Ashdon Village 2011 Show Schedule

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SCHEDULE OF CLASSES


Section 1-Vegetables (Chairman's Cup)

Classes 1-18 inclusive-each class to consist of one variety only.

  1. Potatoes-four white
  2. Potatoes-four coloured
  3. Onions (three) up to 250g each (trimmed & tied)
  4. Onions (three) over 250g each (trimmed & tied)
  5. Shallots-pickling, dish of five, 30mm diameter max. (trimmed & tied)
  6. Shallots-large, dish of five (trimmed & tied)
  7. Carrots-four, with 100 mm tops max.
  8. Beans-seven runner, with stalks
  9. Beans-seven French or stringless, with stalks
  10. Beetroot-three round, with 100mm tops max.
  11. Cucumber-one
  12. Courgettes-two, max. 150mm
  13. Sweet peppers-two
  14. A truss of tomatoes as grown
  15. Tomatoes-five, round, medium size with calyx
  16. Tomatoes-five, round, small type with calyx, max. 35mm
  17. Tomatoes-five, novelty with calyx
  18. Any other vegetable-minimum of two-not specified above
  19. Vase of mixed culinary herbs; three kinds-any variety-not in flower
  20. Heaviest marrow
  21. Vegetable collection-four different kinds in an area not exceeding 450mm x 450mm, numbers of varieties as for single classes
  22. Salad collection-cultivated, four different kinds, in a box or basket
  23. Strange-shaped vegetable
George Watts Memorial Tankard
(contributes points to Chairman's Cup and Cyril Goodman Shield)
  1. Heaviest onion

Section 2-Fruit & Flowers (Fieldfare's Cup)

Classes 30-42 inclusive - each class to be in a vase of 150 maximum diameter at neck

  1. Apples-five dessert (with stalks)
  2. Apples-five cooking (with stalks)
  3. Rhubarb-three sticks, leaves removed
  4. Any other edible fruit, not in schedule, all fruit with stalks, nine soft fruit or six any other fruit
  5. A plate of mixed fruit, min. 3 kinds-plate to be 240mm max.
  6. Vase of garden foliage, six varied stems
Janet Massey Rose Bowl
(for most points in classes 31-33)
  1. Vase of cluster-flowered roses-three stems
  2. Vase of one large-flowered rose, specimen bloom
  3. Rose-best perfume
  4. Vase of six mixed dahlias
  5. Vase of agapanthas
  6. Vase of fresh cut grasses
  7. Single specimen bloom, any variety
  8. Vase of Rudbeckia, five stems min.
  9. Container of cut, mixed garden flowers
  10. Vase of annuals, min. 3 species
  11. Vase of perennials, min. 3 species
  12. Vase of three sunflowers

Section 3-Container plants (Beeches Pot)

  1. Geraniums-growing in container
  2. Container of grasses, one or more, growing
  3. Fuchsia in a container-one or more plants
  4. Fuchsia-one-pot size 150mm max.
  5. Potted plant(s)-flowering, other than fuchsia, pot size 250mm max.
  6. Potted plant(s)-foliage-pot size 300mm max.
  7. Hosta in a container-one or more plants
  8. Container of mixed garden flowers-growing
  9. Cactus or succulent-container 150mm max.
  10. Citrus tree or bush in a container
  11. Ornamental vegetable-growing in a container
  12. Plants growing in an item of footwear
Members only class
  1. Impatiens-pot siz 175mm max.

Section 4-Floral Art (Cherry Tree Rose Bowl)

  1. Flower exhibit of predominantly one colour only, with foliage-400mm max. width
  2. "Cushion" of flowers not more than 230mm in diameter
  3. Miniature exhibit, 100mm overall
  4. Dried flower exhibit, 375mm width max.-may include preserved plant material
  5. Flowers floating in container of water, 200mm width max.
  6. Exhibit of 3 flower stems, with foliage, max. width 230mm
  7. An exhibit of foliage-400mm width max.
  8. "Royal Wedding" using predominantly natural materials-which may include fresh, dried and preserved plant material, stone and wood-400mm width max.

Section 5-Domestic (Ashdon Gardening Club Salver)

  1. Four muffins
  2. Six plain scones
  3. Cheese straws, five
  4. Fruit cake
  5. Shortbread biscuits, five
  6. Home grown fruit in a tart
  7. Victoria sponge
  8. Jar of pickle or chutney-any kind
  9. Jar of jam-soft fruit
  10. Jar of jam-stone fruit
  11. Jar of jelly-any kind
  12. Jar of marmalade-citrus fruit
  13. Fruit liqueur
  14. Eggs-four

Section 6-Handicraft (Ford Construction Trophy)

  1. Best article made from a kit-460mm square max.
  2. Best decorative needlework not from a kit
  3. Best sewn article, other than classes 78 or 79
  4. A home made shoping bag
  5. Any handicraft not specified above
  6. Photograph-"Ashdon Wildlife", 7" x 5½" max., unmounted print
  7. Photographs of flowers, in bloom, 7" x 5½" max., unmounted print
  8. Photograph-"Ashdon Landscape" , 7" x 5½" max., unmounted print, labelled "View from ..."
  9. Photograph of single bloom, 7" x 5½" max., unmounted print
  10. Picture in any medium (not photograph), framed, 18" x 15" max.

Section 7-Children's Classes (The Tigger Trophy)

(ages will be taken as age on the day of the show)
  1. Pre-school painting-under fives only
Children up to and including 8 years old:
  1. A photograph of my friend
  2. An alien made with fruit and/or vegetable matter
  3. Lego model
  4. 5 peppermint creams
  5. 16 different things in a standard sized matchbox, listed
  6. A colourful drawing of a garden
Children aged 9-14 inclusive:
  1. Something made from a kit
  2. A computer generated invitation to a party
  3. Photograph of a "pet"
  4. 16 different things in a standard sized matchbox, listed
  5. A computer generated picture

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