The South Marston Gardening Club Committee has sadly decided not to go ahead with this years Show on Saturday 22 August.
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Annual Flower and Produce Show Schedule
Please Note the Show will only go ahead if Government permits gatherings. The Gardening Club Committee will make a decision two weeks before the Show and notification will be made on Notice Boards, the SM Website and our Gardening Club Facebook page. Copies of the Schedule including application form will be posted through doors two weeks before the Show.
SOUTH MARSTON GARDENING CLUB FLOWER AND PRODUCE SHOW
SATURDAY 22 AUGUST 2020
The Evening before, on Friday 21 August 7pm to 8:30pm Register your Exhibits at the Village Hall
Timings for Saturday 22 August are as follows:
10am to 12:30pm – Staging of Exhibits
1pm to 4pm – Judging takes place
5pm – Doors open to the public – Admission at door 20p (per adult)
Refreshments and Raffle available.
5:30pm – Presentation of Show Winners followed by Auction of Produce (the Committee
will be grateful for any exhibit left for sale) and Raffle Prize Draw.
SECTION “A” CLASSES 1 to 24 – VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
- 3 Potatoes (white or coloured)
- 5 French Beans
- 5 Pods of Peas
- 5 Runner Beans
- 5 Broad Beans
- 3 Onions – under ½ lb / 227gms in weight
- 3 Onions – over ½ lb / 227gms in weight
- 3 Beetroot
- 1 Courgette
- 3 Carrots
- 2 Cabbages
- 6 Pickling Shallots (under 13” / 30mm in diameter)
- 6 Large Shallots (over 13” / 30mm in diameter)
- 1 Cucumber
- 3 Tomatoes
- Truss of Tomatoes
- Collection of any 5 Vegetables (one of each of any 5 different kinds in a seed tray not exceeding 18” x 12” / 45.5cms x 30.5cms)
- Collection of Fresh Herbs
- Longest Runner Bean
- Heaviest Onion
- Heaviest Potato
- Any other Vegetable not on schedule
- Ugly or Misshapen Vegetable (Please give your vegetable a “name”)
- Bowl of Home Grown Fruit (5 of same kind)
SECTION “B” CLASS 25 – STANDARD FUCHSIAS
- Standard Fuchsia
SECTION “B1” CLASS 26 – HANGING BASKETS, CONTAINERS, POTS AND TUBS
- Hanging Basket, Container, Pot or Tub
SECTION “B2” CLASSES 27 to 41 – FLOWERS AND PLANTS
- 1 Single Rose
- 3 Roses
- 5 Asters (single or double)
- 3 Decorative Dahlias
- 3 Cactus Dahlias
- 3 Pompom Dahlias
- 1 Specimen Dahlia (large bloom)
- 5 Pansies or 5 Violas (one species – not mixed)
- 5 Stalks of Sweet Peas
- 1 Specimen spike of Gladiolus
- Spray of Chrysanthemums
- 3 Vases of Flowers (a different variety in each vase – no extra foliage)
- Flowering Pot Plant (Geranium, Orchid etc.)
- Flowering Pot Fuchsia
- Foliage Pot Plant (Succulent, Cactus etc.)
SECTION “B3” CLASSES 42 to 46 – FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS
- Square Floral Carpet (not exceeding 6” x 6” / 15cms x 15cms)
- Miniature Flower Arrangement (under 4” x 4” / 10cms x 10cms)
- Arrangement in a Basket (not to exceed 15” / 38cms overall)
- Buttonhole or Corsage
- Floral Arrangement “Olympics” (not to exceed 18” / 45.5cms overall)
SECTION “C” CLASSES 47 to 48 – PHOTOGRAPHS
- Photograph “Cloud Formations”
- Photograph “Sunflower/s”
SECTION “D” CLASSES 49 to 64 – CAKES, BAKES AND PRESERVES
- Jar Soft Fruit Jam*
- Jar Stone Fruit Jam*
- Jar Jelly*
- Jar Marmalade*
- Fruit Curd*
- Sweet Chutney*
- Pickled Onions or Shallots
- 6 Sausage Rolls
- Apple Pie (with pastry top and bottom and no decoration)
- 6 Cheese Scones
- 6 Fruit Scones
- Bread Pudding or Bread and Butter Pudding
- Victoria Sandwich (see ingredients and size of tin on separate sheet)
- Fruit Cake (see ingredients and size of tin on separate sheet)
- Coffee Cake (any shape or size)
- Shortbread
*Note: when using recycled jars please use a wax disc and cellophane top if the lid bears commercial identification. It is ok to use lids if they are plain.
SECTION “E” CLASS 65 – HOMEBREW
- Homemade Wine, Sparkling, Larger, Beer, Cider or Liqueur etc.
SECTION “F” CLASSES 66 to 70 – CRAFTS
- Metal, Wood, Glass or Ceramic Item
- Metal, Wood, Glass or Ceramic Item
- Knitting or Crochet item
- Cross Stich or Embroidery Item
- Artwork (Charcoal, Watercolour etc)
- Material (Fabric, Fur, Felt etc.)
