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The
Radley Fete and
Flower Show are annual summer events held together at the
Village Hall
and playing
field in Gooseacre each year on a Saturday in late June/early
July.
The
next Flower Show will be on Saturday 27 June (provisional
date). Photograph
classes 2009
The
Flower Show is an opportunity for villagers to show off their
horticultural, culinary, artistic and handicraft skills in
some 60-70 different classes.
Radley
Flower Show is open to everyone. The divisions in which entries
are accepted are:
Division
A - Vegetable Fruit and Flower
Division
B - Floral Art
Division C - Domestic (cookery, handicrafts and photography)
Division D - Youth (a variety of classes for children of
secondary school age)
Division E - Children (a variety of classes for children
below secondary school age)
A Special
Class open to groups or individuals is a recent innovation.
This sets a specific challenge which may vary from year to
year. The challenge has been 'Best Scarecrow' since 2003 apart
from 2004 when it was 'Best Wizard'. The best entry wins a
prize of £10 and the runner-up £5.
Exhibits
are open to viewing by the public during the afternoon of
the Show. Winning produce from a number of the classes is
auctioned off at the end of the proceedings to raise further
funds, which mainly go towards defraying costs and providing
prize monies.
Schedule of
classes for 2008
To
the victor, the spoils...
Cash prizes, paid for out of the entry fees, are awarded to
winners. There are various coveted
cups
and trophies to be won.
| Richard
West Challenge Trophy |
Exhibitor
with the most points in the Vegetable Classes of Division
A |
| Jeacock
Challenge Cup |
Exhibitor
with the most points in the whole of Division A (vegetables,
fruit and flowers) |
| Carl
Macklow Memorial Cup |
Best
exhibit of sweet peas |
| Bill
Dockar-Drysdale Rose Memorial Cup |
Best
rose in show |
| Lily
Hadland Cup |
Best
floral exhibit |
| Walter
Long Domestic Cup |
Exhibitor
with the most points in Division C |
| Woodley Cup (in memory of Ron &
Una Woodley) |
Exhibitor with the most points in Division
B |
| Elizabeth
Cup |
Best
cake |
| Walter
Long Domestic Cup |
Competitor
gaining most points in Division C |
| Doris
Gillman Cup |
Handicraft
|
| Kathleen
Rasbridge Trophy |
Exhibitor
gaining most points in the whole show who has not already
won a Division cup |
| Best
New Exhibitor Award |
A
prize of £5 to the best exhibit by a new exhibitor
in Divisions A, B or C |
| Harry
and May Nye Family Cup |
Family
with the most points |
| Walter
Long Children's Cup |
Person
gaining most points in Division E |
| Michael
Cooper Cup |
Photograph
showing the best overall technical composition |
| Blue
Rosette of the Show |
Most
meritorious exhibit in Division A and an award of £5
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| Best Patchwork Exhibit |
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Awards
of merit may also be conferred by the Judges.
Winners
in 2008
Winners
in 2007
For further information
contact the Flower Show Secretary, Ann Blake on 01235 520362
Memories
of past Flower Shows
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