AWARDS The RHS Banksian Medal awarded for the most total prize money in Classes 1-79. Winner in 2013 Mr C Dards and Mr J Bolton in 2014 not eligible The RHS Bronze Medal awarded for the most meritorious exhibit in Classes 1-79. The National Vegetable Society s Medal, awarded or the most meritorious Vegetable exhibit in the Show. The National Dahlia Society s Silver and Bronze Medal awarded to the best and second best exhibits in Classes 58-69. The National Chrysanthemum Society s Silver and Bronze Medal awarded to the best and second best exhibits in Classes 51-57. The Members Cup awarded to a member of the Society gaining the highest number of points in the Show. The Challenge Cup awarded for the highest number of points in classes 1-79. The Lanigan Memorial Challenge Cup awarded to the best exhibit of Roses. The Dahlia Challenge Shield awarded for the highest number of points in Classes 58-69. The Ted Row Memorial Shield awarded to the best exhibit in Classes 45-50. The Frank Auger Shield for Vegetables awarded to the exhibitor gaining highest points in Classes 1-28. The Mrs Pearson Memorial Trophy awarded to the exhibitor gaining highest points in Classes 85-100. The Kennedy s (Wroughton) Rose Bowl awarded to the best exhibit in Section III The Sid Hounsell Trophy awarded to the best exhibit in Class 63. The David Lewis Trophy awarded to the best exhibit in Class 76. The Harry Garrett Trophy awarded to the best exhibit of Wine. The Yallop Trophy awarded for most points in the Wine Section. The Ernest Smith Cup awarded for the best exhibit of Spray Chrysanthemums. The Mike Burgess Trophy awarded to the best Vegetable exhibit classes 1-24. The Junior Shield is awarded to a juvenile gaining the most prizes in all classes. The Chairman s Choice prize will be awarded for the favourite exhibit of Mrs Tina Grice of all the exhibits in the show NOTES Entry fee Entry fee: 20p per class for the first 5 entries after that 10p an entry, except classes 113-121 Exhibits to be staged between 8.00am and 11.00am. The Rules of the RHS Handbook will be observed. Any number of entries may be made in each class, but an exhibitor will not be allowed to take more than one prize in any class. Entries and fees to be in to the Show Secretary or Jess Bailey by Wednesday 16 th September 2015 Phone and email entries accepted Exhibits not for sale to be collected after presentation. Vases for Flower classes will be provided. All Cups and Shields must be returned to the Show Secretary by 31 st August 2016 SCHEDULE OF WROUGHTON AND DISTRICT GARDENERS SOCIETY Affiliated to the RHS, NDS, NCS and NVS EXHIBITORS MUST REGISTER BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE NO LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED HORTICULTURAL SHOW To be held at the ELLENDUNE COMMUNITY CENTRE, WROUGHTON On SATURDAY 19 th SEPTEMBER 2015 From 2.00pm to.5.00pm Prize Giving: 4..30pm Raffle & Sale of Exhibits to follow Admission 50p (Children Free) RAFFLE PLANT SALE TEAS AUCTION CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES Show Secretary: Debbie Jordan, 71 Swindon Road, Wroughton SN4 9AG Email: deeb_uk@yahoo.co.uk JUDGES Classes 1-29, 45-50 Classes 37-43, 70-79 Classes 31-36, 122-125 Classes 51-69, 126 Classes 85-100 Classes 107-112 Classes 113-121 Class 127 Mr M Burgess Mr P Biggs Mr P Mills Mr N Williams & Mr J Bolton Mrs K Higgs, & Miss K Higgs Mr & Mrs Scannell Mrs J Robins J Dowsett
