
Section while Heather Broad won Best Exhibit in the Flower Section and Best Exhibit in Show
for her glorious bowl of mixed flowers. Brenda Cox took the Rose Trophy and the Floral Art
Cup, Celia Powis won the Cookery Cup and husband Jack shared The Wine Cup in a dead
heat with Mick Russell. Janet Robins won The Best Allotment award, Best Front Garden
went to Peter Mazillious. In the novice section new boy Geoff Ford won Most Points and
Collection of Vegetables while Pearl Morgan's runner beans were Best Exhibit.
Dave Cooper took first prize in the craft class with his amazing shepherd's crook and the
public voted Jeff Jones' and Jack Powis' photos their choice. In the children’s section we had
a large display of lovely entries and Siana Boyd won Best Exhibit for her wonderful miniature
garden and the most points trophy went to Dulcie Duguid.
During the year I have been saying that this show has something for everyone and
encouraging new people to have a go and I am so pleased that over three quarters of the
entrants won a first prize and hardly anyone won no prize at all. So for the rest of you there
is always next year!
Finally I must mention the ugliest exhibit in the show. It was mine but it was the heaviest
truss of tomatoes and so won first prize, much to the consternation of several observers!
(Judging excluded heavy woodlice - Ed)
There were more than ever this year to share the work and make it easier for everyone.
There are lots of colour photos on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1618918831709175.1073741832.1482530235348036
&type=3
The lasting memory of the afternoon was the very friendly atmosphere everywhere, with so
many happy people enjoying themselves.
Congratulations to you all, well done, and of course many thanks to the amazing team of
helpers that make whole thing possible.
class winners
fruit - B. Cox, 3. S. Mantell, 4. P. Green, 5.
R. Scott, 6. P. Webb.
vegetables - 10. J. Scrace, 11. D. Cooper,
12. G. Rolph, 13. R Bingham, 14. J. Robins,
15. P. Webb, 16. P. Webb, 18. R. Bingham,
19. J Scrace, 20. D. Cooper, 21. R. Bingham,
22. R. Bingham, 23. R. Bingham, 24. P.
Hannam, 25.P. Hannam, 26. P. Morgan, 27. P. Webb, 28. R. Bingham, 29. J. Powis, 30.C.
Mulholland, 31. P. Webb, 32. J.Scrace, 33. D. Turner, 34. R. Bingham, 35. R. Bingham, 36. R.
Taylor, 37. R. Bingham,38. R. Bingham, 39. P. Webb.
flowers
40. P. Mulholland, 41. P. Mulholland, 42. C. Powis, 43. C. Powis, 46. B. Cox, 51. T. Payne, 52.
P. Webb, 53. P. Webb, 54. J. Robins, 55. P. Webb, 56. H Broad, 57. P.Webb, 58. P. Webb, 60.
T. Payne, 63. H. Broad, 64. H. Broad, 65. H. Broad, 66. T. Ford, 67. T. Ford, 68. S.Scrace.
floral arrangement
70. V. Daly, 71. M. Hollingdale, 72. M. Hollingdale, 73. C. Powis.
photographs - 74. J. Jones, 75. J. Powis.
craft 76. D. Cooper.
cookery
80. S. Hill, 81. M. Spencer, 82. S. Hill, 83. S. Hill, 84. S. Hill, 85. J. Powis, 86. C. Powis,
87. J. Robins, 88. C. Powis, 89. H. Cutler.
novices
90. G. Bernstein, 91. J. Carver, 92. J. Daly, 93. G. Ford, 94. P. Morgan, 95. J Kara, 96. G. Ford,
97, H. Cutler, 98. G. Ford, 99. T. Ford.
collection of vegetables
100. P. Webb, 101. P. Webb.
wine
105. M. Russell, 106. J. Powis, 107. M. Russell, 108. J. Powis.
children
110. S. Boyd, C. Taylor, 111. D. Duguid, S. Duguid, 112. S. Boyd, A. Terrill; 113. D. Duguid, C.
Taylor, 114. S Boyd, C. Taylor.
Secretary,
On Saturday, 22nd August, we
held our 38th Annual
Horticultural Show, known as
The Great Village Show, for the
fifth time at Oak Grove College.
For gardeners this has been
another difficult year with a cold
windy spring and low rainfall, but
amazingly the number of entries was one of the highest on record with lots of new
members and children taking part. It was well attended and one old member said "I've been
to every one and this was definitely the best". The hall looked sensational, with so much
glorious fruit, vegetables, flowers and cookery on display. Outside, in the gardens, there
were stalls selling all manner of things including allotment produce, homemade cakes,
plants and crafts. Our shop had their "Sale of the Season" and the second hand tool stall did
a roaring trade. Beekeepers John and Sarah Scrace were there, explaining the wonderful
world of bees and selling glorious honey produced on the Allotment Site. People sat around
enjoying tea and cake and soaking up the sun shine and the warm friendly atmosphere or
walking around the College’s award winning gardens. This is a lovely place to spend an
afternoon and the weather was wonderful. The event has developed into a friendly occasion
as well as a chance to show off the results of year's hard work.
