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SECTION A – VEGETABLES CLASSES 1-17

Class

 

1.  3 Potatoes (white)

2.  3 Potatoes (coloured)

3.  3 Beetroot

4.  6 Runner beans

5.  4 Tomatoes (not cherry)

6.  6 Cherry Tomatoes

7.  3 Carrots any variety

8.  2 Parsnips

9.  2 Courgettes

10. 3 Sticks of Rhubarb

11. 1 Cucumber

12. 2 Leeks

13. 3 Onions - under 250g

14. 6 Shallots

15. 3 Peppers of the same variety (including chillies)

16. 6 French beans

17. Tied Bunch of Culinary Herbs (minimum 3 varieties)

18. A collection of any vegetable from schedule

 

All root vegetable to have 2" green top

 

JUDGING STANDARDS ARE BASED ON THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SHOW (RHS) BOOK -

"THE HORTICULTURAL SHOW HANDBOOK" for more information or to get your own copy the ISBN No. is 9781907057656 and is available from all good bookstores or more information at the RHS page below

Most of the guidance and tips following are taken from the RHS Horticultural Show Handbook 

Section A Guidance and Tips

  • Where necessary vegetables should be carefully washed to remove soil but in no circumstances should oils or similar be applied in an attempt to enhance their appearance.

  • Wash with a soft cloth and plenty of water: brushing will damage the skin and spoil the appearance of the exhibit.  Retain the natural "bloom wherever possible. 

  • Vegetables should be staged as attractively as possible.  

Section A Vegetable Classes

SECTION B – FUN VEGETABLES CLASSES 20-23

Class

19.  Wonkiest vegetable

20.  Heaviest marrow

21.  Largest Onion

22.  Longest runner bean

23.  Heaviest Potato

Section B Guidance and Tips

  • Compost heaps are reported to be excellent sites for growing marrows

Section B Fun Veg

SECTION C – FRUIT CLASSES 24-27

Class

 

24. 4 Apples, cooking

25. 4 Apples, dessert

26. 1 dish of soft fruit (minimum 15 berries)

27. Any other fruit not in schedule (please identify type of fruit with a label)

Section C Guidance and Tips

  • Paper plates are useful for displaying fruit entries.

  • Apples should be staged with the eye uppermost, stalk end downwards, do not cut the stalks.

  • Plums and similar shaped fruits are best laid out in lines across the plate. It is important that the bloom is not disburbed and the stalks are intact.

Section C Fruit Classes

SECTION D – FLORAL ART CLASSES 29-32

Class

 

29. An Arrangement in a Basket to celebrate the Paris Olympics

 

30. An Arrangement in any type of Melon (with lining to your choice)

 

31. A Water Arrangement with pinholder

32. Novice Class. An arrangement using a Church candle – Any size

A Novice is a person who has not previously won a First Prize in Floral Art Classes 29, 30, 31 in previous years.

Section D Guidance and Tips

  • 32 - A Novice is a person who has not previously won a “First” in Floral Art class 29, 30 or 31

  • Following the RHS's example no Oasis is to be used in arrangements in the 2021 show and onwards please

Section D Floral Art

SECTION E – FLOWERS AND PLANTS CLASSES 33-48

Class

 

33. A collection of mixed garden flowers

34. 1 Geranium/Pelargonium

35. Pot Plant – flowering (home-grown)

36. Vase of mixed foliage

37. Brinkworth & Dauntsey Gardening Club Members only – 

38. 2 Spikes of Gladioli

39. 5 Stems of Sweet Peas

40. 1 Spray of Cluster Roses

41. 1 Rose bloom

42. 4 Rose blooms of one or mixed varieties

43. 1 Hydrangea bloom

44. 3 Dahlia blooms of any one variety

45. 3 Pom-Pon Dahlia blooms – must not exceed 55mm in diameter

46. 3 Decorative Dahlia blooms (other than above)

47. 3 Specimen stems of one herbaceous plant

48. 1 Specimen cut bloom (any variety)

Section E Guidance and Tips

  • The ideal time to cut flowers for showing is in the evening before the show.

  • Flowers should be cut with as much stem as possible, making a slanting cut to assist the uptake of water.

  • Sometimes flowers such as chrysanthemums and penstemons may not absorb water easily and the stems can be slit upwards (approx 75mm) under water to assist.

  • After cutting, remove sideshoots, unwanted buds and lower leaves and place the flowers upright in a container of clean deep water.  It is better for this to be done overnight if possible, and then the container of flowers should be placed in a cool dark room until the show the next day.

