Flower, Fruit and Veg Show 2018
Vegetable Gold Awards
Eifion Williams - Chillis
Clive Dolan - Potatoes
Andrew Nightingale - Marrow
Vegetable Best in Show
Margaret Booth - Display of Four Vegetables
Fruit Gold Awards
Clive Dolan - Pears
Eifion Williams - Plums
Clive Dolan - Apples
Fruit Best in show
Clive Dolan - Damsons
Flowers Gold Awards
Ste and Pat Stamer - Mixed Dahlias
M and J Edgar - Three Identical Dahlias
Christopher Nightingale - Three Identical Dahlias
Christopher Nightingale - Sweet Peas
Flowers Best in Show
Christine Dolan - Sunflowers
Longest Bean - Fiona Taylor
Giant Vegetable (Cucumber) - Barbara Roberts
Overall Best in Show
Margaret Booth - Display of Four Vegetables
Flower, Fruit and Veg Show 2017
Vegetable Gold Awards
Clive Dolan (Carrots and Tomatoes)
Suzanne Phena (Aubergines)
Andrew Nightingale (Cucumber)
Jenny Davis (Beans)
Alison Cathcart (Courgettes)
Eifion Williams (Courgettes)
Joyce McGullian (Leeks and Onions)
Vegetable Best in Show
Joyce McGullian (Onions)
Fruit Gold Awards
Eifion Williams (Apples)
Andrew Nightingale (Redcurrants)
Fruit Best in show
Eifion Williams (Apples)
Flowers Gold Awards
Gary and Julie Stanley (Sweet Peas and Sunflowers)
Eifion Williams (Dahlias)
Chris Nightingale (Rudbeckias, Mixed Arrangement, and Dahlias)
Flowers Best in Show
Chris Nightingale (Dahlias)
Longest Bean - Mary Jackson (16 inches!)
Overall Best in Show
Joyce McGullian (Onions)
This year our awards focussed on colourful floral displays , whether in beds and borders, or in containers and baskets. We also celebrated out fifth anniversary.
Pictured above, first prize winner David Hilton cuts the birthday cake with Cllr David Chadwick, who presented the awards, watched by other members of the committee.
Judging took place in late July. The winners were :
First Prize : 28 Southover
Second Prizes : 18 Rayden Crescent, 12 Bentworth Close, 19 Chapelstead
Certificates of Merit :
10 Hawkridge Close, 89 Hindley Road, 8 Rectory Gardens, 18 West Grove, 9 West Grove, 10 Rayden Crescent, 86 Rayden Crescent, 2 Lower Leigh Road, 10 Gilliburns Walk and 6 Clive Road.