CHILDREN’S SECTION – AGE 0-11 YEARS
Class G (5 years and under) Fingerprint Flower Picture
Class H (6 to 8 Years) Vegetable or Fruit Monster
Class I (9 to 11 Years) Decorated Cup Cakes
INGREDIENTS FOR CLASSES 61 & 62
Victoria Sandwich
6oz/170gms Self-Raising Flour
6oz/170gms Caster Sugar
6oz/170gms Butter or Margarine
3 eggs
Jam
Fruit Cake
8oz/227gms Self-Raising Flour
7oz/198gms Fruit
4oz/113gms Sugar
4oz/113gms Butter or Margarine
2 eggs
1/8th pint/142mls Milk
Cakes to be made in 7 – 8”/ 17.5cms – 20cms size tins using the above ingredients only. Judges will use their discretion to disqualify cakes made using any other ingredients or size of tin.
For more information on any of the above, please contact Mike on 827807 or Angela 07789068340
Plant Sale – Monday 1 June
Gardening Club April’s Meeting
Monday 6 April 2020
7:30pm to 9:30pm
“Herbal Remedies from Your Garden” by Lyn Blythe
Come along and learn about medicinal uses from the plants in your garden. Many well-known plants just outside your back door have been used for generations as remedies for a multitude of ailments. To aid memory, settle an upset stomach, fight infection, heal wounds, calm nerves, help a headache or promote sleep!
This traditional use is increasingly supported by scientific research. Herbalists carefully select a combination of herbs tailored to the individual.
There will be time for questions too!
Venue: South Marston Village Hall
Cost: £3 entry fee on the door or £12 for full Membership.
A warm welcome awaits you along with tea and cake as well as an optional raffle.
For more information, please contact Mike New on 827807, Angela Newton on 07789068340 or find us on Facebook
South Marston Gardening Club
Monday 2 March 2020
7:30pm to 9:30pm
AGM followed by Speaker: Tony Clear
Subject: “Cottage Gardening” For today’s gardens, with emphasis on late colour.
Tony was trained in landscape gardening and nursery work in Surrey and has been involved in all aspects of horticulture for over 40 years. After moving to Worcester he took up a position as Assistant Gardener at Spetchley Park Gardens where he stayed for 17 years. He was employed as Head Gardener at Brook Cottage Gardens in Oxfordshire for over 20 years. He is now self-employed.
Venue: South Marston Village Hall
Cost: £3 entry fee on the door or £12 for full Membership.
A warm welcome awaits you along with tea and cake as well as an optional raffle.
For more information, please contact Mike New on 827807 or Angela Newton on 07789068340
South Marston Gardening Club
This small, friendly Club meets every 1st Monday in the month in South Marston Village Hall from 7:30pm to 9:30pm unless otherwise stated.
Our numbers are diminishing and to keep this Club going the Gardening Club urgently needs more members. This Club has been running for over 50 years and one of the founder members of the Club was Bill Smith (Rita’s husband who still lives in the Village). It’s suitable for all ages and all experiences with regards to plants, flowers and vegetables. You don’t have to be green-fingered, you just need an interest in things that grow so come and join like-minded people.
Annual Membership is just £12, or as a Visitor for events that particularly interest you just £3 on the door. There’s always a cup of tea or coffee with homemade cake on offer.
A warm welcome awaits you!
Monday 4 March 2020
AGM – Followed by:
Speaker: Tony Clear
Talk: “Cottage Gardening” for today’s gardens, with emphasis on late colour.
Tony trained in landscape gardening and nursery work in Surrey and has been involved in all aspects of horticulture for over 40 years. After moving to Worcester he took up a position as Assistant Gardener at Spetchley Park Gardens where he stayed for 17 years. He has been employed as Head Gardener at Brook Cottage Gardens in Oxfordshire for the past 20 years. He is now self-employed since the closure of Brook Cottage gardens.
Held: South Marston Village Hall
Time: 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start – 9:30pm (finish)
Cost: £3 entry fee on the door as a visitor or join the Gardening Club for £12 (annual membership).
Parking: Old Vicarage Lane, next to the school.
More information: visit the website: https://southmarston.org.uk/clubs-activities/gardening-club/, find us on Facebook or call Angela on 07789068340
Build a Bug Hotel
Monday 11 November 2019
Would you like to make a Bug Hotel? Come along and build your own.
There is a £10 cost for non-members (includes the Hotel and materials) although it would be lovely to have a large selection if you have anything in your garden such as: dried grass, straw, bark, twigs, broken slate, pieces of wood (drilled with holes), canes or cones of any sort. Ensure canes and wood are cut to no more than 5 inches in length .
Hotels need to be ordered in advance so numbers with full payment to Angela by Friday 25 October.
Venue: South Marston Village Hall Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
Parking: Old Vicarage Lane, next to the school.
Cost: £3 entry fee on the door as a visitor or £12 for annual membership.
Pop along and chat with members and enjoy homemade cake and a cuppa along with an optional raffle. A warm friendly welcome awaits you.