  • Many exhibitors carry their exhibits in vases in "milk crates", making sure that packing prevents excessive movement on the journey.

  • Don't forget to bring water and vases to stage your flowers on the day. Stage each vase carefully, ensuring that the stem is neither too long nor too short and that damaged leaves are removed.  (If you are a novice have a sneaky look at how other more experienced entrants have staged theirs to work out the best length and which way to face the blooms.

  • For pot plants "all round effect" is important. While growing turn your plants every few days particularly just before the show. If necessary flowers and leaves should be gently "teased" out so that the plant is displayed at its best.  Any damaged foliage or flowers can be carefully removed.

Section E Flowers & Plants
Section F Photography

SECTION F – PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES 53-58

53.  Easter

54.  Tractors

55.  A Local View

56.  Local Team Sport

57.  Flowers

58.  Such Fun!

Size of print not larger than 18cm x 12.5 cm, unframed and unmounted. 

Only one entry per class

 

 

 

 

Section F - Tips and Guidance

  • Size of prints 180mm x 125mm ( 7" x 5") please unframed and unmounted.

  • Also applies to junior classes 96-99

  • Only one entry per class

SECTION G – DOMESTIC CLASSES 59-77

Class

 

59. Jar of curd any variety

60. Jar of jam or jelly of any fruit

61. -

62. Jar of chutney

63. Jar of honey

64. Jar of marmalade

65. 6 Cheese straws

66. A novelty cake or Show Stopper

67. Any loaf of bread, homemade

68. Afghan Cocoa & Cornflake Biscuits        8 biscuits please 

 (Mary Berry recipe - see recipe)

69. Victoria sponge – 3 eggs

70. Cherry Cake

71. Men only – I Can't Cook Cake

72. Apple Fruit Pie - (on a foil plate)

73. 5 Cupcakes decorated 

74. 6 Hens eggs

75. A bottle of homemade lemonade

76. Any homemade wine or spirit

77. A bottle of homemade Sloe Gin

 

(All wine and spirits in a clear bottle please)

 

Section G  Guidance and Tips

  • Jars of Jam, curd, honey or marmalade or chutney remember to put the date it was made on the label.

  • Please put baked goods on a plate.

  • Please cover baked goods with cling film.

  • Paper plates are useful for displaying lots of different entries.

  • Jars of chutney should have a new lid not a reused lid.

  • All wines and spirits to be in a clear bottle please

  • Class 73 – Time to outshine the grown-ups

 

Class 68 Recipe

Afghan Cocoa and Cornflake Biscuits

175 g spread for baking (eg butter/stork margarine)
100g caster sugar

150g plain flour
2 level tablespoons cocoa
50g crushed cornflakes

Heat the oven to 180c/160fan/Gas 4 and grease baking sheets.
Cream the spread and sugar together until soft and then gradually work in the flour,
cocoa and, lastly, the crushed cornflakes. Shape the mixture into small balls the
size of a walnut and place well spaced, on the baking sheets. Press each ball down
with two fingers.
Bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, lift off and leave to cool on a wire rack and
then store in an airtight tin when cold.
Makes 30 to 35 biscuits. Please show 8 only

 

Section G Domestic

SECTION H – CHILDREN UNDER 8 YEARS OF AGE

Classes 78-86

 

Entrants must be under 8 years old on 31st August 2024.  Please put your age on the front of the exhibit with an extra label.

Class

78.  A Miniature Garden in seed tray (max size 26cm x 38cm)

 78a. Grow a Cress Head and display in a decorated egg box. 

How to do it – Hard boil an egg, enjoy eating the egg but don’t take away to much of the shell top. Wet some cotton wool and put it on top of some kitchen paper. Fill the empty egg shell with the kitchen roll and cotton wool.  Make sure there is a gap between the cotton wool and the top of the egg shells. Put some cress seeds on the cotton wool and press them down gently. Put your egg shells in a sunny, warm spot - try a kitchen windowsill.  Decorate your old egg box and egg head.  With thanks from www.planet-science.com

 

79.   Make a real Mr or Mrs Potato Head using a potato as a base.

 

80.   A fingerprint picture 

 

81.   A Rocket made of recyclables

     

82.   Picture drawn or painted

 

82a. Plate decorated with Flower Heads

 

83.   A Paper Plate fish bowl

 

84.   5 Decorated funny face cakes 

 

85.  A drawing of an animal (max size A4 on any type of medium)

 

86.   Specimen handwriting – Entrants in Key Stage 1 (Year 1 or 2) as at 31st August 2024.   Copy the following poem onto an A4 piece of paper and please decorate your poem around the border, only your handwriting will be judged but the borders look very colourful.

