WELLESBOURNE AND WALTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY SPRING SHOW SATURDAY 9th APRIL 2011

I received 32 pictures from the show, of which Mac printed 8, and rather than agonise over which to show and which to leave out, I'm showing all 32, broken into 4 categories:

The Exhibits
Elena and Lucy Aiello's Spoons

Elena and Lucy Aiello's Spoons

Lucy's Egg

Lucy's Egg

Harmonie's Egg

Harmonie's Egg

Harmonie's 3 Clown Biscuits

Harmonie's 3 Clown Biscuits

Tulips

Tulips

Beauties! 5 Pansies

Beauties! 5 Pansies

FEWER ENTRIES IN SPRING SHOW

A slightly disappointing 158 entries were submitted to the Wellesbourne and Walton Horticultural Society’s Spring Show on Saturday April 9th in the Village Hall. It is thought this was because of holidays, and the absence of a few of the regular entrants. And of course the weather played its typically unpredictable part, with the long hard frosts quickly giving way to almost summery heat and dryness.


The Prize Winners
Harmonie Evans gets her Cup

Harmonie Evans gets her Cup

Big Smile from Harmonie Evans!

Big Smile from Harmonie!

Harmonie Evans gets her Dosh

Harmonie Evans gets her Dosh

Happy girl with her Dosh!

Happy girl with her Dosh!

Barbara Lewis on right, who won photography

Barbara Lewis on right, who won photography

Sheila McDougald - Cookery Cup Winner

Sheila McDougald - Cookery Cup Winner

Wendy Bryan presents Cookery Cup to Sheila McDougald

President Wendy Bryan presents Cookery Cup to Sheila McDougald

The Aiello Girls, Lucy and Elena but not sure which is which

The Aiello Girls,
Lucy and Elena

The Challenge Cup for Horticulture was again won by David Smith who gained most points overall.

Paula Kerr won the Diploma for Excellence in Horticulture with an outdoor planted container.

The Oldham Cup as well as the Certificate of Merit for Floral Art were both won by Helena Hemming.

The Granville Cup for cookery was won by Sheila McDougald.

Photography again attracted high quality entries. The adult section was won by Barbara Lewis; the children’s by Lucy Robertson.

The children’s classes were a little less strongly contested than usual – probably because of Easter holidays, Winner of the Ken Wheeler Trophy was Harmonie Evans.

The People’s Choice Award for the most popular exhibit in the whole show was won by Paula Kerr for her excellent miniature garden in a seed tray.


The General Mêlée
Three Generations - the Aiello girls with Mum and Grandma

3 Generations - Aiello girls with Mum & Grandma

Plant Sale Stampede!

Plant Sale Stampede!

Enjoying the Season

Enjoying the Season

Brian and Morag Dowker

Brian and Morag Dowker

Potted Plants

Potted Plants

Susan Hodge + Val Griffin

Susan Hodge and Val Griffin

Reading the Judge's Notes

Reading the Judge's Notes

Getting a Closer Look

Getting a Closer Look

Waiting for their Raffle Prizes

Waiting for their Raffle Prizes

Comparing Notes

Comparing Notes

Plant Happiness! Karen Davies and Mum Betty

Plant Happiness! Karen Davies and Mum Betty

A Closer Look

A Closer Look

Edna and Tony Ankers

Edna and Tony Ankers

The plant sale and the provision of homemade cakes along with the tea and coffee were widely agreed to have been a great success which will be reflected in the financial figures for the show.

The prizes were presented by the Society’s President – Mrs Wendy Bryan – who said the judges had again praised the quality of entries. They were impressed that Wellesbourne’s Show continues to flourish.

This year’s Autumn Show will be on September 3rd.


... and not forgetting The Workers, both front of house and behind the scenes
Liz Street (volunteer) and Sheelagh Argyle (committee)

Liz Street (volunteer) and
Sheelagh Argyle (committee)

Wendy Bryan and Jean Barclay at the Raffle table

Wendy Bryan and Jean Barclay at the Raffle table

Guy Harrison and Eve England distribute the Winnings

Guy Harrison and Eve England distribute the Winnings

Andrew Kerr, Steve England, Maurice Charles man the door

Andrew Kerr, Steve England & Maurice Charles man the door.

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