More information: visit the website: https://southmarston.org.uk/clubs-activities/gardening-club/, find us on Facebook, contact Mike on 827807, 07999914751 or Angela on 07789068340.
Luscious Lawns – Monday 7 October 2019
Lawn Care for Perfect Lawns by Geoff Hodge
British lawns are renowned across the globe as being the best of the best. Or are they? Some are in desperate need of some timely TLC, especially after recent adverse weather patterns and years of use and abuse.
So, if your lawn isn’t the green, green grass at home that Tom Jones would be proud of, Geoff Hodge shows you how to ensure it stays luscious, thick and green.
Good enough to make your neighbours green with envy.
Venue: South Marston Village Hall
Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
Parking: Old Vicarage Lane, next to the school.
Cost: £3 entry fee on the door as a visitor or £12 for annual membership.
Pop along and chat with members and enjoy homemade cake and a cuppa along with an optional raffle. A warm friendly welcome awaits you.
Annual Flower and Produce Show
Don’t forget this Saturday is the Village Annual Flower and Produce Show.
By now, you should have received the Schedule through your letterbox or via email.
There are over 60 classes and something for everyone.
Held in the Village Hall
Saturday 17 August 2019 (Timings below)
Friday 16 August 7pm to 8:30pm – Register your Exhibits at the Village Hall
Timings for Saturday are as follows:
Saturday 17 August
10am to 12:30pm – Staging of Exhibits
1pm to 4pm – Judging takes place
5pm – Doors open to the public – Admission at door 20p (per adult)
Refreshments and Raffle available
5:30pm – Presentation of Show Winners followed by Auction of Produce (the Committee will be grateful for any exhibit left for sale) and Raffle Prize Draw.
List of Classes
- 3 Potatoes (white or coloured)
- 5 French Beans
- 5 Pods of Peas
- 5 Runner Beans
- 5 Broad Beans
- 3 Onions – under ½ lb in weight
- 3 Onions – over ½ lb in weight
- 3 Beetroot
- 1 Courgette
- 3 Carrots
- 2 Cabbages
- 6 Pickling Shallots (under 30mm in diameter)
- 6 Large Shallots (over 30mm in diameter)
- 1 Cucumber
- 3 Tomatoes
- Truss of Tomatoes
- Collection of any 5 Vegetables (one of each of any 5 different kinds in a seed tray not exceeding 18” x 12”)
- Collection of Fresh Herbs
- Longest Runner Bean
- Heaviest Onion
- Heaviest Potato
- Any other Vegetable not on schedule
- Ugly or Misshapen Vegetable (Please give your vegetable a “name”)
- Bowl of Home Grown Fruit (5 of same kind)
- Standard Fuchsia
- Hanging Basket, Container, Pot or Tub
- 1 Single Rose
- 3 Roses
- 5 Asters (single or double)
- 3 Decorative Dahlias
- 3 Cactus Dahlias
- 3 x Pompom Dahlias
- 1 Specimen Dahlia (large)
- 5 Pansies
- 5 Stalks of Sweet Peas
- 1 Specimen spike of Gladiolus
- 3 Vases of Flowers (a different variety in each vase – no extra foliage)
- Flowering Pot Plant (Geranium, Fuchsia, Orchid etc.)
- Foliage Pot Plant (Succulent, Cactus etc.)
- Square Floral Carpet (not exceeding 6” x 6”)
- Miniature Flower Arrangement (under 4” x 4”)
- Arrangement in a Basket (not to exceed 15” overall)
- Photograph “Spider’s Cobweb”
- Photograph “Church Window”
- Jar Soft Fruit Jam (in 1lb jar)
- Jar Stone Fruit Jam (in 1lb jar)
- Jar Jelly (in 1lb jar)
- Jar Marmalade (in 1lb jar)
- Citrus Curd (in 1lb jar)
- Sweet Chutney (in 1lb jar)
- Pickled Onions or Shallots
- 6 Sausage Rolls
- Apple Pie (with pastry top and bottom and no decoration)
- 6 Cheese Scones
- 6 Fruit Scones
- Bread Pudding or Bread and Butter Pudding
- Victoria Sandwich (see ingredients and size of tin on separate sheet)
- Fruit Cake (see ingredients and size of tin on separate sheet)
- Salted Caramel Cake (any shape or size)
- Shortbread
- Homemade Wine, Lager, Beer, Cider or Liquor etc.
- Metal, Wood, Glass or Ceramic Item
- Knitting or Crochet item
- Cross Stich or Embroidery Item
- Artwork (Charcoal, Watercolour etc)
- Material (Fabric, Fur, Felt etc.)
Childrens Categories
Class G (5 years and under) Decorated Biscuit
Class H (6 to 8 Years) Branch / Wood Monster
Class I (9 to 11 Years) Baking
If you would like more information, please contact Angela on 07789068340
Annual Flower and Produce Show
South Marston Gardening Club
Annual Flower and Produce Show
Saturday 17 August 2019
For a copy of the Schedule (full details listed below), or for more information please contact either Mike on 827807 or Angela on 07789068340.