Show Sections and Classes 2024
Please note: By entering show Sections 1 to 5 you are kindly donating your entries to be auctioned to raise money for the charity. You are free to ‘win’ these back by joining in the fun of the auction! Your cooperation with this is very much appreciated by both the show organisers and the charity.
SECTION 1 (VEGETABLES) [Number of Exhibits]
1. TOP TRAY CLASS (see rules) [1 Tray]
2. Potatoes - White [4]
3. Onions - Spring Sown [4]
4. Carrots - Stump Rooted [3]
5. Potatoes - Coloured [4]
6. Onions - Sets [4]
7. Carrots - Long Rooted [3]
8. Shallots [6]
9. Runner beans [6]
10. Shallots Pickling (max 3 cm diameter) [9]
11. Tomatoes [4]
12. Dwarf Beans [9]
13. Sweet Corn [2]
14. Courgettes (length 10 to 20 cm) [2]
15. Beetroot [3]
16. Cucumber [1]
17. Cherry Tomatoes [6]
18. Lettuces [2]
19. Any Other Vegetable
20. Biggest Vegetable (1 specimen of any type judged for size)
SECTION 2 (FLOWERS) [Number of Exhibits]
21. Specimen Rose (a single flower - named) [1]
22. Roses HT (3 single flowers) [3]
23. Roses - Floribunda (3 stems of multiple flowers) [3]
24. Dahlias – Decorative [3]
25. Dahlias – Cactus [3]
26. Dahlias – Pom-Pom (maximum diameter 5.2 cm) [3]
27. Sunflowers (Flower of the Year) (3 stems) NEW [3]
28. Rudbeckia (3 stems) [3]
29. Asters (annual or perennial) (3 stems) NEW [3]
30. Any Other Flower (3 stems) [3]
31. TOP VASE CLASS (see rules) [1]
SECTION 3 (FRUIT) [Number of Exhibits]
32. Cooking Apples [4]
33. Plums [4]
34. Dessert Apples [4]
35. Any other Fruit [1 dish]
SECTION 4 (PRESERVES) [Number of Exhibits]
36. Glass Jar of Jam [1]
37. Glass Jar of a Golden Preserve (sweet or savoury) [1]
38. Glass Jar of Preserve Jelly [1]
39. Glass Jar of Chutney [1]
40. Glass Jar of Pickled Produce (e.g. onions, eggs, veg. etc.) [1]
40a Glass Jar of Honey [1] NEW
SECTION 5 (BAKING) [Number of Exhibits]
41. Fruit Pie with Short Crust Pastry [1]
42. Scones (fruit) [4]
43. Small Decorated Cakes [4]
44. Loaf of Bread (handmade) [1]
45. Shortbread [4]
46. Victoria Sponge (6oz/150g basic recipe, jam filling only) [1]
47. Sausage Rolls (flaky or rough puff pastry) NEW [4]
48. Any Other Cake [1]
SECTION 6 (HOMEMADE DRINKS)
Sorry, due to lack of demand there are no classes in this section this year.
SECTION 7 (PHOTOGRAPHY)
52. Pairs NEW
53. A Garden Scene
54. A Macro, or Close-up NEW
55. Wild Life and Nature
56. After Dark
57. A Local Event or Scene
58. Comic Photo with Caption
NB. Photos maximum 1 entry per Class per person and maximum size = 8” x 6” (20 x 15 cm)
SECTION 8 (FLOWER ARRANGING)
59. Arrangement of Garden Flowers
60. Flower Arrangement in a Bottle or Bottles NEW
61. All in Green NEW
SECTION 9 (CHILDREN 8 YEARS AND UNDER)
62. Draw or Paint a Picture of a Home
63. A Decorated Pebble
64. A Lego Model
65. A Decorated Mask NEW
66. A Hand or Finger Painting NEW
SECTION 10 (CHILDREN 14 YEARS AND UNDER)
67. A Project – Make Your Model
68. Photograph of Local Scenes and Events*
* Winning photos to appear on the cover of In View. Must be portrait!
69. My Favourite Homemade Pizza (max 20 cm) NEW
70. A Short Story or Blog (maximum 250 words) NEW
71. A Handmade Craft
SECTION 11 (ADULT CRAFTS)
72. A Sewn Craft
73. A Woollen Craft
74. Any Other Adult Craft
75. A Painting or Drawing (maximum size A3)
SECTION 12 (TALLEST SUNFLOWER COMPETITION)
76. Open to anyone in the Parish of P&SB and Easter Compton.
To be judged by arrangement by contacting Albert George before Saturday 19th August by phone: 07719 53354 or via our contact form.
There’s a £5 prize to the winner (announced at the Show) and they will receive the Pilning & Severn Beach Gardeners’ Club Cup.