Events
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Spring Show
- Saturday 20th march 2010
- Elm Grove Meeting Rooms
- Hersham Road, Walton-on-Thames (map)
- Open to all comers with classes in vegetables, fruit, Flowers, floral arrangements, cookery, photography and handicraft.
All fingers will be crossed that the weather improves in time for the daffodils and other spring flowers to burst into bloom for the Spring Show to be held in Elm Grove Meeting Rooms on Saturday 20th March 2010. This is the 25th Spring Show marking another milestone in the history of the Society. Whatever happens the show will go on as there will be plenty to see with exhibits of cookery, handicrafts, photography and this year 3 classes for the children. Please support it either by making an entry or just coming along on the day. A Show schedule is enclosed with all the details but if you have any other questions please contact Debbie Lancaster on 01932 226271.
The Late Summer Show held last August was a great success attended by over 160 visitors and attracted more than 500 entries of vegetables, fruit and flowers as well as floral art, cookery, handicrafts and photography. Jim Adams won the RHS Banksian Medal, Society’s Challenge Cup, Ernest Andrews Cup and the Syd Press Cup for Dahlias and Pat Brine was awarded the National Vegetable Society Medal and the Harding Challenge Cup. The other winners were D Bristow – Churchill Challenge Cup for the best flower exhibit, Irene Hobbs – Frank W Hopkins Memorial Trophy for Chrysanthemums, Edna Blowers – Floral Arrangement Challenge Goblet, Pam Scott – Iris Noe Challenge Cup for Needlework and Jill Clarke – Show Committee Plate for cookery. Jim Adams was also awarded Best in Show for his basket of edible fruits and Ana Baldwin’s interpretation of Pond Life was judged the best photograph. Finally, Albert Stewart won the Jim Kenrick Cup for the best allotment on Elm Grove for the fourth year in a row and runners up Tony Hardacre and Kathy Crassweller were presented with the Elm Grove Plate.