The Gruffalo

He has terrible tusks
And terrible claws
And terrible teeth
In his terrible jaws

He’s the Gruffalo, Gruffalo, Gruffalo
He’s the Gruffalo
He has knobbly knees
And turned out toes
And a poisonous wart at the end of his nose


By Julia Donaldson

Section H - Tips and Guidance

  • 78.   Miniature garden ideas   

  • 78a.  Empty a fresh egg, add damp cotton wool add cress seeds and watch the cress "hair" grow.  Don't plant too early or it may need a hair cut! 

  • 79.  Mr or Mrs Potato Head this link uses fruit and veg but you could use anything.

  • 83.  Paper Plate fish bowl, a new craft activity for this year. 

Section H Children under 8

SECTION I – OLDER PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN CLASSES 87-95

 

Entrants must be aged 8 to 11 years (Key Stage 2) on 31st August 2024.  Please put your age on the exhibit with an extra label

 

Class

 

87.   Miniature garden in a standard seed tray (max size 26cm x 38cm)

 

87a. Make a model room in a shoe box for your favourite book or TV Show

 

88.  ​ A picture in any medium including drawn, painted, pressed leaf, collage or print. 

 89.   A paper plane made from an A4 piece of paper.

This will be judged by how far it flies on the morning of the show.We sadly can’t guarantee the safety of your plane as it will be flown.

 

90.   A Lego TM Vehicle no bigger than 31cm x 31cm please. 

  

91.  Decorate a wooden spoon

 

92.  A person or animal of Haribo sweet mix

 

93.  Posy of flowers in a jam jar.

 

94. Design a “Thank you” card e.g., drawn, painted, printed max size A4

 

95. Specimen handwriting.  Please copy the following poem onto A4 paper please decorate your poem around the border if you would like to.  Only your handwriting will be judged but the borders do look very pretty.

 

A Mischievous Pen

There was a pen on my desk,

That didn’t behave like the rest.
Instead of writing neat and fine,
It drew doodles every time.
Mountains, valleys, dragons and trees,
Oceans, spaceships, bumblebees.
It created worlds on paper plain,
With every twist and turn of its frame.
I couldn’t be mad, not even then,
For who could scold such a creative pen?
Its stories and art, a joy to see,
A mischievous pen, as happy as can be.

Section I Tips and Guidance

  • If a child enters an adult class, please state the age of the child on a new sticker along with their entry number sticker

  • Class 89 – the plane will be judged by flight distance on the morning of Sunday 4th September.  All planes will be flown by the show judge.

Section I Children 8-11 years

SECTION J – YOUNG PERSONS CLASSES 96-99

 

Entrants up to 16 years of age on 31st August 2024.

Please put your age on the exhibit with an extra label

 

Photography

 

Class

 

96.  Pets or animals

97.  A funny picture with a caption please

 

Crafts

 

Class

 

98.  A4 collage

99.  A Floral Headdress

Section J Tips and Guidance

  • Don't forget to pick up extra stickers from the registration desk Sunday morning if you need them, to put your age on your entries .

  • Photograph prints must be 7" x 5" or 180 mm x 125 mm. 

  • Unframed and unmounted photographs please

Section J Children 12-16 years

SECTION K – HANDICRAFT CLASSES 100-108

 

100.   An item of Hand Knitting or Crochet

101.  Picture in any medium

(need not be framed, max size 40x30cm) e.g. drawn, painted, collage, felt, pen and ink, mosaic, machine embroidery, stitched.

 

102. An Item of felting craft work

103.  A decorated card using any medium

(e.g. decoupage, quilling, collage, painted, printed)

104.  An item of Quilting or Patchwork

105.  A children's toy or game in any medium

106.  Something new from something old.

107.  Item of 3D craft work in any medium

(e.g. metal work, origami figure, piece of pottery, piece of wooden handicraft)

108.  A piece of jewellery in any medium

(e.g. earrings, necklace, friendship bracelet)

109.  A limerick entitled - "Pot holes"

110.  Gallant Failure – “It was all right when I submitted the entry form!” ( No points for cups for this class but please do bring it along and put it into this fun class)

Section K Tips and Guidance

  • 106.  Upcycling is a great way to reuse something that was going to be thrown away.  Below is a link to lots of ideas.  We are sure you will be able to think and make lots more.

Section K Handicraft Classes

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