PRIZES IN ALL CLASSES: First 50p Second 25p Third 15p (Except Classes 28, 29,79,126) WROUGHTON & DISTRICT GARDENERS SOCIETY SECTION I (Open to All) CLASS 1 Three Onions giant 2 Three Onions between ½lb & 1lb / 225g & 450g 3 Three Onions not to exceed ½lb / 225g each 4 Two Cauliflowers 5 Three Carrots, long pointed (trim leaves to 3 / 75mm) 6 Three Carrots, stump rooted (trim leaves as above) 7 Three Beetroot, globe (trim leaves to 3 / 75mm) 8 Five Potatoes, white 9 Five Potatoes, coloured 10 Two Cabbages 11 Nine Shallots, giant 12 Nine Shallots, pickling, not to exceed 30mm diameter 13 Nine Runner Beans 14 Two Lettuce 15 Three Leeks 16 Two Celery 17 Two Marrows, table (max 15 / 380mm long) 18 Two Parsnips (trim leaves to 3 / 75mm) 19 Two Sweet Corn 20 Nine Cherry Tomatoes ( not to exceed 35mm) 21 Five Tomatoes, medium 22 One Cucumber 23 Three Hot or Sweet Peppers 24 Any other Vegetable not on Schedule 25 A trug or basket of Mixed Vegetables; any number 26 27 28 29 A collection of Cut Herbs display as you wish Salad Collection (any 3 entries from list) Collection of Vegetables (any 4 entries from list) Prizes 1st 3, 2nd 2, 3rd 1 Wroughton Special Vegetable Collection (3 different types of vegetable 2 of each) See Rules Prizes 1st 2 2nd 1.25 3rd 75p SECTION II (Open to All) 31 Heaviest Marrow 32 Longest Runner Bean 33 Heaviest Onion 34 Heaviest Potato 35 Heaviest Apple 36 Heaviest Pumpkin www.wroughtongardenerssociety.co.uk SPRING SHOW To be held at the ELLENDUNE COMMUNITY CENTRE, WROUGHTON On SATURDAY 9 th APRIL 2016 From 2.00pm If you would like to have a go at entering the show, send an email for a copy of the schedule or you can call Jess on 01793 812267 Schedules will be ready February 2016 All details on our website Wanborough Herb Nursery Wanborough Herb Nursery is situated on the outskirts of Wanborough village. The nursery sells herbs, herbaceous and unusual plants. No chemicals used. Open March to December, Tuesday to Saturday 10.00am till 5pm. www.wanboroughherbnursery.moonfruit.com
Wroughton and District Gardeners Society The society meet at the ELLENDUNE COMMUNITY CENTRE, WROUGHTON on Third Monday of every month at 7.30 We have speakers on a wide range of topics, tea and biscuits are available from 7 pm to 7.30. There is a sales table that offers all your garden sundries. We have special guest speakers, our next special guest speaker is Pippa Greenwood which will be in March 2016 When you are a member you get discounts on our outings and from certain garden retailers check our notice board or website for all the details Our annual membership is 8 a year. Why not come along to one of our meetings. SECTION III (Open to All) 37 Pot Plant, floral or fruiting, pot not to exceed 5 in diameter 38 Pot Plant, foliage pot not to exceed 5 in diameter 39 Pot Plant, floral or fruiting, pot over 5 in diameter 40 Pot Plant, foliage, pot over 5 in diameter 41 Pot Plant, trailing 42 A Pelargonium/Geranium 43 A Succulent SECTION IV (Open to All) 45 Raspberries, a bowl of twenty 46 Five Apples, cooking 47 Five Apples, dessert 48 Five Pears, dessert 49 Any other Fruit not on Schedule 50 Any soft Fruit (other than Raspberries) SECTION V (OPEN TO ALL) 51 One vase 1 Chrysanthemum bloom, reflex 52 One vase 1 Chrysanthemum bloom, incurved 53 One vase 1 Chrysanthemum bloom. Not on schedule 54 One vase 3 Chrysanthemum blooms, any type 55 One vase 3 Sprays of Chrysanthemums, single or Anemone centred 56 One vase 3 Sprays of Chrysanthemums, double 57 Two vases 1 vase 1 stem double,1 stem single Chrysanthemum spray 58 One vase 3 Dahlias, ball type, small 59 One vase 3 Dahlias, ball type, miniature 60 One vase 1 Dahlia, giant or large, decorative 61 One vase 3 Dahlias, medium, decorative 62 One vase 3 Dahlias, small or miniature, decorative 63 Two vases: 1 vase 3 Dahlia medium decorative, one vase 3 Dahlia small or miniature, decorative 64 One vase 3 Dahlias, poms, not to exceed 52 mm diameter 65 One vase 1 Dahlia, giant or large, cactus or semi-cactus 66 One vase 3 Dahlias, medium, cactus or semi-cactus 67 One vase 3 Dahlias, small or miniature, cactus or semi-cactus 68 Two vases: 1 vase 3 Dahlia medium cactus or semi cactus,1 vase 3 Dahlia small or miniature cactus or semi cactus 69 Three vases 1 dahlia per vase giant or large decorative, cactus or semi cactus 70 Any Three stems of Flowers, one kind not on Schedule, 71 One spike of Gladioli 72 Six Fuchsia Blooms (single or double) displayed on a board* 73 Six French Marigolds displayed on a board* *We can provide the board