There were exhibits of a very high standard and it was very pleasing to see newcomers
taking part and picking up awards alongside the experienced showmen and women.
Peter Webb had a good afternoon, winning Best Exhibit of Vegetables, Most Points in the
Flower Section, Collection of Vegetables, Master Gardener and the Banksian Medal. Peter
Green won Best Exhibit of Fruit; Bob Bingham scored the most points in the Vegetable
Section while Heather Broad won Best Exhibit in the Flower Section and Best Exhibit in Show
for her glorious bowl of mixed flowers. Brenda Cox took the Rose Trophy and the Floral Art
Cup, Celia Powis won the Cookery Cup and husband Jack shared The Wine Cup in a dead
heat with Mick Russell. Janet Robins won The Best Allotment award, Best Front Garden
went to Peter Mazillious. In the novice section new boy Geoff Ford won Most Points and
Collection of Vegetables while Pearl Morgan's runner beans were Best Exhibit.
Dave Cooper took first prize in the craft class with his amazing shepherd's crook and the
public voted Jeff Jones' and Jack Powis' photos their choice. In the children’s section we had
a large display of lovely entries and Siana Boyd won Best Exhibit for her wonderful miniature
garden and the most points trophy went to Dulcie Duguid.
During the year I have been saying that this show has something for everyone and
encouraging new people to have a go and I am so pleased that over three quarters of the
entrants won a first prize and hardly anyone won no prize at all. So for the rest of you there
is always next year!
Finally I must mention the ugliest exhibit in the show. It was mine but it was the heaviest
truss of tomatoes and so won first prize, much to the consternation of several observers!
(Judging excluded heavy woodlice - Ed)
There were more than ever this year to share the work and make it easier for everyone.
There are lots of colour photos on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1618918831709175.1073741832.1482530235348036
&type=3
The lasting memory of the afternoon was the very friendly atmosphere everywhere, with so
many happy people enjoying themselves.
Congratulations to you all, well done, and of course many thanks to the amazing team of
helpers that make whole thing possible.
class winners
fruit - B. Cox, 3. S. Mantell, 4. P. Green, 5.
R. Scott, 6. P. Webb.
vegetables - 10. J. Scrace, 11. D. Cooper,
12. G. Rolph, 13. R Bingham, 14. J. Robins,
15. P. Webb, 16. P. Webb, 18. R. Bingham,
19. J Scrace, 20. D. Cooper, 21. R. Bingham,
22. R. Bingham, 23. R. Bingham, 24. P.
Hannam, 25.P. Hannam, 26. P. Morgan, 27. P. Webb, 28. R. Bingham, 29. J. Powis, 30.C.
Mulholland, 31. P. Webb, 32. J.Scrace, 33. D. Turner, 34. R. Bingham, 35. R. Bingham, 36. R.
Taylor, 37. R. Bingham,38. R. Bingham, 39. P. Webb.
flowers
40. P. Mulholland, 41. P. Mulholland, 42. C. Powis, 43. C. Powis, 46. B. Cox, 51. T. Payne, 52.
P. Webb, 53. P. Webb, 54. J. Robins, 55. P. Webb, 56. H Broad, 57. P.Webb, 58. P. Webb, 60.
T. Payne, 63. H. Broad, 64. H. Broad, 65. H. Broad, 66. T. Ford, 67. T. Ford, 68. S.Scrace.
floral arrangement
70. V. Daly, 71. M. Hollingdale, 72. M. Hollingdale, 73. C. Powis.
photographs - 74. J. Jones, 75. J. Powis.
craft 76. D. Cooper.
cookery
80. S. Hill, 81. M. Spencer, 82. S. Hill, 83. S. Hill, 84. S. Hill, 85. J. Powis, 86. C. Powis,
87. J. Robins, 88. C. Powis, 89. H. Cutler.
novices
90. G. Bernstein, 91. J. Carver, 92. J. Daly, 93. G. Ford, 94. P. Morgan, 95. J Kara, 96. G. Ford,
97, H. Cutler, 98. G. Ford, 99. T. Ford.
collection of vegetables
100. P. Webb, 101. P. Webb.
wine
105. M. Russell, 106. J. Powis, 107. M. Russell, 108. J. Powis.
children
110. S. Boyd, C. Taylor, 111. D. Duguid, S. Duguid, 112. S. Boyd, A. Terrill; 113. D. Duguid, C.
Taylor, 114. S Boyd, C. Taylor.