74 A specimen of HT Rose 75 Spray of Floribunda Rose 76 A Vase of Mixed Garden Flowers 77 Two Vases of Annuals (two separate cultivar one in each vase) 78 A Vase of Dried Seed Heads 1 variety 79 Wroughton Special Flower Collection.(2 different types of flowers 3 of each) See Rules Prizes 1st 2. 2nd 1.25. 3rd 75p SECTION VI (Open to All) 85 One Pot of Jelly 86 One Pot of Strawberry Jam 87 One Pot of Gooseberry Jam 88 One Pot of Blackcurrant Jam 89 One Pot of Stone Fruit Jam 90 One Pot of Raspberry Jam 91 One Pot of Mixed Fruit Jam 92 One Pot of Jam not on Schedule 93 Six Decorated handmade biscuits 94 Men only Chocolate Sponge Sandwich 95 Six Savoury Scones 96 Lemon Shortbread 97 6 pieces Apple Tray Bake 98 Coffee and Walnut Cake 99 Nine Homemade Sweets 1 variety of your choice 100 Tea Brack SECTION VII 107 One Bottle of Sloe Gin 108 One Bottle of Homemade Wine, WHITE, DRY 109 One Bottle of Homemade Wine, WHITE, SWEET 110 One Bottle of Homemade Wine, RED, DRY 111 One Bottle of Homemade Wine, RED, SWEET 112 One Bottle of Fruit Juice Wine This class is now closed to exhibitors who did not get the wine recipe in March WINE Wine must be exhibited in clear glass punted bottles of approx. 26 fl oz. capacity with rounded shoulders, filled to ¼ ½ from cork bottom. Corks should be white plastic topped only. WROUGHTON AND DISTRICT GARDENERS SOCIETY Affiliated to the RHS, NDS, NCS and NVS ENTRY FORM Entry fee: 20p per class for the first 5 entries after that 10p per entry Except classes 113-121 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 Name Address... Contact No Age (children s section only) Tick box if you have included entry fee Please put a line through number of the class you wish to enter and return to the show secretary. Entries can also be made by phone or email. Phone entries to: Jess Bailey 01793 812267 Email entries to show secretary at: deeb_uk@yahoo.co.uk EXHIBITORS MUST REGISTER BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 TH 2014 NO LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED NO CLASS CHANGES ALLOWED AFTER 9.30AM ON SHOW DAY
Autumn 2014 Trophy Winners Banksian Medal RHS Bronze Medal The NVS Medal The National Dahlia Silver Medal The National Dahlia Bronze Medal The National Chrysanthemum Silver The National Chrysanthemum Bronze The Members Cup The Challenge Cup The Lanigan Cup The Dahlia Shield The Ted Row Memorial Shield The Frank Auger Shield The Mrs Pearson Memorial Trophy The Kennedy s Rose Bowl The Sid Hounsell Trophy The David Lewis Trophy The Harry Garrett Trophy The Yallop Trophy The Ernest Smith Trophy The Mike Burgess Trophy The Best exhibit in Home economics The Chairman s Choice The Junior Shield Spring 2015 Trophy Winners The Committee Challenge The Drew Cup The Diana Bradshaw Trophy The Reg Illes Trophy The Vegetable Shield The Miss M Lee Rose Bowl The Mrs Cook Paper Weight The Colin Grubb Trophy Best Exhibit in Home Economics Best Exhibit in Photographs Children s Cup Olimpia Halliday Olimpia Halliday Mr Jefferies Not Awarded Kevin Gibbs Francis Hobbs Sally Speller/Molly Western Colin Hall Roy Giles Norman Matthews Mr Walker Roy Giles Sally Speller Gwyn Blackwell Natasha Brice Vanessa Pitts Elizabeth Hall Kevin Gibbs Rozelda Burrowbridge Julie Gardener Simon Western Joseph Humphrey *ADVANCE WARNING* SPRING SHOW TO BE HELD AT THE Ellendune Community Centre, Wroughton On SATURDAY 9 th April 2016 From 2pm The photography themes will be as follows:- 1. Feathered Friends 2. Wroughton a moment in time 3. A load of old junk 4. A Water feature Under 16 s 5. A Photo of your pet The Handicraft section The classes will be as follows:- 1. A black and white pencil drawing entitled Garden Tools 2. A Cushion your own choice of materials 3. A small item of woodwork Get preparing!
WROUGHTON SPECIAL FLOWER COLLECTION COMPETITION RULES 1, The Wroughton Special Flower Collection class is for a vase of mixed flowering stems containing 2 DIFFERENT KIND OF FLOWERS, 3 OF EACH 2, the vase will be viewed from all directions. Judging of the flowers will be to the normal rules of other classes. 3, Stems used in the display must be flowers only; NO SEED HEADS or BERRIES will be allowed. 4, All vases will be provided 5, No accessories whatsoever such as bows and additional foliage will be allowed. Foliage which is growing naturally from the flowering stem and still attached is allowed 6, The winner of this class will receive 2. The runner-up 1.25. Third place 75p Notes: Flowering stems can be taken from any flowering plant The different kinds of plant need to be taken from different genera. For instance, pinks carnations and sweet Williams are all dianthus and would not be classed as different kinds Only fresh home grown flowers can be used This class is open to anyone Judges should use their discretion when judging bearing in mind that entries may come from inexperienced exhibitors Collection should be able to be viewed all round Any queries that may arise, regarding anything other than the above rules should be referred to and decided by the show officials Failure to abide by these rules will lead to disqualification WROUGHTON SPECIAL VEGETABLE COLLECTION COMPETITION RULES 1, This class is for a collection of 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEGETABLE, Two of each taken from the following list of seven CARROTS; CAULIFLOWER; ONIONS; PARSNIPS; POTATOES; RUNNER BEANS; TOMATOES; 2, All vegetables are to be displayed for effect. Displayed within an area measuring 45cmx60cm (18x24) without bending any part. No part may exceed the size of the designated area A tray or board can be used to display or an area can be marked out on the staging. Where a tray has a lip or edge, it is the internal measurements that must not exceed the given dimensions. Black cloth is permitted and the tray may be painted. Parsley is allowed for garnishing, but no other foliage or accessories may be used. Onion tops may be tied or whipped using raffia or string 3, The winner of the class will receive 2, The runner-up 1.25. Third place 75p Notes: 4,The Carrots and parsnips must have foliage trimmed back to 7.5cm (3in) Beans must be displayed with some stalk attached Tomatoes must be displayed with calyces (the green flower bud case) Judges may handle exhibits, open pods etc. to check for quality. SECTION VIIi Children s Section Classes for children 5 years and under on the day of show 113 A Model of an animal made from vegetables, fruit or flowers 114 Make a scarecrow with a wooden spoon 115 5 stems of Flowers in a vase Classes for children aged 6 to 9 years of age on the day of show 116 A Model of an animal made from vegetables, fruit or flowers 117 Pasta Jewellery 118 5 Stems of Flowers in a vase Classes for children 10 to 16 years of age on the day of show 119 A Model of an animal made from vegetables, fruit or flowers 120 Make a scarecrow with a wooden spoon 121 A Fruit Pie SECTION IX (Open to All) 122 Largest Sunflower Head 123 Funniest Shaped Fruit or Vegetable. Decoration accepted 124 A Dish of Cooked sliced own grown Potatoes 125 A Dish of Cooked sliced own grown Beetroot SECTION X (Members Only) 126 Special class of Pot Mum (only open to members who bought a plant) SECTION X1 127 A small arrangement entitled AUTUMN DAYS An Exhibition of Floral Art by THE WROUGHTON FLORAL ART SOCIETY COLLECTIONS SALAD Collection Class 27 1 Cucumber; 3 Tomatoes; 9 Radishes; 6 Spring Onions; 1 Lettuce; 1 Celery; 3 Beetroot. VEGETABLE Collection Class 28 2 Cauliflowers; 9 Runner Beans; 2 Cucumbers; 5 Potatoes; 5 Tomatoes; 9 Giant Shallots; 3 Onions; 2 Celery; 3 Leeks; 3 Carrots; 3 Parsnips; 15 Peas.